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Watch Again: Bill Gates talks about climate and growth during Paris summit

Watch when Bill Gates spoke at a UN summit on climate and growth in Paris, on Tuesday 5 December 2023.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Israel and WHO in online row over removal of medical supplies in Gaza

Israel denies ordering the UN health agency to remove medical supplies from its warehouse in southern Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2023

Israel strikes in and around Gaza's second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war

Israel has intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second largest city as ambulances and other vehicles streamed into a local hospital carrying wounded Palestinians

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

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With COP28 Underway, How Can Specialized Recruitment Agencies Help Companies Navigate ESG And Sustainability Talent Shortages?

The demand for ESG and sustainability professionals is booming, but finding talent is difficult. However, working with recruitment agencies specializing in the industry can mitigate these problems.

International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023

Record More Than 2,000 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists At COP28 Talks: NGOs

A record almost 2,500 fossil fuel lobbyists have been accredited for UN climate talks in Dubai, as negotiators wrestle with calls to end all new oil, gas and coal projects to curb global warming, campaign groups said Tuesday.

International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023

We won’t stop speaking out about Gaza’s suffering – there is no climate justice without human rights

Fridays for Future Sweden activists haven’t ‘been radicalised’ – solidarity with marginalised people has always been at the heart of our message, say Fridays for Future Sweden activist Greta Thunberg and others

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

Afternoon Update: Higgins challenged over account of alleged rape; EV sales up 50k in last year; and NYC woman dies in garbage chute

Bruce Lehrmann’s barrister casts doubt over how drunk Brittany Higgins was on the night of the alleged rape at Parliament House

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

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Activists at COP28 summit ramp up pressure on cutting fossil fuels as talks turn to clean energy

Activists had a series of events and actions lined up Tuesday at the United Nations climate summit seeking to amp up pressure on conference participants to agree to phase out coal, oil and gas, responsible for most of the world’s emissions, and move to clean energy in a fair way

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists get access to Cop28 climate talks

UAE-hosted summit admitted at least 2,456 people affiliated with oil and gas industries, analysis finds

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

‘A matter of survival’: India’s unstoppable need for air conditioners

Access to sufficient cooling could further drive up the already rampant inequality in the country

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

Israeli Troops Battle Hamas Militants In Southern Gaza

Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday after expanding their offensive deeper into the besieged territory, with warnings that an "even more hellish scenario" was unfolding for trapped civilians.

International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023

🔴 Live: Israeli forces launch ground assault of Khan Younis in south Gaza, hospitals overwhelmed

Israel said Tuesday that its forces had entered “the heart” of Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians. Military officials said they were engaged in the “most intense day” of battles since the ground offensive began more…

France 24 · Dec 5, 2023

Crunch Time For EU-Mercosur Deal At Rio Summit

The fate of a long-awaited but controversial Europe-South America trade deal hangs in the balance this week when Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hosts a summit of the Mercosur regional bloc.

International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023

World Could Breach 1.5C Warming Threshold In 7 Years: Study

The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scientists warned Tuesday, urging countries at the COP28 talks to "act now" on coal, oil and gas pollution.

International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023

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The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

UN warns that 2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue

The U.N. refugee agency has raised the alarm for an estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats reported to be out of supplies and adrift in the Andaman Sea

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

Fossil fuels influence and other takeaways from Monday's climate conference events

The influence of fossil fuels was a focal point Monday at the United Nations annual climate conference known as COP28

Al Jazeera · Dec 4, 2023

Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify

Palestinian telecoms company Paltel says communications and internet services go down in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera · Dec 4, 2023

Death toll rises as Tanzania reels from flooding, landslides

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa says at least 63 people died in flooding unleashed by heavy rainfall over the weekend.

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International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023

'Unintended Consequences': Friction At COP28 Over Green Trade

Inside the negotiating rooms and on the sidelines of the COP28 climate talks, simmering tensions over wealthy countries' "green trade" policies have been bubbling to the surface, with developing nations fearful they will be penalised.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 4, 2023

If combating global warming is the goal, the oil and gas industries have too much power at UN conference

Allowing the fossil fuel industries to wield their power in the UN’s climate talks means pulling punches against the greatest existential threat faced by humanity, all to spare those companies a threat to their bottom lines.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

‘The doors and windows shattered’: Palestinians in Khan Younis report relentless bombing

People are not even safe in Rafah as Israeli bombardment spreads across the south of the Gaza Strip, and living conditions are described as desperate

Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2023

Developing nations need 'trillions' as climate finance takes centre stage at Cop28

Money pledges grabbed the spotlight at Cop28 in Dubai on Monday as delegates turned their focus to the yawning gap in the need for climate finance and what's on offer.

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

The World Food Program will end its main assistance program in Syria in January, affecting millions

The U.N. World Food Program says it will end in January its main assistance program across war-torn Syria, where over 12 million people lack regular access to sufficient food

Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2023

Guinea-Bissau’s president dissolves parliament after last week’s failed coup

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has dissolved the nation’s parliament, according to a decree issued on Monday which cited last week's failed coup, further raising concerns about political stability in the country and the entire coup-hit West Africa region.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

Fossil fuel firms should volunteer to help vulnerable countries, says Spanish minister

Co-leader of EU delegation at Cop28 says climate should be at centre of all financial and economic decisions

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