What campaigners want to see in UN nature deal
As high-stakes UN biodiversity talks in Montreal draw to a close, delegates will be presented Sunday with a draft deal to safeguard the planet's ecosystems and species by 2030.. We protect biodiversity.
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Final results due in cliffhanger Fiji election
Fiji's under-fire elections office is poised to announce the final results of a cliffhanger election Sunday, after a contentious campaign marked by allegations of fraud and calls for the military to intervene. . The trouble started early Thursday morning when what the election officials called a technical "anomaly" knocked results offline for four hours.
Germany finds most items from 2019 jewellery heist: police
German authorities said Saturday they had found a "considerable portion" of items stolen in a spectacular 2019 robbery of priceless 18th-century jewels from a state museum.. The authorities retrieved a total of 31 items in the night of Friday to Saturday in the capital Berlin, the police and prosecutors said.
Germany cuts the ribbon on first LNG terminal
Germany on Saturday inaugurated its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, built in record time, as the country scrambles to adapt to life without Russian energy.. LNG terminals allow for the import by sea of natural gas which has been chilled and turned into a liquid to make it easier to transport.
Ireland's Varadkar becomes premier for second time
Ireland's Leo Varadkar on Saturday took over as premier for the second time in a handover of power in line with a coalition deal struck in 2020.. They agreed to the rotating premiership as part of a coalition with Ireland's Greens following 2020 elections.
Musk says will restore suspended Twitter accounts of journalists
Elon Musk said late Friday he would reinstate the Twitter accounts of several journalists who were suspended after he accused them of endangering his family.. Some of the journalists had reported on the affair, including tweets linking to the suspended @elonjet account, which Musk said amounted to offering "assassination coordinates" against him and his family.
Thousands of tourists stranded but Peru rejects bringing forward vote
Peru's Congress on Friday rejected a move to bring forward elections as deadly protests left thousands of tourists stranded in the gateway city to Machu Picchu.. That has left thousands of tourists in limbo.
'So good to be home:' Griner speaks out after release from Russia
US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was "so good to be home" and vowed to play again for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.. "I also want to make one thing very clear: I intend to play basketball for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury this season," she said.
Iranian protesters in Germany stage hunger strike
A group of Iranians reached the final day of a hunger strike on Friday while camped out in tents outside the Islamic republic's consulate in Frankfurt in support of the protest movement back home.. Outside the Islamic republic's Frankfurt consulate, a group of Iranian demonstrators had camped out in tents in the freezing winter weather to show support for the protest movement.
'So good to be home:' Griner speaks out after release from Russia
US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was "so good to be home" and vowed to play again for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.. "I also want to make one thing very clear: I intend to play basketball for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury this season," she said.
