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Pacific Islands Accuse US of ‘abandoning’ Them To Climate Change
Pacific Islands at risk of being swallowed by rising seas accused Washington of "abandoning" vulnerable nations and...
Margaret Court Blames Gay Conspiracy For Tennis Stadium Row
Tennis great Margaret Court on Friday claimed a gay conspiracy from America was behind calls to strip her name from one...
Dismay As Trump Signals Exit From Accord
There has been widespread international condemnation of President Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing...
Mattis Arrives In Singapore As N. Korea Tensions Swirl
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Singapore on Friday ahead of a key defence summit where longstanding US allies...
Trump’s Climate Decision Comes Under Fire From Business Leaders
US coal producers welcomed President Trump's decision on Thursday to pull the US out of the Paris climate deal. But the...
Trump Pulls US Out of 2015 Accord
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to...
US May Do Less Harm Outside Climate Pact Than In It
America's withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement under Donald Trump is a blow to global unity but may be a...
NBA Commissioner Silver Says League Will Do More To Combat Racism
By speaking out against racism and setting an example against intolerance, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday...
US Cities and States Defy Trump, Embrace Climate Pact
When President Donald Trump announced America's abandonment of the Paris climate deal Thursday, saying he was elected...
$10m Support Programme For District Assemblies Launched
A joint cooperation programme by Germany and the United States (US) to support the development and efficient management...
Fiji’s COP 23 Leader Vows Climate Fight ‘far From Over’
The head of upcoming UN climate talks vowed Friday that the fight against global warming would continue despite...
Quitting Paris Deal For Us? No Thanks, Says Pittsburgh Mayor
Donald Trump said he was championing the people of Pittsburgh by leaving the Paris climate accord. But the city's Mayor...
Republicans Hail Trump For Exiting Paris Climate Deal
Donald Trump's Republican allies applauded the president Thursday for announcing an end to US participation in the...
Elon Musk Says Quitting White House Advisory Panels
Tesla founder Elon Musk on Thursday confirmed he would quit White House business panels in reaction to President Donald...
Obama Slams Trump For Exiting Paris Climate Deal
Barack Obama slammed his successor President Donald Trump on Thursday for pulling out of the Paris climate deal,...
Trump Will Not Move US Embassy To Jerusalem For Now
President Donald Trump postponed moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on Thursday, avoiding what would be a...
EU Leader Urges Trump To Stay In Paris Climate Deal
European Council President Donald Tusk made a personal appeal Thursday to US President Donald Trump not to pull...
China, Europe Take Lead On Climate As World Waits On Trump
China and Europe took the lead Thursday on forging on with the Paris climate accord, as fears grew US President Donald...
Lecturer Disagrees With Otabil
A lecturer in Sociology, Nana Obiri Yeboah, has said mob action is a universal phenomenon and should not be viewed as a...