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UN climate talks near halftime but key issues still remain unresolved

President Joe Biden speaks at the COP27 UN Climate Summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Friday. [AP]

As the UN climate talks in Egypt near the half-way point, negotiators are working hard to draft deals on a wide range of issues they'll put to ministers next week in the hope of getting a substantial result by the end.

The two-week meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh started with strong appeals from world leaders for greater efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions and help poor nations cope with global warming.

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