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President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday unveiled an ambitious new climate target under the landmark Paris accord, just weeks before Donald Trump’s return to the White House threatens to upend US efforts to combat global warming.The plan commits the United States to reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66 percent below 2005 levels by 2035, …

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A Romanian court on Thursday granted an appeal by controversial influencer Andrew Tate, refusing to put him on trial over human trafficking charges for now, and referring the case back to prosecutors.The US-born Briton and his brother Tristan, who say they are innocent, are accused of having formed an organised criminal network in early 2021 …

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he wanted to appeal to US President-elect Donald Trump on a human level to win him over against “crazy” Russian leader Vladimir Putin.”Welcome Donald! What can I say?” Zelensky said, when asked by a journalist in Brussels what emotions he’ll feel when Trump is inaugurated next month. “I think that …

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Denmark’s foreign minister said Thursday that he expected a Chinese ship, anchored off the Danish coast and linked to two severed undersea cables, would be able to leave once an inspection which included four countries was completed.Sections of two telecom cables were cut on November 17 and 18 in Swedish territorial waters of the Baltic …

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Thousands of workers at Amazon facilities across the United States went on strike Thursday, the Teamsters Union said, halting work at the height of the busy holiday gift-giving season.The union, which says it represents some 10,000 workers at the massive online retailer’s facilities around the country, called the action the “largest strike against Amazon in …

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His loved ones knew him as a devoted family man. But he had for years been recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his drugged wife without her knowledge.Dominique Pelicot, who had already confessed to the crimes, was sentenced to the maximum term of 20 years in jail by the court in the southern city of …

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Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband was jailed on Thursday for 20 years over her drugging and mass rape by strangers recruited online, in a case that shocked France and resonated around the world.The dozens of other defendants were handed terms of up to 15 years, which women’s rights groups and the three Pelicot children, according to a …

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A court on Thursday convicted a French man of aggravated rape for committing and orchestrating the mass rape of his now former wife Gisele Pelicot with dozens of strangers who he recruited online, after an over three month trial that shocked France.Dominique Pelicot, who had already confessed to the crimes, was found guilty by the …

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Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing “acts of genocide” in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure and cutting off supplies to civilians, calling on the international community to impose targeted sanctions.In a new report, which focused specifically on water, the New York-based rights group detailed what it said were deliberate efforts …

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Overseas rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-struck Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise.More than 100 personnel, along with rescue gear, dogs and aid supplies, were being flown on military transport planes from Australia and New Zealand to the …

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