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Climate Change Decision Reveals Splits

There was applause in the White House Rose Garden when President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the United...

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Tech Leaders Defy Trump On Climate Deal

The biggest US tech firms are rallying behind the 2015 Paris climate agreement, despite President Trump’s decision to...

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US States, Cities and Firms Unite Behind Paris Accord

Democratic state governors, city mayors and powerful companies united Friday in defiance of President Donald Trump's...

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Australia’s Turnbull Warns Against ‘coercive’ China

China has nothing to gain by strong-arming its way in the Asia Pacific, Australia's prime minister said Friday, warning...

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Australia’s Turnbull Warns Against ‘coercive’ China

China has nothing to gain by strong-arming its way in the Asia Pacific, Australia's prime minister said Friday, warning...

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Who Will Suffer the Most From US Climate Exit?

In withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate pact, President Donald Trump claimed that honouring its terms...

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Off US Coast, Tangier Island Disappearing Under Water

On Virginia's Tangier Island, about 100 miles and a ferry ride from Washington, the waters of the Chesapeake Bay are...

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US Will Continue To Reduce Greenhouse Emissions, Says Tillerson

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday the United States will pursue unilateral efforts to curb greenhouse...

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India Committed To Paris Climate Deal

India's environment minister Friday said his country is committed to the Paris climate accord irrespective of the...

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US Backsliding On Paris Deal A Gift For China

The US exit from the Paris climate pact is a gift to China's ambitions to become world leader on everything from trade...

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US Climate Pact Pullout Could Add 0.3 Degrees of Warming

The US withdrawal from the Paris climate pact could "in a worst case scenario" add a 0.3 degree Celsius rise in global...

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Timing May Thwart Trump’s Move To Quit Paris Climate Pact

The earliest possible date for America's official withdrawal from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement is just a day...

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John Mahama Blasts Trump

Ghana's former President John Mahama has called the decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the 2015...

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Billionaire Bloomberg Pledges $15 Million To UN For Climate Change

US billionaire Michael Bloomberg has offered $15 million to UN efforts to tackle climate change after President Donald...

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My Neighbor Totoro Anime Theme Park Set To Open In Japan

Japan's answer to Walt Disney has confirmed the launch of a giant new theme park based on one of its most popular...

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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...

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EU’s Juncker Opens China Summit Vowing To Uphold Paris Deal

China and the EU are sending the world a signal there can be "no backsliding" on the Paris climate pact, European...

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Snapchat Spectacles, Which Take Photos and Video, Launch In the UK and Europe

Snapchat Spectacles, sunglasses which also capture photographs and video, are going on sale in the UK. Snap Inc, the...

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Dismay As Trump Signals Exit From Accord

There has been widespread international condemnation of President Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing...