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South Korea to Share Environmental Analysis Technology with Asia-Pacific Nations

South Korea to Share Environmental Analysis Technology with Asia-Pacific Nations

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), under South Korea's Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy, is hosting the 15th East Asia Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Analysis Training. This three-day program, running from Monday through Wednesday, is taking place in Seoul and its metropolitan area. Approximately 50 officials and experts from six Asia-Pacific countries—Laos, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Thailand—are participating. The training aims to disseminate South Korea's advanced environmental analysis technologies to the region, thereby strengthening POPs monitoring and reduction capabilities across East Asia. Since 2011, South Korea has been involved in international cooperation projects to support the Stockholm Convention, sharing POPs management information and transferring analytical technologies to developing nations.
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India inflation jumps to 4.82% in August as price pressures broaden

India inflation jumps to 4.82% in August as price pressures broaden

By Shubham Batra and Nikunj Ohri NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - India's annual retail inflation accelerated in August as price pressures spread beyond food and transport, strengthening the case for a rate hike by the central bank next month.
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Disney's 'Protect the Pride' Campaign Continues to Support Lion Conservation Efforts

Disney's 'Protect the Pride' Campaign Continues to Support Lion Conservation Efforts

Disney is continuing its 'Protect the Pride' campaign, which supports the Wildlife Conservation Network's Lion Recovery Fund and its partners across Africa. Since its launch in 2019, Disney has invested over $5 million in the fund. This investment has supported more than 400 conservation projects in 26 countries, all aimed at stabilizing and recovering wild lion populations. The broader goal of the campaign is to help double the number of lions in the wild by 2050. This initiative is running alongside the rollout of National Geographic's new four-part event series, 'Lion,' which documents a lion's journey from cub to king.
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Cannes Prize-Winning 'Elephants in the Fog' Secures Wide International Sales and Oscar Submission

Cannes Prize-Winning 'Elephants in the Fog' Secures Wide International Sales and Oscar Submission

Cannes Prize-Winning 'Elephants in the Fog' Secures Wide International Sales and Oscar Submission
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India's August retail inflation at 4.82% on-year

India's August retail inflation at 4.82% on-year

NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (Reuters) - India's annual retail inflation jumped to 4.82% in August from 4.45% in July, driven by higher food and fuel prices and strengthening a case for an interest rate hike in October.
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Thick haze disrupts flights on Indonesia's Borneo island

Thick haze disrupts flights on Indonesia's Borneo island

Thick smoke from forest fires has disrupted flights in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province
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BRICS agrees on joint declaration before New Delhi summit, sources say

BRICS agrees on joint declaration before New Delhi summit, sources say

By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The BRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday, hours before its leaders began a summit in New Delhi, aiming to boost the bloc's global clout.
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BRICS agrees to joint declaration in test of unity despite Mideast tensions

BRICS agrees to joint declaration in test of unity despite Mideast tensions

By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The BRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday, a significant diplomatic breakthrough as its leaders began summit talks in New Delhi, aiming to
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BRICS adopts joint declaration, urges 'maximum restraint' in Mideast

BRICS adopts joint declaration, urges 'maximum restraint' in Mideast

By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The BRICS group of nations unanimously adopted a joint declaration on Saturday, expressing "deep concern" over the war in the Middle East and urged maximum restraint, advocating for a "multilateral approach" that respects national viewpoints.
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Xi pushes 'Greater BRICS' economic ties to give bloc larger global role

Xi pushes 'Greater BRICS' economic ties to give bloc larger global role

(Corrects spelling of headline tag) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the "Greater BRICS" emerging economies, as Beijing seeks to weld the grouping into a practical platform for
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Xi urges BRICS peace role in Middle East, courts Modi on India visit

Xi urges BRICS peace role in Middle East, courts Modi on India visit

BEIJING, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the BRICS bloc to be a peacemaker in the Middle East conflict, in an address to a summit of member countries in New Delhi on Saturday.
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Iran and UAE back joint BRICS statement urging restraint in war

Iran and UAE back joint BRICS statement urging restraint in war

By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Iran and the United Arab Emirates signed up to a joint statement from the BRICS group of nations that called for restraint in the Middle East war on Saturday, in what was seen as a sign of diplomatic