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French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and her UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan sign economic agreements between the two countries. IMAGES
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Vehicles navigate flooded streets in Dubai as heavy rains return to the United Arab Emirates just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change, leading to the closure of schools and many offices in the desert country. IMAGES
Images of flooded streets in Dubai as torrential rains and high winds lashed parts of the Gulf. Flights were cancelled in Dubai, the region's financial hub, while schools were shut in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. IMAGES
"On behalf of the Arab Group, I express our gratitude to the efforts of all the state parties in order to have a successful first global stocktake," Saudi official Albara Tawfiq tells the COP28 conference. Nearly 200 nations meeting at the UN climate talks in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, tackling the top culprit of climate change after years of avoidance although at-risk countries said far more action was needed. The text stopped short of backing appeals during the summit for a "phase-out" of oil, gas and coal, which together account for around three-quarters of the emissions responsible for the planetary crisis. SOUNDBITE
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