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Divisions on curbing plastic waste persist as UN treaty talks begin
BUSAN/BAKU - As delegates from 175 countries gathered in Busan, South Korea on Monday for the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
In election shock, Romanian far-right NATO critic set for presidential contest
BUCHAREST - A hard-right critic of NATO who has praised Russia is set to face a centre-right opposition leader in a presidential election...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
COPENHAGEN - Sweden is asking a Chinese vessel to return to Swedish waters to help facilitate the Nordic country's investigation into...
Nov 26, 20242 min read
Explainer-What is at stake in the Swiss-EU trade talks
ZURICH - Switzerland and the European Union have been in talks since March to update their trading relationship after a previous effort...
Nov 26, 20243 min read
Facts-Who is Romania's surprise hard-right presidential candidate?
Calin Georgescu, a Romanian hard-right NATO critic, appeared in a dead heat with leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu after the first...
Nov 25, 20242 min read
Analysis-Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges
BAKU - When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning,...
Nov 25, 20244 min read
Explainer-COP29 - How does $300 billion stack up?
BAKU - Countries agreed at the U.N.'s COP29 climate conference to spend $300 billion on annual climate finance. Here are some ways of...
Nov 24, 20242 min read
Factbox-Takeaways from the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan - This year's U.N. climate summit delivered a deal on climate finance two days past deadline, after two weeks of tense...
Nov 24, 20243 min read
COP29 climate finance deal clinched, what are countries saying?
BAKU - Countries agreed to a hard-fought COP29 deal to provide $300 billion in annual climate finance by 2035. But while some delegates...
Nov 24, 20243 min read
Soccer-Premier League clubs approve changes to sponsorship rules in blow to Man City
Premier League clubs approved changes to the league's Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules, the English top-flight competition said...
Nov 22, 20242 min read
China willing to maintain communication on submarine infrastructure security
BEIJING - China is willing to maintain communication with relevant parties and to jointly safeguard the security of international...
Nov 22, 20241 min read
Soccer-Spain draw Netherlands in Nations League quarter-finals, Germany play Italy
Reigning Nations League champions Spain will play the Netherlands in the quarter-finals while former tournament winners France take on...
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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