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World needs US 'to be climate leader', Ugandan activist

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Thursday urged US President Joe Biden to help those most affected by the ravages of global warming, a day before his arrival for UN climate talks in Egypt.. Although she is unlikely to meet the US president in person during his fleeting trip to the two-week climate talks, Nakate urged Biden to summon the "political will" to support communities most affected by the snowballing impacts caused by a warming world. 

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 3 mins read

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Chile president visits flashpoint region claimed by Indigenous groups

Chile President Gabriel Boric on Thursday began his first visit to the southern Araucania region that has been wracked by violence linked to radical Indigenous groups.. The densely forested region is the site of territorial claims by the Mapuche, Chile's largest Indigenous group.

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 1 mins read

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As midterm count drags on, focus shifts to 2024 White House race

Control of the US Congress hung in the balance Thursday as ballot-counting dragged on and attention shifted to the next big election -- the 2024 presidential campaign -- and whether Americans could be faced with a Joe Biden-Donald Trump re-match.. The 76-year-old Trump has promised a "very big announcement" in Florida on Tuesday that was expected to be the launch of his official campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 3 mins read

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UK police bail student arrested for egging Charles III

A British university student who was arrested for throwing eggs at King Charles III on Thursday said he had been banned from carrying eggs in public as part of his bail conditions.. None of the eggs hit Charles, 73, and he was ushered away by minders. 

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 1 mins read

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Repeat Covid infections increase risk of health problems: study

People who have had Covid more than once are two or three times more likely to have a range of serious health problems than those who have only had it once, the first major study on the subject said Thursday.. Heart and lung problems were more than three times more common for people who had been reinfected. 

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 2 mins read

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Argentina VP demands removal of judge in assassination attempt probe

Argentina Vice President Cristina Kirchner on Thursday demanded the reclusion of a judge overseeing the investigation into an alleged attempt to murder her.. The former president, 69, accused judge Maria Eugenia Capuchetti of failing to investigate her attackers' political connections.

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 1 mins read

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Scorched Earth: Ukraine war takes heavy toll on climate too

The Ukraine war has shown the heavy toll military conflict takes not just on people but also on the planet, say experts at the UN climate summit in Egypt.. "Why are reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and United Nations climate summits silent on military emissions?"

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 3 mins read

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'Worried about the future': Russians despair in uncertain times

When President Vladimir Putin announced in February that Russian forces were entering Ukraine, a wave of shock washed over 22-year-old student Vasilina Kotova that turned quickly to despair and then depression.. In the first nine months of the year, spending on drugs to cope with depression jumped 70 percent year-on-year, official figures show.

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 3 mins read

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'Why would they?': Doubts in Russia's retreat from Kherson

Few Ukrainians shopping for socks and extension cords on the main market of the biggest city near the Kherson front Thursday could believe the Russians really were pulling back.. Mechanic Kosorotov said he was certain the Russians would destroy Kherson before allowing Ukraine to take it back.

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 3 mins read

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'We can't survive on our own': locals help out neighbours in Bakhmut

In a supermarket car park in Bakhmut, the eastern Ukrainian city at the centre of the fighting for the Donbas region, Anatoliy is rushing to load up his truck with coal for him and his neighbours, determined to stay dug in for the winter.. Behind him, cars with trailers are coming and going to pick up the coal that authorities have piled up to help residents ahead of the cold winter. 

Thu, Nov 10, 2022 2 mins read