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Witt, 38, announced his bid just hours before President-Elect Donald Trump endorsed Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis for the job.
Plastic waste is everywhere. Countries have one more chance to …
1 day ago · Talks open in the shadow of a U.S. election. The final round of talks is getting underway weeks after U.S. voters reelected Donald Trump as president. For years, Trump has cast doubt on the scientific consensus that the Earth is getting hotter mainly because of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, which come primarily from burning fossil fuels.
U.N. report: 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023. And that's likely an ...
1 day ago · "This is a war against women," says Kalliopi Mingeirou, chief of the ending violence against women section at U.N. Women.. She is talking about a new report that estimates 85,000 cases of femicide in 2023 — instances where a woman is targeted because of her gender, either killed by an intimate partner, a close relative, a rapist …
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18 hours ago · Diplomats say ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon may be imminent. President-elect Trump has a plan to make big cuts in government spending. Conservative sets sights on reshaping American culture.
For the first time ever, Taliban reps were invited to the big U.N ...
4 days ago · For the first time since the Taliban takeover in 2021, a delegation from Afghanistan has been invited to the United Nations signature climate conference: the 29th Conference of Parties (COP). Following U.N. protocol, this year's host nation — Azerbaijan — issued the invite. It's not a full-blown ...
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Nov 18, 2024 · As NPR's flagship station for Northwest Florida and South Alabama, WUWF reporters provide in-depth coverage of important local and regional issues.
Countries agreed to try to hold global warming to 1.5 degrees …
Nov 18, 2024 · In October, the latest release of the annual UN Emissions Gap report, found that the 1.5 C goal was still technically possible—if unlikely. Global emissions would need to drop rapidly by 2030, falling 42% from 2019 levels, to keep warming below 1.5 C.
At the 1,000 day mark of war, a Ukrainian activist looks ahead
6 days ago · NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Hanna Hopko, from the International Center for Ukrainian Victory, as Russia's invasion of her country approaches 1,000 days.
How is the world doing on climate change? Not great | WUWF
Oct 24, 2024 · Heavy rain from Hurricane Helene caused destructive flooding in North Carolina this year. A new study from the United Nations Environment Programme shows the world is on track for more severe climate impacts, like severe storms and extreme rain.
To save nature, world leaders aim to turn words into action at ...
Oct 21, 2024 · Two years ago, nearly every country on Earth signed on to a landmark agreement to protect the fast-eroding natural world.. It was celebrated as the “Paris moment” for the world’s threatened and endangered plants, animals and ecosystems — a global pledge aimed at slowing biodiversity loss in the same way the Paris Climate Agreement aimed (and so far has failed) to drastically cut ...