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Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says
Conservationists and a Native American advocacy group are suing to block a Nevada lithium mine they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction, disrupt groundwater flows and threaten ...Tech - ABC News - November 3 -
Middle East crisis live: North Gaza situation ‘apocalyptic’ with whole population at risk of ‘imminent death’, say UN chiefs
‘The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence’. The Israel Defence Force has shared pictures of Nazi memorabilia it says it found ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Ukraine war briefing: UN chief ‘very concerned’ about reports of North Korean troops in Russia
US intelligence has said North Korean forces have made their way to Russia’s Kursk border region; Pro-Eu president wins Moldovan vote. What we know on day 985. United Nations Secretary-General ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Trump taps Lee Zeldin as EPA chief, Rep. Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador
Lee Zeldin, a former member of Congress from New York, said it was an honor to be picked by Trump to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.Business - CNBC - November 11 -
Cop29: UK commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions must be ‘starting point, not finish line’, climate advisers say – live updates
Climate scientists and advisers back new UK commitment but warn that there is still work to be done. In the halls of Cop29, activists from Oil Change International gathered around a computer to ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
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Financial trade group calls on SEC chief Gensler to 'immediately' step down
The American Securities Association (ASA), a financial trade group, called on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler to immediately resign from his post following the election ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Airbus defence chief says Trump election a ‘wake-up call’ for Europe
Michael Schoellhorn warns region risks falling victim to US-China power play unless it takes unified approachWorld - Financial Times - November 12 -
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Valencia chief admits flood mistakes but defies calls for resignation
Spain's under-fire regional leader Carlos Mazón defies calls for his resignation after last month's deadly floods.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza
Israel says it's terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main aid provider in GazaWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
In Milei's latest drastic move, Argentina is sole UN holdout voting 'no' to ending gender violence
The usual suspects abstained from voting on a seemingly uncontroversial United Nations resolution that denounced violence against women and girls on Thursday — Iran, Russia, North KoreaWorld - ABC News - November 16 -
Google told to sell browser Chrome to end dominance of online search
The tech giant is resisting fiercely, calling the proposal "wildly overbroad" and claiming it will hurt consumers.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
The Guardian view on UN climate talks: rich and poor nations can strike a win-win deal | Editorial
At Cop29 the global south needs to unite for sustainable growth, leveraging resources and negotiating transformative climate finance pacts. More than a century of burning coal, oil and gas has ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
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Poor nations may have to downgrade climate cash demands, ex-UN envoy says
Rich country budgets are stretched amid inflation, Covid and Ukraine war, Mary Robinson tells Cop29. Poor countries may have to compromise on demands for cash to tackle global heating, a former UN ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Nations at UN climate talks agree on $300B a year for poor countries to curb and adapt to warming in a compromise deal
Nations at UN climate talks agree on $300B a year for poor countries to curb and adapt to warming in a compromise dealWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
McGinn ends Scotland’s drought with Nations League winner against Croatia
Steve Clarke and Scotland had suffered what seemed an interminable wait for this. Seventeen months had passed between the win over Georgia and this late show against Croatia. In that period, ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
HK47: dozens of pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial
Members of ‘Hong Kong 47’ – charged in 2021 over involvement in pre-election primary – sentenced to between four and 10 years. Activists, professors, legislators: who are the Hong Kong 47? ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
England demolish Japan in Autumn Nations farewell to end losing streak
England 59-14 Japan Two tries each for Jamie George and Luke Cowan-Dickie A disappointing calendar year for England has at least ended with a flurry of nine tries and a healthier-looking ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity’
Country ordered to compensate victims of programme that affected more than 300,000 women in 1990s. A UN committee has urged Peru to compensate women who were forcibly sterilised in the 1990s , ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29Health - ABC News - November 15 -
Cop29 live: ministers told to ‘cut theatrics’, ‘move faster’ and ‘get down to business’ amid growing frustration at slow progress
Cop29 president calls for faster action as progress to agree a climate finance deal slows. Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves How usual is it to have G20 happening at ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
Nuclear fuel producer calls for more incentives to end Russia reliance
Second-largest western supplier of enriched uranium Orano urges more clarity on demand or stricter sanctionsWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Trump's call to end birthright citizenship would kick-start a legal fight
When Donald Trump took office in 2017, he immediately issued a provocative executive order banning travel from Muslim-majority countries that led to chaos, confusion and a flurry of lawsuits that ...Politics - NBC News - November 8 -
G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine
Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid to war-torn Gaza and an end to hostilities in the Mideast and Ukraine, issuing a joint declaration that ...World - ABC News - November 19 -
G20 leaders call for end to conflicts in Middle East, Ukraine
President Biden is in Brazil Tuesday for the final day of the G20 Summit after the assembled members issued a joint statement calling for an end to hostilities in the Middle East and Ukraine. CBS ...Top stories - CBS News - November 19
