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COP29 climate summit overruns as $250 billion draft deal stalls

BAKU (Reuters) -The COP29 climate summit ran into overtime on Friday, after a draft deal that proposed developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion in annual climate finance by 2035 drew criticism from all sides

Nov 23, 2024

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South Korea's mountain of plastic waste shows limits of recycling

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country's approach highlights its limits. When the talks known as INC-5 kick off in Busan next week, debate is expected to centre around whether a U.N

Nov 23, 2024

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Atmospheric river pounds Northwest US, killing 2 and knocking out power across three states

Reuters) -A powerful storm clobbered Washington state on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people while disrupting road travel and causing at least two deaths and two injuries

Nov 22, 2024

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Iceland volcano erupts for 10th time in three years; no disruptions

A volcano near Iceland's capital erupted late on Wednesday for the tenth time in three years, spewing fountains of lava and smoke, the country's meteorological office said, but there were no disruptions to air traffic or infrastructure

Nov 22, 2024

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Climate finance talks face 'hardest' stage as COP29 nears end-game

BAKU (Reuters) -Countries at the COP29 climate summit were warned on Wednesday that the "hardest part" was about to start in talks over how much money should be provided to developing countries to help them cope with climate change. Figuring out what form that funding takes, who pays and how much is the main task of this year's annual U.N

Nov 21, 2024

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Putin gifts zoo animals, including lion and bears, to North Korean zoo

Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, to a zoo in the North Korean capital Pyongyang from Moscow's zoo, the Russian government said on Wednesday. The animals were "a gift from (Russian President) Vladimir Putin to the Korean people", the government said

Nov 21, 2024

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Bank of Spain puts cost of October floods at 0.2%/GDP in fourth quarter

MADRID (Reuters) -Catastrophic floods in eastern Spain last month are likely to have a negative impact of 0.2 percentage points on gross domestic product in the fourth quarter, the Bank of Spain said on Wednesday, also expecting a mild acceleration in inflation. More than 200 people died in the deadliest flooding in Spain's modern history on Oct

Nov 21, 2024

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Toxic smog persists over India's north, schools reopen in Pakistan

Residents in India's northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region and pollution in the capital Delhi remained severe

Nov 20, 2024

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Ecuador declares national emergency as wildfires, drought intensify

Ecuador's government declared a 60-day national emergency due to raging forest fires made worse by a severe drought, risk management officials said on Monday. The South American country faces 13 active wildfires and another nine that have been controlled, according to an update from the government's communications office

Nov 19, 2024

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Analysis-Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?

BAKU (Reuters) -A deal at the COP29 climate talks on trading carbon credits could see billions of dollars move into emissions-reduction projects this decade but after a string of scandals, the market will first need to win over wary countries and communities

Nov 19, 2024

COP29 climate summit overruns as $250 billion draft deal stalls

Nov 23, 2024

South Korea's mountain of plastic waste shows limits of recycling

Nov 23, 2024

Atmospheric river pounds Northwest US, killing 2 and knocking out power across three states

Nov 22, 2024

Iceland volcano erupts for 10th time in three years; no disruptions

Nov 22, 2024

Climate finance talks face 'hardest' stage as COP29 nears end-game

Nov 21, 2024

Putin gifts zoo animals, including lion and bears, to North Korean zoo

Nov 21, 2024

Bank of Spain puts cost of October floods at 0.2%/GDP in fourth quarter

Nov 21, 2024

Toxic smog persists over India's north, schools reopen in Pakistan

Nov 20, 2024

Ecuador declares national emergency as wildfires, drought intensify

Nov 19, 2024