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KIGALI, RWANDA: Representatives from almost 200 countries reached an agreement on Saturday on the phase-out of potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air...

KIGALI, RWANDA: Hopes were high on Friday that world envoys meeting in Rwanda will agree to phase out potent gases used in refrigerators and...

VIENNA: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged signatories of an international ozone pact to back the phasing-out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) -- toxic greenhouse gases thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide.