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Pakistan seeks compensation for damage caused by climate-induced floods

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday sought compensation for the unprecedented destruction that was caused in the country in summer when climate-induced flooding killed 1,739 people and affected 33 million and displacing hundreds of thousands.

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Why the Associated Press hasn’t called control of Congress yet

Neither party has reached the necessary threshold to win control in the House or Senate.

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The U.S. Is Giving Way Less Than Its Fair Share of Climate Aid

At COP27, the first U.N. climate conference hosted in Africa in six years, developing countries are channeling more attention than ever before to the failure of wealthy countries to deliver a long-promised $100 billion in annual climate aid. A data

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Why are Russian elite soldiers serving in Ukraine angry?

Soldiers from the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, an elite corps of the Russian army, published an open letter on Sunday denouncing their superiors for using them as cannon fodder in Ukraine. The criticism dominated Russian media so much that it

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U.S. Plan to Ramp Up Carbon Credits Faces Doubts at COP27

Climate envoy John Kerry outlined a carbon-credit plan that aims to pump billions of dollars into developing countries’ energy transition, while some businesses expressed caution over investing in the program.

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Russia says it’s withdrawing from the key city of Kherson, but Ukraine is skeptical

Russia announced a withdrawal from Kherson, Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government said there’s “no signs” Russian forces left without a fight. (Image credit: Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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California Voters Uphold Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products

California became the largest U.S. state to ban flavored tobacco products on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports, with voters upholding a law that restricts the sale of products including menthol cigarettes and fruit-flavored vaping liquids. As of Wednesday morning, 41%

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Former Vice President Gore announces new inventory of fossil fuel emissions at UN climate summit

A detailed inventory of the top known sources of greenhouse gas emitters launched by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt on Wednesday found that the top 14 individual polluters are all gas and

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New Twitter owner Elon Musk sells almost $4 billion in Tesla stock

Twitter’s new owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to regulatory filings.

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Russia orders troops to abandon key city of Kherson

Russian troops have been ordered to withdraw from the city of Kherson and surrounding areas in the south of Ukraine.

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