world2020-11-23
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere hit a new record of 410.5 parts per million in 2019, and are expected to keep rising this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin on Monday. Source: UN News Centre (UN.org)....Read more
world2020-11-23
The Australian airline's chief executive Alan Joyce says the move is likely to be adopted by others. Source: BBC News....Read more
world2020-11-23
The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be “preserved and indeed deepened”, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday. Source: UN News Centre (UN.org)....Read more
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The former secretary of state is among the names announced for key roles in the new US administration. Source: BBC News....Read more
world2020-11-23
A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations said Monday that former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged "compensation" for him from the Japanese government. Source: CBC ....Read more
world2020-11-23
Two top UN officials called for an end to the long-running conflict in Afghanistan on Monday, telling a major conference in Geneva that normality could only return to the country if there was a sustained ceasefire. Source: UN News Centre (UN.org)....Read more
world2020-11-23
In 2019, more electricity was generated from renewable sources in New York than in all but three states, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Electric Power Monthly. New York's 39.4 million megawatthours (MWh) of renewable electricity generation was more than any other sta....Read more
world2020-11-23
The trial of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling was suspended Monday less than two hours after it started, to allow for a medical report on one of the defendants. Source: CBC ....Read more
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The kingdom's foreign minister says Israel and the Palestinians must first agree a full peace deal. Source: BBC News....Read more
world2020-11-23
The Democrat will name his first cabinet picks on Tuesday, as Trump continues to refuse to concede. Source: BBC News....Read more
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