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Norway, Indonesia, Brazil and others pledge billions to bold new plan to protect tropical forests
A bold new plan to protect tropical forests, which aims to raise $125 billion US and directly pay developing countries to halt deforestation, is taking shape at the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil this week.
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Why Trump’s battle with U.S. mayors might hurt everyone, even him
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is another Democratic mayor in an acrimonious relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. But observers say these relationships matter and can impact both those mayors' cities and Trump's political ambitions.
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U.S. Federal Aviation Administration grounds all MD-11 cargo planes after deadly Kentucky crash
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday issued an order prohibiting MD-11 planes from flying, pending inspection, after a fiery crash of a UPS cargo freighter that killed at least 14 people in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday.
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Niagara family, mayor call for hotelier Jimmy Lai's release from Hong Kong prison as G7 ministers set to meet
As G7 foreign ministers prepare to meet in Ontario's Niagara Region, family of hotel owner Jimmy Lai and Niagara-on-the-Lake’s lord mayor are calling for the pro-democracy activist's release from a Hong Kong prison. "I would love for my cousins to be able to just hug their dad before he dies," his niece told CBC News.
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Tornado in Brazil kills 6, injures hundreds
A tornado accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain struck the southern Brazilian state of Parana, killing six people, the state government said on Saturday. The town of Rio Bonito do Iguaçu was hit hardest late Friday.
