IMF head says faster emissions cuts can curb 'dramatic' adaptation needs [[link removed]]

"If we don't take charge of our own destiny in this decade, it doesn't matter how beautiful our plans for 2050 are," says Kristalina Georgieva

COP26: What are the COVID rules? [[link removed]]

The UK's Boris Johnson has faced criticism after sitting maskless next to David Attenborough at COP26. So what are the COVID-safe protocols in place at the summit?

Put more women at top of World Bank, IMF to tackle climate - Aviva CEO [[link removed]]

About 80% of people displaced by climate change are women, but only 19% of International Monetary Fund and World Bank board members are female

COVID-19 pandemic could lead to HIV surge in West & Central Africa, says UNAIDS chief [[link removed]]

Around 200,000 people in West and Central Africa became newly infected with HIV last year out of a global total of 1.5 million

Britain to set out how finance can help meet net-zero goals [[link removed]]

UK companies will be required to set out plans by 2023 for a transition to a low-carbon economy, as part of steps to make Britain the world's first net-zero financial centre

Indonesia could phase out coal by 2040 with financial help, finmin says [[link removed]]

The world's biggest coal exporter says a target to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2040 is conditional on getting financial help from multilateral institutions, the private sector and developed countries

Marvel firsts: 'Eternals' showcases deaf and South Asian superheroes, a gay kiss [[link removed]]

Oscar winning director Chloe Zhao, calls new Marvel film 'Eternals' "truly emotional" as film highlights first superhero gay kiss

Facebook will shut down facial recognition system [[link removed]]

The removal of facial recognition by the world's largest social media platform comes as tech industry faced reckoning over ethics of using the technology

China's U.N. ambassador slams 'empty slogans' at COP26 [[link removed]]

Chinese President Xi Jinping is not attending the COP26 talks in person, and has delivered only a written statement to the heads of state session

Australia says U.S. facial recognition software firm Clearview breached privacy law [[link removed]]

Privately owned Clearview, collected Australians' sensitive information without consent says Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

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