COP31 avoids big, smoking elephant in the room
By Matt McDonald
One phrase has been glaringly absent from this year’s COP31 climate summit.
Fossil fuels are not mentioned in the COP31 priority areas. Key speeches
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US air traffic system slowly returns to normal
Air travel services in the US are expected to return to normal schedules over the next 24 hours as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight
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Microsoft outage raises concerns on tech vulnerability
Microsoft says that services are fully recovered across Teams, Outlook and its other products.
This followed a global outage that crippled online communications for
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Eight dead in New York building collapse
NEW YORK – Rescue teams have worked through torrential rain in search of victims still buried in the rubble of a New York City apartment building collapse that
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China says it wants a peaceful reunification with Taiwan
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged a complete “reunification” of Taiwan with the motherland and pledged to do so peacefully.
China views
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‘Out of control’ Ebola exceeds 11,000 cases in the Congo
GENEVA – Six months into Congo’s Ebola outbreak, many cases are likely being missed, transmission in hospitals in some areas is rife and the virus is still
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35 dead in spate of Russian bear attacks
MOSCOW – A spate of deadly bear attacks has left 35 people dead across Russia since the start of the spring.
The latest victim is a security guard at a holiday
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Kennedy family battles to stop Trump Washington arch
Several members of the Kennedy family, one of America’s most famous political dynasties, have filed to join a court case aimed at stopping President Donald Trump
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Macron condemns protest violence against teachers
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned violence against teachers and government officials during nationwide street protests after an official was
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Nvidia sheds $470 billion in market value off affair fallout
Nvidia NVDA.O is on track to shed more than $470 billion in market value as concerns mount over the fallout from CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with a Chinese
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