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UNEP Report projects dramatic surge in cooling demand by 2050

By Biswendu Bhattacharjee
Belem (Brazil), Nov 11 (UNI) The UN Environment Program (UNEP) has released its Global Cooling Watch 2025 report today at COP30, highlighting that cooling demand could potentially triple by 2050 if current trends continue.
This surge is attributed to rising population and income levels, increasing instances of extreme heat, and a growing number of low-income households having access to less efficient and more polluting cooling methods.
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Trump again claims brokered India-Pak peace, will call to end Thai-Cambodia clash

10 Dec 2025 | 1:24 PM

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, said that he will soon make a call to end renewed hostilities on the Thai-Cambodia border, while citing his record at peace-making over the last ten months in which he included ending the India-Pakistan conflict in May as one of his major achievements.
Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump highlighted what he described as his record of global peacemaking, declaring that "in ten months I ended eight wars", before citing conflicts between Kosovo and Serbia, Pakistan and India, and Israel and Iran.

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IBAHRI criticises Bangladesh for politically driven convictions

10 Dec 2025 | 10:35 AM

London, Dec 10 (UNI) The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has raised serious concerns over the state of fair trial guarantees and due process in Bangladesh, calling on the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to ensure accountability through independent and impartial legal proceedings.

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Trump vows to ‘stop a war’ as Thailand–Cambodia clashes shatter peace deal

10 Dec 2025 | 8:28 AM

Bangkok, Dec 10 (UNI) The Trump-brokered agreement between Thailand and Cambodia appears to be in tatters, as fresh border clashes have claimed eight lives, plunging the fragile peace process into deeper uncertainty.

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Bollywood helps Somalia shake off 'Pirates of Indian Ocean' tag

Bollywood helps Somalia shake off 'Pirates of Indian Ocean' tag

10 Dec 2025 | 8:07 AM

By Faizal Khan
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Dec 10 (UNI) A young former Somalian refugee has donned the filmmaker mantle to shake off the stereotype of sea pirates around his country, with a little help from Bollywood.

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US revokes 85,000 visas since January amid Trump administration crackdown

10 Dec 2025 | 7:35 AM

Washington, Dec 10 (UNI) The US State Department announced that 85,000 visas have been revoked since January, underscoring the Trump administration’s intensified focus on immigration enforcement and border security.

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