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COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber urges nations to step out of their "comfort zones and find common ground to deliver a high ambition and balanced outcome." SOUNDBITE
UN climate chief Simon Stiell accuses nations of "posturing" at the COP28 talks in Dubai and urged them to reach an ambitious deal to ensure the world meets its targets against global warming. Stiell called a brief press conference as countries were sharply divided over the fate of fossil fuels in a new draft agreement, with a week left for negotiators to reach a deal. SOUNDBITE
Images of Tokyo streets as Japanese authorities issue heatstroke alerts in 32 of Japan's 47 prefectures, mainly in central and southwestern regions. IMAGES
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls on wealthy countries to move up their goals of achieving carbon neutrality "as close as possible to 2040". Guterres, who will hold a climate action summit in September, again stresses the role of the Group of 20 -- the world's largest economies and Europe -- which together are responsible for 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. SOUNDBITE
UN chief Antonio Guterres urges divided nations holding climate talks at COP27 in Egypt's Sharm el Sheikh to agree on an "ambitious" deal to cover losses suffered by vulnerable nations hammered by natural disasters. SOUNDBITE
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit in Kenya says Washington will push for a global agreement to "combat ocean plastic pollution" at the UN Environmental Assembly next year. SOUNDBITE
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