By Kate Abnett, Gloria Dickie and David Stanway DUBAI (Reuters) – A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit on Monday suggested a range of options that countries could take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but omitted the “phase out” of fossil fuels that many nations have demanded. The draft will set …
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By Eli Berlzon and Michal Yaakov Itzhaki YAVNE, Israel (Reuters) – Israeli Sharon Alony-Cunio survived 52 days as a hostage in Gaza with her two little girls before she was released in an Israel-Hamas swap deal. But she fears for the life of her husband who is still captive in the bombarded Palestinian enclave. Now …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Two people were killed and another injured in a shooting in the Swiss town of Sion on Monday, police said. Police in the Valais canton said that the suspect, an unidentified man, had fired several shots in two different locations in Sion, a town of about 35,000 people. (Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; …
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By Alexander Cornwell AL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) – A dozen United Nations Security Council envoys were due to visit the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Monday, just days after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned thousands of people in the besieged Palestinian enclave were “simply starving.” The United Arab Emirates arranged the trip to Rafah …
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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Monday said it would tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers that could halve its migrant intake over the next two years as the government looks to overhaul what it said was a “broken” migration system. Under the new policies, international students would need to …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – After being told by COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber to not “let me down”, the almost 200 nations at the U.N. climate summit will be wrestling on Monday with the thorniest issue – whether to call for a wind down in the world’s use of oil and gas. The COP28 presidency is expected …
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in its war with Hamas on Sunday, as Israeli tanks fought their way into the main city of the southern Gaza Strip. Two days after the United States vetoed a proposed United Nations demand for …
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HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba said late on Saturday it had thwarted a terrorist plot hatched in neighboring south Florida, according to a report broadcast on state-run media, after a man allegedly arrived on the island by jetski to commit acts of violence. The resulting investigation, which state-run media said was still underway, alleged the plot …
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday expressed to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro growing concern over a territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, Brazil’s presidential palace said in a statement. In a phone call from Maduro to Lula, the Brazilian president called for dialogue, stating that it was important …
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By Wa Lone TORONTO (Reuters) – The dream of making it big in Canada is turning into a battle for survival for many immigrants due to the high cost of living and rental shortages, as rising emigration numbers hints to newcomers being forced to turn their back on a country that they chose to make …
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