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5 big promises made at annual UN climate talks and what has happened since

By GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India and SIBI ARASU, Associated Press Associated Press
Dec 12, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When United Nations climate talks wrap up at some point this week in Dubai, big promises will likely be made about how the world is going t...
A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels strikes a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press
Dec 12, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels slammed into a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen near a key maritime ...
China's homegrown C919 aircraft arrives in Hong Kong in maiden flight outside the mainland

By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer
Dec 12, 2023 12:00 am - HONG KONG - A Chinese C919 jet arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday in the Chinese-made plane's first foray outside of mainland China as its manufacturer prepares to take on ...
COP28 climate talks enter last day with no agreement in sight on fossil fuels

By JON GAMBRELL, JAMEY KEATEN, SIBI ARASU and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press
Dec 12, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A stark standoff between countries that want a dramatic phaseout to fossil fuels causing damaging warming and those that don't crushed hope...
Backlash to House testimony shines spotlight on new generation of Ivy League presidents

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer
Dec 12, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The university presidents called before a congressional hearing on antisemitism last week had more in common than strife on their campuses: The leaders of t...
US consumer inflation eased slightly in November as gas prices fell, though some costs kept surging

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
Dec 12, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. inflation ticked down again last month, with cheaper gas helping further lighten the weight of consumer price increases in the United States. At the sa...
It's a tough week for Rishi Sunak. He faces grilling on COVID decisions and revolt over Rwanda plan

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces one of the toughest weeks of his 13 months in office as he's grilled by lawyers about his decisions during the COVID-19...
The Supreme Court rejects an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children

Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ child...
Fed is set to leave interest rates unchanged while facing speculation about eventual rate cuts

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Reporter
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - With inflation edging closer to the Federal Reserve's 2% target, its policymakers are facing - and in some cases fueling - hopes that they will make a decis...
India's Supreme Court upholds government's decision to remove disputed Kashmir's special status

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press
Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - SRINAGAR, India - India's top court on Monday upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir's special status as...

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