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News Wrap: After resounding victory, UK’s Boris Johnson calls for unity
In our news wrap Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for unity after winning a resounding new mandate to carry out Brexit. His Conservatives captured a commanding majority in Parliament in Thursday’s election. Also, in Algeria, a former prime minister…
Why climate migrants don’t have refugee status
The World Bank estimates that by 2050, there will be 143 million climate change-driven migrants from the regions of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
Thunberg calls on youth to ‘fight for tomorrow’ at Italy protest
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg is asking young people to fight for their future in the next decade. Her comments came as she joined a Fridays for Future demonstration in the northern Italian city of Turin. Fridays for Future…
UN climate talks head for overtime with key issues unresolved
Negotiators are splitting their work into two parts, separating discussions on aid for poor countries affected by climate change from those over a deal on international carbon markets.
Speaking at the annual U.N. climate meeting in Madrid, Guterres said fears that measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions would decimate existing industries ignored the opportunities arising from the 'green economy.'…
President Donald Trump called Greta Thunberg's selection at Time's Person of the Year as 'ridiculous' and said she should 'chill.'…
Thunberg, 16, has become the face of the youth climate movement, drawing large crowds with her appearances at protests and conferences over the past year and a half.
In our news wrap Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr blasted the FBI’s probe into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog found that the investigation was flawed but not motivated by political bias. Meanwhile,…
Tuesday marked the release of yet another stark report detailing how the increased warming of our atmosphere is transforming the planet. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s annual Arctic Report Card includes some grim news for wildlife, native communities and…
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