European Union negotiators have reached a deal to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector across the 27-nation bloc. According to experts, one of the biggest causes of …
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11/15/23
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China and the U.S. have pledged to accelerate their efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue. The joint announcement came on the eve of a summit between Presidents …
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11/15/23
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Britain’s highest court is set to rule on whether the government’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is legal. Wednesday's judgement will be a boost or a blow to a contentious central policy …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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11/15/23
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Madagascar’s president is pushing ahead with an election on Thursday that could give him a second term, even as opposition protests roil the island nation and the majority of candidates have …
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BY SARAH TETAUD
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11/15/23
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Some of the 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse are sick as debris and glitches delay rescue
Some of the 40 construction workers trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for a fourth day were sick as falling debris and technical glitches delayed the work to free them. Wide pipes are set to be …
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By BISWAJEET BANERJEE
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11/14/23
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North Korea says it has successfully tested new solid-fuel engines designed for intermediate-range ballistic missiles. The report Wednesday comes as North Korea works on developing nuclear-capable …
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG
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11/14/23
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Colombia has begun the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male hippos and one female …
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11/14/23
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Police in El Salvador have arrested 10 people accused of operating a migrant smuggling ring. Two of the accused were active members of the Salvadoran national police. A third was an ex-officer. …
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11/14/23
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European Union lawmakers have adopted a series of amendments to a draft law that is intended to keep sexually explicit photos and videos of minors from circulating online. The EU lawmakers say they …
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
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11/14/23
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European Union nations have acknowledged that they may fail to fulfill a promise for ammunition Ukraine needs to stave off Russia's invasion and to win back occupied. With much fanfare early this …
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By RAF CASERT
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11/14/23
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A well-known doctor at Gaza’s largest hospital was killed along with three relatives in an airstrike on the home where they were sheltering. While thousands have fled northern Gaza, Hammam Alloh …
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By JACK JEFFERY
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11/14/23
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An expert scientific committee advising the British government recommended for the first time Tuesday that children should be immunized with the chickenpox vaccine — decades after the shots were …
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11/14/23
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Liberian President George Weah's quest for a second term in office faces a tight runoff vote. The second round of balloting Tuesday comes after Weah and his main challenger finished within a …
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By MARK M. MENGONFIA
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11/14/23
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Australia's immigration minister says three murderers are among 81 foreigners recently released after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention in migrant centers was unconstitutional. The …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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11/14/23
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Vote checkers in New Zealand have been so overwhelmed by foreign interference that they’ve been forced to delay announcing a winner. The contest is to choose the nation’s favorite bird and the …
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By NICK PERRY
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11/14/23
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Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the World Health Organization has paid $250 each to at least 104 women in Congo who say they were sexually abused or exploited by Ebola …
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By MARIA CHENG
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11/14/23
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When Hurricane Otis roared into Acapulco Bay on Oct 25 with 165 mph winds, sailor Ruben Torres recorded a 10-second audio message from a yacht called the Sereno. He says he doesn’t want to …
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By MARÍA VERZA
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11/14/23
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Yemeni officials say a migrant boat capsized off the coast of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens of people, mostly from the Horn of Africa, missing. They say there were 75 migrants on board the boat when …
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11/13/23
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A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has died. The group Christian Concern, which supported her family, …
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11/13/23
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Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a days-long stalemate in Israel’s war against Hamas. Shifa is Gaza’s largest hospital. But Israel claims Hamas uses the facility for military …
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN
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11/13/23
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