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President Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with long-range missiles supplied by the US has sparked a furious response in Russia. “Departing US president Joe Biden… has taken one of the most provocative, uncalculated decisions of his administration, which risks catastrophic consequences,” declared the website of the Russian government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta … Read more
The president approved Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles inside Russia, but that decision, among others, may soon be reversed.
Climate talks in Azerbaijan are focusing on getting more climate cash for developing countries to transition away from fossil fuels, adapt to climate change and pay for damages caused by extreme weather. And for the first time ever, ‘digital pollution is now on the agenda,” says Dr Andrea Soltoggio, Lecturer in Computer Science and Artificial … Read more
A group of former leaders and climate experts say the annual UN COP climate talks are no longer fit for purpose and need to be reformed, publishing a critical open letter mid-way through what has so far been a fractious summit. Nearly 200 countries are gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, with a primary goal of agreeing on a … Read more
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Schools go online until further notice because of worsening toxic smog, the latest bid to ease the Indian capital’s health crisis. Authorities in India’s capital have shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. A thick blanket of toxic smog … Read more
New Orleans police are investigating two shootings near a popular parade route on Sunday afternoon that left two dead and 10 others wounded. The first shooting took place at about 3:38 p.m. in the 1800 block of Almonaster Avenue, according to the police department. Officers assigned to work the Nine Times Second Line parade responded … Read more
Chinese tech company Tencent is a gaming giant and the parent company of WeChat, the ubiquitous social messaging app in China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Chinese tech giant Tencent is increasingly leveraging its WeChat super-app ecosystem to set itself apart from dominant global cloud service players, Tencent Cloud … Read more
Veteran Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones has been charged with sexually abusing seven men and a 17-year-old boy. The 83-year-old was taken into custody at his Sydney apartment early on Monday morning, as detectives from the New South Wales (NSW) Police Child Abuse Squad searched the harbour-front property and seized electronic devices. … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Brazil for the G20 summit, as Ottawa seeks its place amid a growing rift between the United States and booming economies in the developing world. The Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum with leaders ranging from long-standing allies such as French President Emmanuel Macron to populist firebrands … Read more