Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study

Phoenix man says hot asphalt during arrest caused third-degree burns

Michael Kenyon spent more than one month in the hospital after the incident recovering from his burns, his attorney said.

Greek police say fatal Athens apartment blast was likely caused by improvised bomb

Greek police say that an explosion in an Athens apartment that killed a man and severely wounded a woman appears to have been caused by an improvised bomb

World - ABC News - November 1

'I didn’t think there was cause to shoot Chris Kaba' – police watchdog lead defends sending case to CPS

Sal Naseem tells the BBC he wasn't convinced Mr Kaba presented a sufficient danger to justify being shot.

Greek police arrest third suspect over bombing as minister warns of new generation of extremists

Greek police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that authorities have blamed on an alleged aspiring domestic extremist group

World - ABC News - November 4

Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz as attorney general sparks criticism and shock – US politics live

Former Trump official criticizes pick of far-right congressman’s as Republicans react with shock and evasion. Who is Matt Gaetz? Far-right congressman and Trump loyalist Trump cabinet: who’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Cop29 live: groups representing vulnerable nations walk out of meeting as fears grow over talks

Alliance of Small Island States and Least Developed Countries said they want a guaranteed 30% of climate finance, and then walked out of meeting. Marching in silence with their arms crossed high, ...

World - The Guardian - 17 minutes ago

Adding five minutes exercise a day can help lower blood pressure, study says

Researchers say choosing to climb stairs or cycle to the shops is enough to have a positive effect. Doing just five extra minutes of exercise a day could help lower blood pressure, a study ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

More than an hour of exercise a week may help with ‘baby blues’, says study

Moderate exercise such as brisk walking may almost halve new mothers’ risk of major depression, analysis suggests. Doing more than an hour of moderate intensity exercise each week may reduce the ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

A study says the global luxury goods market will shrink in 2025. Trump tariffs could make it worse

Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to shrink next year for the first time since the Great Recession in 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic

World - ABC News - November 13

Georgia must change course to open EU membership talks, says European Commission

Western powers call for investigation into Georgian Dream party election win amid reports of voter intimidation and fraud. The European Commission has said it will not recommend opening EU ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

European committee takes a second look at Alzheimer's drug and now says it should be approved

A European regulatory committee now recommends approval of the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab a few months after rejecting the drug

Health - ABC News - November 14

Half of teens spending 4+ hours looking at screens each day, CDC says

The Centers for Disease Control has released some striking statistics on how much time teens spend looking at screens and what it's doing to their health. CBS News' Michael George has more.

Nearly half of Americans say they live paycheck to paycheck—only 30% actually do, new Bank of America data finds

Bank of America data shows the number of households actually living paycheck to paycheck may be smaller than the number of those who feel strapped for cash.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

UK needs big emissions cut, climate watchdog says

The government's advisers say faster action is needed but the UK has the tools to achieve this.

Effort to tackle climate change wildly off track, says UN

The world is wildly off track in tackling climate change, the UN says, as CO2 in the atmosphere accumulates faster than ever

World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2023, the U.N. warned, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.

EU should spend 20% of budget on security and climate disasters, report says

Finland’s former president reports on cost of Europe’s preparedness for multiple crises

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Trump victory is a major setback for climate action, experts say

Trump's election will hit immediate efforts to tackle climate change, experts say - but the longer-term effect is less certain.

World Needs Much More Aid to Adapt to Climate Shocks, U.N. Says

A new report, urging rich nations to give more climate aid to poorer ones, comes as Donald Trump’s election throws global climate talks into disarray.

World - The New York Times - November 7

Climate breakdown will hit global growth by a third, say central banks

New modelling finds risk to global economies much worse than previously thought, but group of central banks says even this may be an underestimate. The physical shocks caused by climate breakdown ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Global carbon deal agreed even as US warns climate may be on ‘back burner’

Biden diplomat at COP29 says Trump’s election is ‘bitterly disappointing’ for those worried about global warming

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Critics say approval of ‘climate credits’ rules on day one of Cop29 was rushed

Agreement on rules paving way for rich countries to pay for cheap climate action abroad breaks years-long deadlock. Diplomats have greenlit key rules that govern the trade of “carbon credits”, ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Exxon Says Trump Should Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Pact

In an interview, Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods says President-elect Trump’s plan to pull U.S. out of the Paris agreement is a bad idea.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 12

U.S. climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump’s return

U.S. climate envoy John Podesta said President-elect Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns to office in January.

At Climate Summit, Top U.S. Advisor Says ‘We Won’t Revert Back’

Biden’s Climate Adviser John Podesta blended pragmatism and persistence in a statement emphasizing the vital stakes of a transition to clean energy.

Business - Inc. - November 12

Shell’s successful appeal will not end climate lawsuits against firms, say experts

Dutch appeal court ruled in favour of oil and gas company over judgment telling it to limit emissions. A court ruling in favour of Shell does not spell the end of climate litigation against ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Climate action in fossil fuel sector has ‘stalled’, says report

Also in today’s newsletter, why private capital will not suffice for Africa’s climate needs

World - Financial Times - November 14

UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say key experts

Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a "gift of God".

Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts

Future UN conferences should only be held in countries that show support for climate action, urge influential group. Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

What a shuttered quarry says about Mexico’s investment climate

The forced closure of a US-owned site in Yucatán asks questions about new president Claudia Sheinbaum and the private sector

World - Financial Times - November 16

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