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Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement
November 14, 2021
Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Almost 200 nations accepted a compromise deal Saturday aimed at keeping a key global warming target…
Britain suggests climate funding plan as UN negotiators go into overtime
November 13, 2021
Britain suggests climate funding plan as UN negotiators go into overtime
GLASGOW, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Negotiators took the two-week U.N. climate talks in Scotland into an extra day on Saturday,…
Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave US commitment to defend Japan
November 13, 2021
Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave US commitment to defend Japan
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s new foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Saturday US Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert
November 13, 2021
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
November 13, 2021
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
November 13, 2021
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
November 12, 2021
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
November 12, 2021
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
November 12, 2021
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
November 12, 2021
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…