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Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert

Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert

KEBEMER, Senegal (AP) — The idea was striking in its ambition: African countries aimed to plant trees in a nearly…
Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe

Not out of the woods: COVID cases rising in Western Europe

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Santa won’t be getting his traditional welcome in the Dutch city of Utrecht this year.…
Biden and China’s Xi will hold virtual meeting on Monday

Biden and China’s Xi will hold virtual meeting on Monday

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on…
Trump defends chants by rioters on Jan. 6 threatening to hang Pence

Trump defends chants by rioters on Jan. 6 threatening to hang Pence

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump defended his supporters’ chants threatening to hang Vice President Mike Pence…
Dutch consider new partial lockdown as coronavirus cases hit record

Dutch consider new partial lockdown as coronavirus cases hit record

  AMSTERDAM, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The Dutch government on Thursday was considering whether to impose Western Europe’s first partial…
Myanmar court sentences US journalist to 11 years in jail

Myanmar court sentences US journalist to 11 years in jail

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday sentenced detained U.S. journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in…
Climate talks back off from call to end all coal use

Climate talks back off from call to end all coal use

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Negotiators at this year’s U.N. climate talks in Glasgow appeared to be backing away from a…
North American companies rush to add robots as demand surges

North American companies rush to add robots as demand surges

Nov 11 (Reuters) – Companies in North America added a record number of robots in the first nine months of…
Germany set to plan new virus measures as numbers spike

Germany set to plan new virus measures as numbers spike

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s national disease control center reported a record-high number of more than 50,000 daily coronavirus cases Thursday…
Now silent under Taliban, a Kabul cinema awaits its fate

Now silent under Taliban, a Kabul cinema awaits its fate

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The cool 1960s-style lines of the Ariana Cinema’s marquee stand out over a traffic-clogged roundabout in…
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