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Heavy snow in northern England causes havoc on highways and knocks out power

AMBLESIDE, England (AP) — Heavy snow in northern England forced motorists to seek shelter or spend the night in their cars and knocked out power to more than 2,500 customers, officials said Sunday.

Dec 3, 2023 11:13 PM Read more >

French foreign minister says she is open to South Pacific resettlement requests due to rising seas

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Monday she was open to any resettlement request from tiny South Pacific nations threatened by rising sea levels, similar to Australia’s agreement with Tuvalu.

Dec 3, 2023 11:09 PM Read more >

At UN climate talks, fossil fuel interests have hundreds of employees on hand

At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests registered to attend this year's United Nations climate talks in Dubai, more than three times the number found in an Associated Press analysis of last year's talks, as new r

Dec 3, 2023 9:51 PM Read more >

In the Amazon, Indigenous women bring a tiny tribe back from the brink of extinction

JUMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — At night, in this village near the Assua River in Brazil, the rainforest reverberates. The sound of generators at times competes with the forest, a sign that there are people here.

Dec 3, 2023 9:48 PM Read more >

Here's why the UAE, the autocratic COP28 host, has to allow limited protests at the summit

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Participants at the United Nations' COP28 climate talks Sunday found themselves greeted by the rarest sights in the United Arab Emirates — public protests.

Dec 3, 2023 4:56 PM Read more >

Harris dashed to Dubai to tackle climate change and war. Each carries high political risks at home

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Filling in for President Joe Biden , Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the Middle East to tackle a pair of challenges that have flummoxed White Houses for decades: climate change and the Israeli-Palestinian confl

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Thousands of climate change activists hold boisterous protest march in Brussels with serious message

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Thousands of people marched through the center of Brussels on Sunday in a boisterous rally highlighting the dangers of climate change, as the COP28 climate summit draws to an end in Dubai. “We must save our planet.

Dec 3, 2023 10:35 AM Read more >

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health.

Dec 3, 2023 9:24 AM Read more >

Plant-based meat industry still poised for growth despite recent setbacks: experts

It's been more than five years since A&W first started selling Beyond Meat burgers to customers eager to see whether the patties could compete with their beloved beef.

Dec 3, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

In some neighborhoods in drought-prone Kenya, clean water is scarce. Filters are one solution

BONDENI-JUA KALI, Kenya (AP) — As the sun rises in the Bondeni-Jua Kali neighborhood on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, dozens of women and men step out of their corrugated iron homes with yellow jerricans, skip over pools of sewage and mak

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