The United Nations’ top court will start unprecedented hearings on Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines for how countries should protect the planet against climate change and help vulnerable nations combat its devastating impact.Representatives from Vanuatu and other low-lying at-risk islands in the Pacific Ocean will open marathon proceedings at the International Court of Justice …
US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite assurances that he would not intervene in his legal troubles.”No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because …
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Romania’s ruling Social Democrats (PSD) were set to win Sunday’s parliamentary elections while the far right secured big gains, partial results showed, deepening uncertainty in the NATO country rocked by political chaos.With more than 96 percent of ballots counted, the pro-European PSD — which has governed with the Liberals until now — was leading other …
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Liverpool have been used to second best during Pep Guardiola’s era at Manchester City, but a 2-0 victory over the crisis-hit champions left little doubt over who are the team to beat in this season’s Premier League title race.Goals in either half from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah at Anfield on Sunday did not do …
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US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite assurances that he would not intervene in his legal troubles.”No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because …
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Police in Georgia fired tear gas and water cannon Sunday on a fourth straight day of pro-EU protests that drew tens of thousands of people, as the prime minister rebuffed calls for new elections.The Black Sea nation has been rocked by turmoil since the governing Georgian Dream party claimed victory in October 26 parliamentary polls …
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Divisions between countries have stalled negotiations on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution, after a terse week of talks in South Korea’s Busan.Here are some of the sticking points that led to a decision early Monday to resume discussions at a later date after negotiators were unable to strike a deal:- Production cuts …
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Switzerland’s Camille Rast won the Killington slalom on Sunday, taking full advantage of the absence of injured Mikaela Shiffrin to capture her first alpine World Cup victory with an outstanding second run.Rast, 25, powered from third to first with a 52.88sec second leg that gave her a total time of 1min 46.87sec.It was a tie …
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Kosovo and Serbia continued to sling allegations at each other on Sunday, just days after an explosion targeting a strategic canal in Kosovo sent tensions soaring between the long-time rivals. During a press conference, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused Serbia of “copying Russian methods to threaten Kosovo and our region in general” after the explosion …
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Norway has suspended plans to start giving licences for deep-sea mining next year that had faced opposition from environment groups and international institutions, a party allied with the centre-left government said on Sunday.Norway, Western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer, had planned to become one of the world’s first countries to start handing out rights …
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