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Assassination attempt on Angela Merkel foiled in Prague; Czech police detained armed man

An assassination attempt on German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly been foiled in Prague as Czech police detained an armed man who tried to join her motorcade during visit to the capital.

Pre-2020 climate actions needed to curb emissions, says Prakash Javadekar

India on Monday underlined the need for countries to take pre-2020 climate change actions to curb emissions and sought cooperation among countries in finance and technology sectors to tackle climate change.