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The question bringing COP29 to a halt: Who’s rich enough to pay for climate change?
At COP29, trillions of dollars are riding on whether major emerging economies like China will have to step up climate aid.
Friday essay: it’s ‘the intelligence age’, say tech titans – but information will not save us
It’s claimed that more information can solve our crises, from climate change to Gaza. But the world today shows how this ...
Earth’s projected warming hasn’t improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to ...
Public Radio International14d
Residents of flooded Spanish towns are furious with government
Residents of the hardest-hit towns are furious with the government. Mobile phone alerts that might possibly have saved lives arrived late. And desperately needed supplies and provisions haven’t ...
The Guardian Nigeria18d
FG seeks additional $500m for NG-Cares from World Bank
The Federal Government says it is requesting the World Bank to support the extension of the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme with an additional $ ...
Khaleej Times18d
UAE is world’s most ‘economically stable’ country
“The UAE’s per capita gross domestic product is on par with those of leading Western European nations, according to the CIA’s World Factbook. And the World Economic Forum has named the ...
Sky19d
Why is the government betting big on a technology that promises much, but has so far delivered little?
While prototypes have proven that the weird world of quantum matter can be used ... So too are other states, led by China, which directs more government funding into the field than anyone else.
The Daily Telegraph20d
Georgia election descends into chaos with both sides claiming victory
But a third exit poll, commissioned by a pro-government TV channel showed Georgian ... “It is a rare case in the world that the same party achieves such success in such a difficult situation ...
Associated Press20d
Italy’s government pays homage to fascist defeat in key WWII battle, sparking opposition criticism
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share ROME (AP) — Italy’s far-right government has sparked wide criticism after celebrating a major ...
New York Post21d
Gov. Hochul bets California Gov. Gavin Newsom that Yankees will beat Dodgers in World Series
Gov. Kathy Hochul has a bet with California Gov. Gavin Newsom that the Yankees will beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series — with the loser forced to showcase the other team’s swag ...
BBC21d
A big week ahead and a chance for a government reset
The Conservatives trying to sort themselves out in opposition and the Labour Party trying to sort themselves out in government have defined the four months since the general election. Incidentally ...
pna22d
PH nominated to lead World Health Assembly in 2025
MANILA – The Philippines is set to be the President-nominee of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) to be held in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2025. This is after the 75th Regional Committee Meeting of ...