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Russia's Lavrov faces Western critics at security meeting, walks out after speech
The Daily Gazette 30 Nov 2023
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov faced Western critics while attending international security talks Thursday in Northern Macedonia, where he blamed “NATO’s reckless expansion to the East” for war returning to Europe ... The Russian foreign minister spoke for 15 minutes before walking out of the meetings ... .
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Deadly Climate-Induced Flooding Displaces Nearly 1.6 Million People Across The Horn Of Africa
MENA FN 30 Nov 2023
(MENAFN - 3BL) November 29, 2023 /3BL/ - As world leaders gather at COP28, the UN climate conference, nearly 1.6 million people throughout the Horn of Africa have been displaced by severe ... .
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Two killed, 8 wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack
Gulf Today 30 Nov 2023
Israeli rescuers place a body on a gurney at the site of a shooting in Jerusalem on Thursday. AFP ... The attackers came from East Jerusalem, Jerusalem Police District Commander Doron Turgeman told reporters at the scene ... The U.S. ambassador to Israel condemned the shooting ... Reuters ... Reuters. . . . .
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‘Serious doubt’ Israel complying with international law: Spain’s Sanchez
Al Jazeera 30 Nov 2023
Spain’s prime minister has expressed doubts that Israel is abiding by international law in its war on Gaza ... list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Spanish politicians who expressed sympathy for Palestine enrage Israel. list 2 of 4Spain’s Sanchez set to stay PM after amnesty deal with Catalan separatists. list 3 of 4‘We can’t confuse Hamas with all Palestinians’ ... .
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In Chile’s far south, scientists record an island’s quickly shifting ecology
Mongabay 30 Nov 2023
This story is the first part of a Mongabay series titled “Climate Crisis in Cape Horn” that won the Inter American Press Association Award for Excellence in Journalism in the Chronicle category, in September 2023. You can read the other stories in the series in Spanish on Mongabay’s Latam website here ... Navarino Island.
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Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks
Dawn 30 Nov 2023
The UN climate conference opens in Dubai on Thursday with nations urged to increase the pace of action on global warming and phase out fossil fuels, amid intense scrutiny of oil-rich hosts UAE ... “Obviously, I am strongly in favour of language that includes (a) phaseout, even with a reasonable time framework,” Guterres told AFP before flying to Dubai.
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Japan asks US to suspend non-emergency V-22 Osprey flights after fatal crash
India Today 30 Nov 2023
Japan asks US to suspend non-emergency V-22 Osprey flights after fatal crash ... .
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Taiwan president: China too ‘overwhelmed’ to consider invasion
Asahi News 30 Nov 2023
TAIPEI--China’s leadership is too “overwhelmed” with its internal problems to consider an invasion of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with the New York Times ... But Tsai, in a transcript of the interview her office published on Thursday, said China had too many issues at the moment ... 13 ... “Taiwan independence means war ... .
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Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
Independent Online 30 Nov 2023
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100 ... “But the dominant emotion was a premonition of catastrophe.” ... 7 ... .
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OPEC+ suppliers struggle to agree on cuts to oil production even as prices tumble
Wtop 30 Nov 2023
LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia will try to agree Thursday on cuts to the amount of crude they send to the world, with prices having tumbled lately despite their efforts to prop them up. That’s been a good thing for U.S ... Early Thursday, Brent rose 8 cents to $82.96 a barrel, while U.S.
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Hubble pauses science due to gyro issue
SpaceDaily 30 Nov 2023
Baltimore MD (SPX) Nov 30, 2023 ... 23 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue.
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NASA and IBM are building an AI for weather and climate applications
Engadget 30 Nov 2023
NASA and IBM have teamed up to build an AI foundation model for weather and climate applications. They’re combining their respective knowledge and skills in the Earth science and AI fields, respectively, for the model, which they say should offer “significant advantages over existing technology.”.
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Muere Henry Kissinger: "EEUU pierde una voz confiable y distintiva en política exterior"
El Mundo 30 Nov 2023
La muerte de Henry Kissinger, una de las figuras más importantes en el escenario internacional durante la Guerra Fría, ha sido lamentada en muchas partes del mundo ... Estados Unidos perdió una de sus "voces más confiables y distintivas en política exterior con el fallecimiento de Henry Kissinger", dijo el expresidente George W ... A los 100 años.
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Gaza truce extended for another day amid intense pressure
The Electronic Intifada 30 Nov 2023
Israel and Hamas agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day just minutes before the agreement was set to expire Thursday morning. Despite international pressure for an indefinite ceasefire, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Wednesday that his war cabinet intends to “fight until the end” in Gaza ... - acute respiratory infections ... .
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Henry Kissinger was a trusted confidant to President Nixon until the bitter, bizarre end
Gulf News 30 Nov 2023
WASHINGTON. Decades later, the scene still is almost too bizarre to imagine. A tearful president and his perplexed aide, neither very religious, kneeling on the floor of a White House bedroom in prayer in the waning hours of a shattered presidency. Until the bitter end, Henry Kissinger was one of the trusted few in Richard Nixon’s tight circle ... .