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Reflecting on year 2020, British High Commissioner Charles Hay said he is thankful of the UK-Malaysia relationship, which is built on a very strong foundation, and that has helped the High Commission to weather the impact of the pandemic. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 The UK wants to strengthen its trade and investment ties with Malaysia as it emerges from the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, 2020, said British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay.
The diplomat said he is confident that the UK’s bilateral relationship with Malaysia and the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) will continue to grow from strength to strength through the country’s application to become a Dialogue Partner of the regional body.
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Scientist Dominic DiGiulio s Work Illuminated How Fracking Affects People and Environment - - People in communities across the nation have found themselves the participants in a fracking experiment. The practice is controversial because of its potential impacts to public health and the environment, specifically, it can poison drinking water. After years of research, scientist Dominic DiGiulio made this link. He found that people s groundwater can become contaminated under certain conditions. The pits that store fracking chemicals are one example. Such was the case in Pavillion, Wyoming, a community of roughly 230 people.Back in 2008, residents began complaining their water had a foul taste and smell
Famous adventurer ‘unlikely to have survived’ glacier accident Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/28 20:48:39
Wang Xiangjun explores a glacier in Bomi county, Southwest China s Tibet Autonomous Region in November 2017. Photo: Courtesy of Wang Xiangjun
Wang Xiangjun, a young Chinese adventurer dubbed Glacier Bro by his fans, has been missing for eight days after falling into a glacier waterfall during a recent trip to Southwest China s Tibet Autonomous Region. Local rescuers have been trying to find him, but said it is highly unlikely he has survived.
Wang fell into a glacier waterfall in Lhari County of Nagqu City in northern Tibet on December 20, The Paper reported. The local police and emergency departments have joined the rescue efforts, but no traces of him have been found so far.
Can we rise from the COVID-19 ashes and win the climate battle? jamaicaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jamaicaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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2 has been recognized as the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas owing to its significant impact on global warming and climate change, there have been a substantial number of studies that have focused on investigating the status of CO
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference (24th Conference of the Parties, COP24) will conduct a climate change action global stock-take for each of five years starting in 2023. Therefore, in support of these efforts, we need a new method to verify how much human emissions impact the global carbon cycle and climate change.