The UN Security Council on Monday rejected a Russia-backed resolution calling for an international independent investigation into the blasts that severely damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines last autumn. Russian diplomats suggested that the outcome of the vote was the result of diplomatic pressure exerted by the …
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US climate envoy John Kerry has drawn widespread mockery for his speech to the World Economic Forum, in which he sought to portray the people gathered there as wise saviors of the world. “When you start to think about it, it’s pretty extraordinary that we – a select group of …
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Rafael Nadal admitted he is “living with an injury” as the Spaniard limped his way towards defeat against Denis Shapovalov in Rome, triggering concerns that the 13-time French Open winner will not be fully fit for the start of the tournament later this month. Nadal hobbled and grimaced during his …
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Large global banks are spending billions on oil and gas projects despite their participation in the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), which claims to take steps to achieve net-zero emissions goals, ShareAction climate campaigners have found. “NZBA [24] members provided at least $44.6 billion in financing to the top upstream …
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The news of a hypersonic missile test was unveiled by the Financial Times in a bombshell report, citing five unnamed sources. The Chinese military allegedly conducted the launch back in August, in which a glide vehicle was deployed into low-earth orbit, where it circled the entire globe towards its target. …
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has just released the first part of its sixth assessment report – the first such assessment for seven years. The response of the mainstream media has been so predictable that it seemed many journalists wrote their articles in advance of its publication, merely …
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“We have a major under-incarceration problem in America. And it’s only getting worse,” Cotton tweeted on Tuesday, linking to a CNN report about a spike in crime in cities across the US. The tweet has got ratioed, receiving more than 7,400 replies and 4,600 quote-tweets, to only 425 retweets and …
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Racism is evil. No one should have to suffer because of it. And yes, there is a necessity to state that outright, because everything that I am about to write revolves around how people simply do not understand how to combat racism without destroying America and its culture. Anti-racism training …
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“There is no scenario where hydrocarbons disappear,” the chief executive of Baker Hughes, Lorenzo Simonelli, said during his keynote speech at this year’s annual meeting in the company. Like other executives from the industry, Simonelli acknowledged and welcomed the energy transition, but he noted that a 100-percent renewable energy scenario …
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The ex-FLOTUS issued a lengthy statement on Thursday – some 24 hours after a crowd of rowdy Trump supporters forced their way into the US Capitol to protest the results of the 2020 election – blaming the president for the disturbance, which she said “desecrated the center of American government.” …
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