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Explainer-COP29: What is a carbon credit? What is Article 6?
BAKU - Countries at the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan will attempt to agree rules for a global system for trading carbon offset...
Nov 9, 20246 min read
Exclusive-ICC ruling body to conduct investigation into alleged misconduct by war crimes prosecutor - sources
The International Criminal Court's governing body will launch an external investigation into its chief prosecutor Karim Khan over alleged...
Nov 9, 20242 min read
Irish PM kicks off election focussing on immigration, housing and Trump
DUBLIN - Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris on Friday announced the formal start of the country's general election campaign, hoping to...
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Putin praises Trump, says Russia is ready for dialogue
SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on winning the U.S. election, praised him for...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Pressure mounts on Germany's Scholz to trigger election after coalition collapse
BERLIN - German opposition parties and business groups on Thursday urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to trigger a new election quickly to...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Developing world faces multi-billion climate adaptation cash gap, U.N. report says
LONDON - The amount of finance provided to developing countries to help them adapt to the impacts of climate change is far short of the...
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Trump win worries international partners ahead of COP29 climate summit
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 climate...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Analysis-Hungary's Orban gears up to be Europe's 'Trump whisperer'
BUDAPEST - As much of Europe frets over the return of Donald Trump, Hungary's Viktor Orban is in a jubilant mood. "A much needed...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Russia hits Ukrainian energy facility in drone attack, officials say
KYIV - Russia hit an energy facility in northern Ukraine during overnight drone strikes that injured at least three people across the...
Nov 8, 20242 min read
2024 will be world's hottest year on record, EU scientists say
BRUSSELS - This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus...
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Spanish police seize record cocaine in Ecuadorean banana shipment
ALGECIRAS, Spain - Spanish police have made a record cocaine seizure after finding 13 metric tons of the drug hidden in a shipment of...
Nov 8, 20241 min read
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says he spoke with Trump following election victory
WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump following his...
Nov 8, 20241 min read
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