Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
COP28 host UAE may update climate plans next year after ‘insufficient’ ranking
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) - COP28 summit host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may update its plans to tackle its own contribution to climate change next year after an independent research group ra...
Nov 16, 2023
Jury deliberates fate of man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A federal court jury will resume deliberations on Thursday in the trial of a right-wing conspiracy theorist who attacked the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pel...
Nov 16, 2023
US House Speaker Johnson’s ‘honeymoon’ ends as hardline Republicans rebel
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of hardline Republicans has put new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on notice that he can no longer count on their support for legislation, signaling a p...
Nov 16, 2023
On sidelines of APEC, ‘Gaypec’ shows off San Francisco’s LGBTQ pride
By Ann Saphir SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Drag performers in pink frills and red frocks took to the stage in San Francisco at an event local organisers hoped would be the perfect party for Asia Economic...
Nov 16, 2023
Rich countries may have met $100 billion climate goal last year -OECD
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Developed nations may have achieved their overdue promise of $100 billion to help poorer countries cope with climate change in 2022, the OECD said on Thursday, an e...
Nov 16, 2023
Poor countries missing out on pre-arranged climate disaster finance – study
By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) - The poorest and most vulnerable countries do not benefit enough from pre-arranged financing to cope with disasters and are most exposed to the losses and damage caused...
Nov 16, 2023
New Delhi smog grows more intense as farm fires rage
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Toxic smog gripping New Delhi grew more intense on Thursday as farm fires raged in nearby fields despite a court-ordered ban, making India's capital the world's most polluted cit...
Nov 16, 2023
High water closes parts of Rhine river in south Germany to shipping
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Parts of the river Rhine in Germany have been closed to shipping because of a rise in water levels following recent heavy rain, German authorities said on Thursday. Rhine river shi...
Nov 16, 2023
California utility to blame for deadly 2022 fire -report
(Reuters) - California authorities have determined that a major utility company is to blame for a 2022 wildfire that killed two people, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. The Post, citing a Ca...
Nov 15, 2023
U.S. Senate to vote on stopgap government funding bill on Wednesday night -Schumer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday night on a stopgap measure to avert a partial government shutdown, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. (Reporting by Moira Warburton in Washi...
Nov 15, 2023
