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Ukraine's president pleads to World Economic Forum for help

The conflict in Ukraine dominated day one of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the world’s richest and most powerful individuals via videolink, and appealed for billions more in financial help. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from Davos. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Ukraine #Russia

EU North Sea wind expansion to help move away from Russian energy – BBC News

Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium have announced plans to increase wind power in the North Sea as the EU looks to move away from its reliance on Russian energy. The project would see output from the North Sea increase tenfold by 2050, creating a ‘green powerhouse’. The top priority of the RepowerEU strategy is to promote more energy saving and less wastage, and to…

Exploring the underground tunnels that help Hong Kong weather storms

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong is one of the wettest cities in Asia. But despite the torrential rains, the city is safe from large-scale flooding that routinely paralyses other Asian cities. It’s all thanks to a massive – and expensive – network of underground stormwater drainage tunnels that safely diverts rainwater to the sea. Follow SCMP’s Alkira Reinfrank on…

‘Our last days’: Ukraine commander in Mariupol appeals for help

A commander for the Ukrainian marines fighting Russian forces in Mariupol says his forces were “may be facing our last days, if not hours”, as Russia issued a new ultimatum to fighters holding out inside a steel plant in the besieged city. “The enemy is outnumbering us 10 to one,” Serhiy Volyna from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade said as he appealed for extraction from…

Sri Lanka fuel crisis: 'Only God can help us now' – BBC News

Sri Lankans are facing fuel and food shortages, combined with steep price rises, with the country in the midst of its worst economic crisis in living memory. Millions are having to endure daily power cuts and queue for hours to get basics like cooking gas and diesel. The BBC’s South Asia Correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan met one family in the southern city of Tangalle. Please subscribe…

Flood-hit Australian residents call for more government help – BBC News

Floods in eastern Australia have killed at least 22 people and left thousands of homes uninhabitable in the past month. In New South Wales town Lismore, where some residents scrambled to roofs and waited for 24 hours or more to be rescued, rebuilding will take years. The crisis, one of Australia’s worst natural disasters, has focused residents’ anger on politicians over their responses. Following the…

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