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How COP's fossil fuel taboo was finally broken by the Emiratis
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» DUBAI - Hours after the applause and relief that the world had finally reached a landmark climate agreement in Dubai, US special envoy John Kerry admitted that he thought it might never happen.
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Far from Venezuela-Guyana oil flap, Mango Landing just wants peace
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MANGO LANDING (GUYANA) - Robinson Flores, a Venezuelan who has been living in Essequibo for years, has no time for politicians fighting over the disputed oil-rich region run by Guyana.
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'Weak tea': Climate scientists push back against COP28 cheer
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A UN climate deal that approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels has been hailed as a major milestone and a cause for at least cautious optimism.
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'Unintended consequences': friction at COP28 over green trade
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» DUBAI - Inside the negotiating rooms and on the sidelines of the COP28 climate talks, simmering tensions over wealthy countries' "green trade" policies have been bubbling to the surface, with developing nations fearful they will be penalised.
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Russian billionaire touts woolly mammoths as climate fix
Published on 03/12/2023
» Andrey Melnichenko, a Russian billionaire who made a fortune in coal and fertiliser then found himself sanctioned after the invasion of Ukraine, now has a plan to stem methane emissions from the thawing Siberian permafrost: recreating a time when woolly mammoths roamed the tundra.
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'Against their nature': When Brazil banned women from football
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» SAO PAULO - Dilma Mendes does not remember how many times she was arrested as a child. Her crime? Playing football in Brazil.
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The 'water cops' of Las Vegas make city a model in drought-hit US
AFP, Published on 08/05/2023
» LAS VEGAS - Known around the world as an oasis of overindulgence, the desert city of Las Vegas has emerged as a surprising model of austerity and prudence when it comes to water.
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US police beating video stirs outrage
Published on 28/01/2023
» MEMPHIS, Tennessee: About 50 protesters gathered Friday night in Memphis demanding justice after a video was released showing police violently arresting Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who died a few days after the incident.
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Philippine minister seeks top cops' resignations
Published on 04/01/2023
» MANILA: Hundreds of top-ranking police in the Philippines were asked to resign on Wednesday as the government seeks to “cleanse” the corruption-tainted force of officers involved in the illegal drug trade.
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'White Lotus' actor would do it all again
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/12/2022
» Not long ago, venerable actor F Murray Abraham wanted to get lunch at a favourite restaurant in Greenwich Village. Unfortunately, the place was overrun by New York University students shooting a film.
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