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COP15: historic agreement reached to halt biodiversity loss by 2030

Governments appear to have signed a once-in-a-decade deal to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems, but the accord appears to have been forced on by the Chinese president, ignoring objections from some African states. After more than four years of negotiations, repeated delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Sunday night talks in Montreal, nearly …

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Chinese astronauts board space station in historic mission

Chinese astronauts board space station in historic mission

Three Chinese astronauts arrived on Wednesday (30 November) at China’s space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after the NASA-led International Space Station. The spacecraft Shenzhou-15, or “Divine Vessel”, and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket …

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