COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C -IEA (www.reuters.com)
A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit - from tripling renewables to reining in methane emissions - won’t be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Sunday....
Philippines, China trade accusations over South China Sea collision (www.reuters.com)
The Philippines and China traded accusations on Sunday over a collision of their vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea as tensions over claims in the vital waterway escalate....
Russia says U.S.-Russian dual national detained for 'rehabilitating Nazism' (www.reuters.com)
A man with dual U.S.-Russian nationality has been placed in pre-trial custody in St Petersburg for “rehabilitating Nazism” in posts on social media, the city’s court service said on Saturday....
Japan PM to replace key government, LDP lawmakers (www.reuters.com)
India, De Beers seek clarity, flexibility on G7's Russian diamond ban (www.reuters.com)
Russia tries to unfreeze gold reserves for climate funds at COP28 (www.reuters.com)
Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars (www.reuters.com)
DeSantis' wife prompts Republican reminder of Iowa nominating process rules (www.reuters.com)
“You must be a legal resident of Iowa and the precinct you live in and bring a photo ID with you to participate,” the state Republican party said on Friday in a post on the social media platform X....
US skips congressional review to approve emergency sale of tank shells to Israel (www.reuters.com)
US skips congressional review to approve emergency sale of tank shells to Israel (www.reuters.com)
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds (www.reuters.com)
Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration (www.reuters.com)
The dream of making it big in Canada is turning into a battle for survival for many immigrants due to the high cost of living and rental shortages, as rising emigration numbers hints to newcomers being forced to turn their back on a country that they chose to make their adopted home....
How a factory city in Wisconsin fed military-grade weapons to a Mexican cartel (www.reuters.com)
But in 2018, Racine’s suburban sprawl on the edge of Lake Michigan became a source of high caliber weapons for one of Mexico’s top fentanyl trafficking gangs, the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), U.S. federal arms-trafficking investigators allege....
Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration (www.reuters.com)
Trudeau has made immigration his main weapon to blunt Canada’s big challenge of an aging and slowing population, and it has also helped fuel economic growth. That drove Canada’s population up at its fastest clip in more than six decades this year, Statistics Canada said....
Exclusive: Biden administration presses Congress to approve tank shells for Israel's war in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
China starts up world's first fourth-generation nuclear reactor (www.reuters.com)
White House 'eager' to resume military talks with China (www.reuters.com)
Six French teenagers convicted in connection with 2020 beheading of teacher Paty (www.reuters.com)
A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers in connection with the 2020 beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty, whose murder shocked the country....
US, South Korea and Japan to step up actions on North Korean cyberthreats (www.reuters.com)
The United States, South Korea and Japan have agreed on new initiatives to respond to North Korea’s threats in cyberspace, including satellite launches and cryptocurrency abuses, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday.
Tesla must respect collective bargaining rights, Norway's sovereign wealth fund says (www.reuters.com)
Tesla must respect collective bargaining rights, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund says::U.S. auto maker Tesla Inc should respect fundamental labour rights, including collective bargaining, Norway’s $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest stock market investor, told Reuters on Friday.
Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah killed by Israeli tank, investigation finds (www.reuters.com)
An Israeli army tank killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists in Lebanon while they were filming cross-border shelling on Oct. 13, a Reuters investigation has found....
US embassy in Baghdad attacked with 7 mortars, no casualties (www.reuters.com)
Approximately seven mortar rounds landed in the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad during an attack early on Friday, a U.S. military official told Reuters, in what appears to be one of the largest attacks against the embassy in recent memory....
FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use gene-editing tool CRISPR (www.reuters.com)
FedEx faces US racketeering lawsuit by former delivery contractor (www.reuters.com)
PYNQ alleged that FedEx violates laws governing contractors by exercising the same level of control over those service providers as it would over employees....