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.
Ecuador leader to visit Biden, seek help fighting cartels
Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House Monday to discuss security and other issues -- delicately trying to balance his nation's deep interests with both the United States and China.. He also applauded Lasso for condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, another issue for the White House talks.
Iran actor arrested after voicing support for protests
Iran arrested a prominent actor Saturday after she voiced support for the three month old protest movement triggered by the death of a woman in custody, Iranian media reported Saturday.. The actor has been a prominent presence in Iranian cinema since she was a teenager.
Clock ticking down on vital UN nature talks
Crucial UN talks aimed at sealing a "peace pact for nature" were entering their final stages Saturday, officially the last day the world's environment ministers are gathered in Montreal for the COP15 meeting.. "We cannot have on hand some tears for species but no real commitments at the end of this COP," French environment minister Christophe Bechu said Friday.
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.
Peru president refuses to quit, demands Congress speed up election
Peru's embattled President Dina Boluarte said Saturday she would not step down in the face of violent protests over her predecessor's ouster as she called on lawmakers to bring forward elections as a way to quell unrest.. We will be here, firmly, until Congress determines to bring forward the elections," Boluarte told Peruvians, a day after lawmakers voted against a bill to hold elections next December, more than two years early.
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.
Fiji vote tight with count in final stretch
Fiji's tumultuous election was too close to call Saturday heading into the final stretch of counting, with a thin margin separating incumbent Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama from bitter rival Sitiveni Rabuka. . While the vote is seen as a test of Fiji's often-fragile democracy, there is a regional significance as well -- Bainimarama has been close to China, while Rabuka is likely to distance himself from Beijing.
