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![File - Carolina Schmidt (right), Minister of Environment of Chile and President of the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [COP25], speaks at a panel discussion during the high-level meeting on Climate and Sustainable Development for All.](http://ecdn4.wn.com/ph/img/f4/0e/34c65fc0ab72feda067ef3ee9199-medium.jpg "File - Carolina Schmidt (right), Minister of Environment of Chile and President of the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [COP25], speaks at a panel discussion during the high-level meeting on Climate and Sustainable Development for All.")
About 100 countries at UN climate talks challenge Australia's use of carryover credits
The Guardian 09 Dec 2019
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Ukrainians fear president will accept peace on Putin's terms, as questions swirl over US support
CNN 08 Dec 2019
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)As the US pushes forward with impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump and his dealings with Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian leader is set to sit down Monday with the man overseeing another conflict involving his country. Russian President Vladimir Putin ... Putin has kept his cards close ahead of the meeting ... Read More ... ....
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People 'unaccounted for' after volcano erupts in New Zealand
BBC News 09 Dec 2019
Volcano erupts in New Zealand with 100 people in the vicinity; NZ PM Ardern says some are unaccounted for ... ....
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Will Articles Of Impeachment Include Trump's "Paranoid Style In Politics?"
WorldNews.com 09 Dec 2019
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Most Americans had wanted to believe that Donald Trump, once in office and facing the serious demands and responsibilities of the presidency, would finally become a president of the nation and someone the world could admire. But instead, he continued to attack and dehumanize certain Americans....
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Finnish minister, 34, to become youngest PM
Belfast Telegraph 09 Dec 2019
A 34-year-old transport minister is set to become Finland’s youngest prime minister ever and its third female government leader. Finland’s ruling Social Democratic Party council voted 32-29 to name Sanna Marin over rival Antti Lindtman to take over the government’s top post from incumbent Antti Rinne ... PA. ....
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Here are 5 reasons to suspect Jesus never existed
Raw Story 08 Dec 2019
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Juice WRLD, Rising Chicago Rapper, Dies at 21
The Wrap 08 Dec 2019
Juice WRLD, the Chicago-based rapper who scored a No. 1 album with “Death Race for Love” earlier this year, died on Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He was 21. The Sun-Times reported that upon disembarking from a private plane at Midway International Airport at 3.30 a.m ... Also Read ... 2 on the Billboard Hot 100....
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Shooting at Florida base prompts questions about screening of foreign military students
Stars and Stripes 07 Dec 2019
A shooting at a U.S. military base in Florida by a Saudi military student has prompted questions about how the U.S ... After the attack, Sen ... If not for the bravery displayed by the military personnel on the ground and local law enforcement, today's tragedy could have been much worse.". Sen ... Rep ... The shooter at Pensacola - identified by U.S ... But if U.S....
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Boris Johnson is playing with fire in Northern Ireland
CNN 09 Dec 2019
Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN)Northern Ireland is once again at an intersection. The current general election campaign has led to unprecedented political alliances which could -- by default or design -- reshape the future of the province and its place in the United Kingdom ... Read More ... Then suddenly, according to Johnson's new calculus, they didn't ... ....
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Russia handed four-year-ban by WADA over doping scandal
CNN 09 Dec 2019
(CNN)The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has unanimously agreed to ban Russia from major international sporting competitions for four years over doping non-compliance ... WADA's executive committee decided to uphold the recommendations at a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on Monday ... Read More. READ ... Why the ban? ... ....
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Trump says Kim Jong Un risks losing 'everything' after North Korea claims major test
Reuters 08 Dec 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un risks losing "everything" if he resumes hostility and his country must denuclearize, after the North said it had carried out a "successful test of great significance." ... ....
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New Zealand volcano: Five people dead after White Island eruption, police say
The Independent 09 Dec 2019
Five people have died in the White Island volcanic eruption in New Zealand, police have said. Emergency workers are unable to access the island, located in the Bay of Plenty. White Island exploded with ash and steam on Monday while some 50 people were nearby, authorities said earlier. Download the new Indpendent Premium app ... Shape Created with Sketch ... ....
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A €108,000 banana peeled from an art exhibition and eaten
The Irish Times 08 Dec 2019
In plain sight of art aficionados and influencers, a person removed a $120,000 (€108,000) banana from an Art Basel exhibition in Miami Beach, Florida, peeled it and then ate it ... for display only. Video ... He grinned and raised the half-eaten banana as if making a toast ... “It’s all in good spirits,” the spokeswoman said ... “Art performance by me ... . ....
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan to be conferred Bahrain's highest civilian award
Gulf News 09 Dec 2019
Islamabad. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be conferred Bahrains highest civil award during an upcoming visit, according to the media reports ... In August, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also conferred the same award ... The Morning and Evening Brief ... Subscribe ... ....
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Ailing Nawaz Sharif likely to be shifted to US
Sify 09 Dec 2019
Islamabad. Pakistan's ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently undergoing treatment in London, may be shifted to the US next week for better medical care for his multiple diseases, a media report said on Monday ... ....
