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April 24, 2021 Okaz /Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Public Prosecution announced on Friday that those committing the crime of intentionally transmitting the novel coronavirus infection to others would be punished severely. The Public Prosecution said that the penalty for every person who purposely spreads COVID-19 infection to others — without infringing on any other penalties decided by the Shariah law or the regulations — will be the following: five years in prison and a fine not exceeding SR500,000. If the accused is an expatriate, he will be deported from the Kingdom...

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On Day One, President Biden fulfilled his commitment to rejoin the Paris Agreement. Days later, he took executive actions to ensure we tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad – all while creating jobs and strengthening our economy. This week, he held a historic summit with 40 world leaders to show that America is back. Over the course of two days and eight sessions, President Biden convened heads of state and government, as well as leaders and representatives from international organizations, businesses, subnational governments, and indigenous communities to rally the world in tackling...

He cited IEA findings, which projected that global carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021 – the second-largest increase in history – as the world emerges from a pandemic-induced downturn. “We are not recovering from Covid in a sustainable way, and we remain on a path of dangerous levels of global warming,” he said. Mr Birol said reasons for optimism exist, from record numbers of solar and wind investments to increasing sales of electric vehicles. But to significantly bend the curve of global emissions required more sweeping efforts, such as ...

UPDATE 3-Biden's climate summit zeroes in on technology to help fight global warming Reuters 6 hrs ago * U.S. assures world it will stick to its target * Energy Department to announce energy technology goals * Bill Gates highlights role of green jobs (Adds Biden quotes, details on Net Zero Producers Forum with Canada, Saudi Arabia, other countries) By Jeff Mason and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden called on nations to work together on the transition to clean energy on Friday, the second and final day of a climate summit he is hosting that seeks to...