Environment
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Plastic pollution talks must speed up ‘significantly’: chair
Negotiators must move “significantly” faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks…
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UK travel disrupted as Storm Bert fallout continues
LONDON – Britain’s roads and railways were hit by closures on Monday after Storm Bert battered the country over the…
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COP29: Developing nations slam the climate deal as insufficient, Trump vows to exit climate pact
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help…
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Storm Bert causes major power outages in Ireland, disrupts rail and roads in Britain
LONDON/DUBLIN – Tens of thousands of homes, farms, and businesses in Ireland suffered power outages due to Storm Bert on…
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COP29: Wealthy nations agree to raise climate deal to $300 billion by 2035
BAKU – The European Union, United States, and other wealthy countries at the COP29 climate summit have agreed to raise…
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Nations race to land climate deal as COP29 draft rejected
A fresh draft of a climate pact unveiled Thursday at COP29 failed to break an impasse between nations, with negotiators…
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Bomb Cyclone in US Northwest Leaves Two Dead and Half Million Without Power
A powerful storm struck the US Northwest, bringing heavy rain and strong winds, resulting in extensive power outages, school closures,…
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Eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula : Authorities Monitor Lava Flow and Evacuate Grindavík
Peninsula on Wednesday, November 20, at 11:14 PM, following a swarm of small earthquakes between 10:00 and 11:00 PM. The…
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Morocco : Severe Winds Destroy Mobile Classrooms in Al Haouz
Severe winds in the Al Haouz region have caused significant damage to mobile classrooms set up to provide temporary education…
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Summit host Azerbaijan warns COP29 can’t succeed without G20 support
BAKU – Leaders of the world’s biggest economies must send a clear signal on the need to tackle global warming,…
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