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Biden-Xi Meet in Bali, Will Democratic Order in U.S. Last, Kherson Celebrates Russian Exit, More

Today’s Headlines Biden, Xi to meet face-to-face amid superpower tensions NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — President Joe Biden will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the U.S. president took office…Read More Across the US, a return to democratic order. Will it last? WASHINGTON (AP) — There […]

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Haiti: Half Population Goes Hungry As Child Poverty Skyrockets

Port-au-Prince, November 14, 2022 — About 200,000 more children in Haiti have been pushed into crisis-levels of hunger this year, with almost half the country’s population not knowing where their next meal will come from, Save the Children said. The number of people experiencing crisis-levels of hunger or worse in Haiti has skyrocketed to 4.7 […]

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Earthquake: 5.8 Magnitude Tremor Strikes Guatemala, No Damage Reported

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 11 (Reuters) – A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala late on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, though there were no immediate reports of damage. The USGS said that the epicenter was less than 6.9 miles (11 km) from the municipality of Masagua near Guatemala’s southern coast. It was fairly deep […]

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Plan to Shield People from Climate Disasters Unveiled at COP27

By Laurie Goering SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Months after torrential rain and fast-melting glaciers submerged a third of Pakistan, parts of the country’s southern Sindh and Balochistan provinces still resemble an inland sea. “There are places where, as far as the eye can see, you still see water,” said Farah […]

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 Rainforest Nations Join Forces to Save Jungle

By Stanley Widianto and Jake Spring NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 14 (Reuters) – The world’s three largest rainforest nations Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia on Monday formally launched a partnership to cooperate on forest preservation. Reuters reported in August that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, elected as Brazil’s president at the end of […]

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FTX Collapse Being Probed by Bahamas & US Authorities

By Jasper Ward  The logo of FTX is seen at the entrance of the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida, U.S., November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov 13 (Reuters) – The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is the subject of scrutiny from government investigators in the Bahamas, who are looking at whether any “criminal […]

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Why the Bridgetown Initiative on Climate Finance is Good For Trade

By Dr Jan Yves Remy University of the West Indies It was not so long ago, in March 2022, that Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados went to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva seeking concrete answers on how the WTO was helping developing countries with one of their most pressing needs – […]

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What is Climate Change? A Simple Guide

BBC Image source, Getty Images World temperatures are rising because of human activity, and climate change now threatens every aspect of human life. Left unchecked, humans and nature will experience catastrophic warming, with worsening droughts, rising sea levels and mass extinction of species. The world faces a huge challenge, but there are potential solutions. What […]

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Tasty Dishes to be Featured at the BVI Cuture and Food Fair

Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands  ̶  Visitors and residents of the British Virgin Islands will be in for a treat of delicious BVI culinary delicacies at a grand culture and food fair on 25th November, as the celebration of Culture and Tourism Month 2022 nears its climax. The food will be on the fire […]

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