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Al Gore criticises COP28 for oil CEO leadership in climate talks

Former US Vice President Al Gore says the chances for real progress at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, were badly damaged when an oil company CEO was appointed to lead the talks. United Arab Emirates’ COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber is allegedly secretly using his role to push oil trade deals with foreign government officials. Gore says using international climate talks as leverage to shore up support for […]

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Merriam-Webster reveals 2023 word of the year

Merriam-Webster has chosen "authentic" as its word of the year for 2023, citing a substantial increase in searches for its definition. According to CNN, the heightened interest is attributed to talks about truth, facts, AI, celebrity culture, identity, and social media. Celebrities like Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, and Elon Musk have also contributed to the popularity of the term by highlighting the importance of being "authentic" in any given situation.

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Somali education champion wins UN refugee prize

By Nina LARSON =(Video)= Geneva, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) - A former Somali refugee intent on bringing books and education to his compatriots languishing in sprawling camps in Kenya was on Tuesday named the winner of the UN refugee agency's prestigious Nansen Award. Abdullahi Mire, 36, was hailed for championing the right to education by putting 100,000 books in the hands of children in Kenya's crowded Dadaab refugee camps. "A […]

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How worried should we be about the pneumonia outbreak in China?

C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney; Ashley Quigley, UNSW Sydney; Haley Stone, UNSW Sydney, and Rebecca Dawson, UNSW Sydney Reports of a surge in pneumonia-like illness primarily affecting children in northern China have captured our attention. The last time we heard about a mysterious respiratory outbreak leading to overcrowding in hospitals was the beginning of the COVID pandemic, so it’s not entirely surprising this has caused some alarm. On November 22 […]

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Japan trials over-the-counter ‘morning-after’ pill

Tokyo, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) - Japan began a pilot project on Tuesday selling over-the-counter "morning-after" contraceptive pills, but campaigners criticised the scheme as far too small and called for all restrictions to be lifted. Rights groups have long complained that the emergency contraceptive was only available in socially conservative Japan with a doctor's prescription and a trip to a clinic or pharmacy. This put many women off, particularly rape […]

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Fast-fashion giant Shein applies to go public in US: report

ATTENTION - ADDS Shein declined to comment /// Washington, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese-founded fast fashion giant Shein has confidentially applied to go public in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, calling the move potentially one of the biggest IPOs in years. The offering could come next year, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the matter and adding that Chinese media had also reported on […]

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