MADRID (AP) — This year’s U.N. climate negotiations in Madrid, the longest in 25 nearly annual such gatherings, ended Sunday with major polluters resisting calls to ramp up efforts to keep global warming at bay. Faced with the tough task of reconciling the demands of scientists, protesters on the streets and governments back home, the […]
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Israel heads for unprecedented third election in a year, as Netanyahu clings to power
Jerusalem (CNN)Israel will hold an unprecedented third national election in less than a year, following the failure of political leaders to break the ongoing deadlock. The Knesset had until midnight Wednesday to agree on a politician who could command the support of 61 out of the 120 members of Israel’s parliament. When no one was able to […]
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100 Jewish graves were desecrated in France. A search for the websites that fueled the hate led to the US
Westhoffen, France (CNN)Guillaume Debré didn’t know how to break it to his young daughters and has yet to show them a photograph of the swastika. “They are markings on sacred stones, that spell out hate and in this country, we understand what that means and what it can lead to,” he says. “To my daughters it’s […]
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6-year-old girl among 3 killed as 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Philippines
Sunday’s quake is the latest in a serious to strike the island in recent months. Manila, Philippines (CNN)A 6-year-old girl was among three people killed when a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines island of Mindanao on Sunday. The girl was inside her family’s house when the building collapsed and killed her, the province’s governor, Douglas Cagas, […]
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White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House declared Sunday it would not participate in the first impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee as Democrats prepared to approve their report Tuesday making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office. The Democratic majority on the House Intelligence Committee says its report will speak for itself […]
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UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate changeAP-Climate-Talks, 5th Ld-Writethru
MADRID (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly inadequate” so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the “point of no return.” Speaking before the start Monday of a two-week international climate conference in Madrid, the U.N. chief said the […]