G7 countries and Australia to cap price of seaborne Russian oil | Oil
G7 countries and Australia have agreed to cap the price of Russian seaborne oil, with the aim of reducing Moscow’s income and limiting its ability...
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Cop27 agrees to historic ‘loss and damage’ fund to compensate developing countries for climate impacts | Cop27
A historic deal to set up a “loss and damage” fund to pay poorer countries harmed by the impacts of the climate crisis has been...
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Biden says Elon Musk’s connections to other countries ‘worthy of being looked at’ | Elon Musk
Joe Biden thinks Twitter boss Elon Musk’s relationships with other countries is “worthy of being looked at”. Biden was asked at a news conference on...
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African nations can’t ‘adapt’ to famine or floods. Rich countries should pay us for the climate crisis they caused | Vanessa Nakate
In September, I travelled from my home country, Uganda, to Turkana County in Kenya, which is suffering from a historic drought. One morning, I met...
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Climate crisis funds not reaching countries in need, senior UN official says | Global development
The UN’s humanitarian chief has questioned why billions of dollars pledged to tackle the climate crisis have not been used to fight famine in Somalia....
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What are European countries doing to cut power consumption? | Energy
Paris is switching off the Eiffel Tower lights an hour early, Milan has turned off public fountains, and Hanover is offering gym users cold rather...
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Patience with Putin may be ebbing among friendlier countries | Ukraine
Signs that some countries willing to tolerate Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are losing patience have emerged as Turkey, India and China responded cooly to the...
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Vanuatu, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, launches ambitious climate plan | Vanuatu
The Pacific country of Vanuatu has launched one of the world’s most ambitious climate policies, committing to 100% renewable energy in electricity generation by 2030...
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Nearly $2tn of damage inflicted on other countries by US emissions | Climate crisis
The US has inflicted more than $1.9tn in damage to other countries from the effects of its greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new analysis...
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Could new countries be founded – on the internet? | Sam Venis
In The Network State, a buzzy new book by Balaji Srinivasan, the former chief technology officer of Coinbase poses a devious question: how do you...