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This year has been masterclass in human destruction, UN chief tells Cop29
António Guterres says global heating is super-charging disasters, and Cop hears warning of ‘inflation on steroids’. This year has been “a masterclass in human destruction”, the UN secretary general ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
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 - 2 days ago -
Cop29 live updates: Carbon credit trade rules approved, breaking lengthy deadlock
Draft decision on article 6 approved with no objections. UN climate chief Simon Stiell gave a moving speech at the Cop29 opening plenary on Monday, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
The Guardian view on Cop29: 1.5C has been passed – so speed up the green transition | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge on emissions is an encouraging step at a frightening moment. Predictions that this will be the first calendar year in which the 1.5C warming limit enshrined in the Paris ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Election infrastructure has 'never been more secure,' CISA chief says
Election infrastructure has "never been more secure" CISA chief saysTop stories - ABC News - October 31 -
There has never been a 9-0 team quite like these Chiefs
The 9-0 Chiefs don't look like juggernauts, but they're not frauds, either. Kansas City is imperfectly perfect by finding a gameplan that allows K.C. to stack wins.Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday -
How the UN Human Rights Council promotes dictatorships over human rights
The UN Human Rights Council has elected some of the world's most oppressive regimes, including Qatar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, to its membership, leading to a mockery of its ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief tells parliament that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to Russia
Lawmakers: South Korea’s spy chief tells parliament that North Korea has sent another 1,500 troops to RussiaWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
‘This election season has been tense’: I voted for Kamala Harris and my husband voted for Donald Trump. Should I tell him?
“We have a very respectful and, for the most part, happy and healthy marriage.”Business - MarketWatch - November 6 -
A 7-year-old boy has been killed in a house explosion in northeast England
A 7-year-old boy has been killed and six people are hospitalized after an explosion inside a house in Newcastle, northeast EnglandWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Tennessee has been all-in on Nico Iamaleava for years; he paid it off in leading comeback win over Alabama
Late afternoon in Neyland Stadium was precisely why Tennessee staked all its eggs in Nico's basketSports - CBS Sports - October 20 -
At 58, I have the spine of an 80-year-old. Navigating osteoporosis has been difficult and expensive
Fifteen months, 11 doctors and over a dozen tests and scans later, I still have no idea how to treat it. On 16 June 2023, I got my first Dexa scan. I was 57. Three hours later, a rogue driver ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Here’s why China has been testing its autonomous car technology in the U.S. for years
Didi, WeRise, Pony.ai, Baidu and AutoX drove over 1.6 million test miles on California’s roads between 2017 and 2023.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Ex-commander of a Ugandan rebel group has been sentenced to 40 years in prison
A court in Uganda has sentenced a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels to 40 years in prison for brutal crimes committed by the group during its insurgency that started in the 1980sWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report
Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is now central to Donald Trump’s election campaign , has ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Prince William says year has been 'brutal' amid King Charles and Princess Kate's cancer diagnoses
Prince William said the past year has been “brutal” as his wife and father announced their diagnoses with cancer.Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
France shuns COP29 as divisions deepen at UN climate summit
Argentina also withdraws negotiator as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel MacronWorld - Financial Times - 3 hours ago -
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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 -
Notre Dame Cathedral to reopen 5 years after destructive fire
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris’ centuries-old landmark, is preparing for a grand reopening five years after a massive fire nearly destroyed it. The choir’s 80 members, made up of craftspeople and ...Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
NFL Week 11: Chiefs' showdown with Bills will mark just fifth time in 54 years that NFL has seen this rarity
Will also mark third time Chiefs have been involved in such a gameSports - CBS Sports - Yesterday -
COP29 chief exec caught on film promoting fossil fuel deals
Undercover filming shows COP29 chief exec discussing new oil and gas projects ahead of climate summit.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
North Korea tells UN it is speeding up nuclear weapons programme
Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations says buildup is to counter threat from ‘hostile nuclear weapons states’. North Korea’s UN envoy has said Pyongyang will accelerate a buildup of its nuclear ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Cop29 jargon buster: key terms for this year’s climate conference in Azerbaijan
Here are some of the phrases that are likely to crop up over the coming days in Baku . Cop29 will be the 29th conference of the parties to the UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Cop29 live: solidarity levy on cryptocurrency could raise billions for climate action, says report
Charging $0.045 per kWh for energy used in intensive bitcoin mining could produce $5bn for the climate crisis, says Global Solidarity Levies taskforce. Josh Gabbatiss, from Carbon Brief has ...World - The Guardian - 31 minutes ago -
Chiefs trying to pull off super feat no team has accomplished in 18 years, plus 12 more wild stats from Week 7
If you want to have your mind blown, just check out these 13 crazy stats from Week 7Sports - CBS Sports - October 21 -
Besides Climate, the COP29 Summit Has a New Worry With Trump Win
The President-elect, who has called climate change a hoax, is hostile to global efforts to slow planetary warming, shifting the leadership burden to Europe and China.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
Why flights to Europe are the cheapest they've been in years
Airlines have ramped up capacity between the U.S. and Europe in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.Business - CNBC - November 3 -
It's been the hardest year of my life, says William
The Prince of Wales tells reporters his year has been "dreadful", following a difficult year for the royals.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Europe's human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum
A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog is urging the government of ethnically divided Cyprus to allow passage to nearly three dozen asylum seekers who have for months been ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
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Close to 70 percent of Gaza war fatalities children, women: UN Human Rights Office
Nearly 7 out of 10 deaths in Gaza amid the yearlong war in the region were women and children, the United Nations said in a sprawling report Friday that faulted Israel for a devastating attack on ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago
