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Minister uses UN report to urge action on safeguard

Chris Bowen says the latest UN report on climate change makes clear the need to legislate the government's safeguard mechanism.

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OPINION - Window of opportunity to preserve liveable climate rapidly closing

The Metropolitan Police. The Democratic Unionist Party. Xi Jinping in Moscow. Boris Johnson at the Privileges Committee. UBS acquiring Credit Suisse. Beavers marauding around Ealing. There is always something going on that seems more urgent than climate change. More ‘newsy’. I mean, what’s another UN report or additional tonne of…

Evening Standard

EU pledges €1 billion for post-quake reconstruction in Turkey

The European Commission said Monday it will support Turkey with one billion euros ($1.07 billion) to help with reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the country and neighboring Syria last month.

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How the Iraq war unleashed jihad and the rise of Isis

The outrage around the invasion became a call to arms, the repercussions of which are still being felt today, writes Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

Somalia drought: 43,000 people die in a year and half are children under five

‘Unrelenting droughts’ have created worst hunger crisis for 70 years says

The Independent UK

UN climate report a 'message of hope' despite impacts hitting faster than expected

Devastating climate impacts are hitting faster than expected as the world teeters on reaching the 1.5 degree Celsius warming limit in a little over a decade, the UN said Monday.

France 24

Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners

Yemen’s warring sides say they have agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in a U.N.-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the yearslong conflict

The Independent UK

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'Climate time bomb ticking', emissions must urgently be cut -UN chief

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the "climate time bomb is ticking" as he urged rich nations on Monday to slash emissions sooner after a new assessment from scientists said there was little time to lose in tackling climate change.

Reuters

Ireland among countries with the most cocaine users in the world

The study warns that a growing number of children as young as 10 to 14-years-old are taking part in "intimidation practices" such as throwing stones at houses and damaging cars

Dublin Live

Kenya's police are violent, unaccountable and make most citizens feel less safe – should they be abolished?

A world without the police is inconceivable to many people. The police are viewed as part of modern society’s foundation, ensuring democracy and keeping people safe.

The Conversation

U.N. expert calls for coordinated action against Myanmar junta

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar on Monday called on the international community to coordinate sanctions to counter the abuses perpetrated by the southeast Asian country's military.

Reuters

EU pledges $1 billion for post-quake Turkey reconstruction

The European Commission will support Turkey with one billion euros ($1.07 billion) to help with reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the country and neighboring Syria last month

The Independent UK

‘This can be done’: UN chief says net-zero deadlines must be brought forward a decade

Australia and other developed countries must achieve net-zero emissions a decade earlier than most have promised, the UN chief says.

The New Daily

Window to lower greenhouse gas is rapidly closing, says new UN report

Drastic and deep greenhouse has emissions cuts are needed, it said

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Evening Standard

Window of opportunity to preserve liveable climate rapidly closing - UN

Extreme heat is already killing people around the world while increasing disease, displacement and loss of livelihood and culture, scientists say

The Conversation

'It can be done. It must be done': IPCC delivers definitive report on climate change, and where to now

The world is in deep trouble on climate change, but if we really put our shoulder to the wheel we can turn things around. Loosely, that’s the essence of today’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

ABC News

IPCC climate scientists issue 'a survival guide for humanity', warning window closing to reduce emissions

The world’s climate scientists have issued what one expert says is a “final warning” before global warming exceeds 1.5C, threatening planetary systems human life depends on.

AAP

'This can be done': UN's message on net-zero deadlines

The UN secretary-general says developed nations like Australia must bring forward their net-zero timelines by a decade, given the latest climate change report.

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Radio France Internationale

IPCC scientists still hopeful of capping global warming at 1.5°C

Despite the scale and urgency of the climate crisis, it's not too late to secure a “liveable and sustainable future for all” if immediate action is taken to slash greenhouse gas emissions and ensure climate justice for vulnerable people, a major UN climate report published Monday says.

The Guardian - UK

How Iraq war destroyed UK’s trust in politicians and left Labour in turmoil

Tony Blair’s decision to invade tore at successive Labour leaders and weakened the intelligence services

The Guardian - UK

From climate change ‘certainty’ to rapid decline: a timeline of IPCC reports

Since 1992, the IPCC has highlighted rising greenhouse gases, marking their ‘widespread and unprecedented’ impacts by 2014

Axios

UN report: Window for limiting global warming is closing

The report warns that the window for meaningful action is closing, but details climate solutions.

Evening Standard

OPINION - There is nothing more depressing than Happiness Day

Happy Monday! Don’t you just hate it when people say that? Ditto Tuesday, Wednesday and every other day. But it’s remarkable how this frightful habit has caught on, chiefly on the part of PRs. It calls to mind the Brit in America who, on being told to have a nice…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Violations May Amount to Crimes Against Humanity, Says UN Expert

Iran's authorities have committed violations in recent months that may amount to crimes against humanity, a UN-appointed expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday, citing cases of murder, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual violence and persecution. Iran has been swept by protests since the death of a young…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: 43,000 Estimated Dead in Somalia Drought Last Year

A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on record in Somalia last year and half of them likely were children. It is the first official death toll announced in the drought withering large parts of the Horn of Africa. At least 18,000 people are…

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