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RFI22 Apr 2021, 20:47 GMT+10 The United States has announced plans to cut its greenhouse emissions in half by the end of the decade, as world leaders meet Thursday for a virtual summit that hopes to galvanise global cooperation on climate policy. A White House official said the US would cut emissions by 50 to 52 percent compared with 2005 levels. Taking place on Earth Day, the US-hosted event brings together 40 countries - including major polluters China and India - with some two dozens leaders set to deliver speeches. US President Joe Biden is looking to reassert his country's...