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BRASILIA (Reuters) – The great-grandnephew of Alfred Nobel is offering a “Green Nobel” prize, unrelated to the Nobel Foundation, to environmental champions of the Amazon rainforest. Marcus Nobel, a Swedish-American businessman based in Portland, Oregon, has instituted the annual environmental prize to spotlight projects that are helping preserve and sustain the rainforest and protect its …

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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss the Gaza conflict and other regional issues, two U.S. officials said. Sullivan, who is to visit Israel on Thursday and Friday, discussed with the Saudis “broader diplomatic …

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DUBAI (Reuters) – The COP28 climate summit adopted a final deal on Wednesday that for the first time calls on nations to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Here are some reactions to the deal: U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry: “I am in awe of the spirit …

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By Pawel Florkiewicz, Karol Badohal and Gergely Szakacs WARSAW (Reuters) – Last-minute spending by Poland’s outgoing nationalists since their mid-October election defeat has added to strains on the budget, complicating new Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s efforts to deliver on campaign pledges. A Reuters tally of new spending commitments since Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party …

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By Olena Harmash UZHHOROD, Ukraine (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he will block Kyiv’s bid to start membership talks with the European Union, citing corruption and the denial of the rights of tens of thousands of his ethnic kin living in western Ukraine. For some Hungarians in the mountainous region of Zakarpattia, …

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By Alison Withers and Kate Abnett DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.N.’s climate body on Monday published its latest draft text of the deal it hopes to reach at the COP28 summit in Dubai, which includes a range of actions countries could take to reduce emissions. The list did not refer directly to a phase out …

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