COP29 drags on as developing nations reject $250 billion offer
• Nov 22, 2024, 10:25 PM
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In tonight's edition: A draft deal on climate finance has been rejected by African nations at the COP29 summit. Also, the Algerian Press Agency confirms that Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal has been arrested by Algerian authorities. Plus, supporters of arrested opposition leader Kizza Besigye are planning a protest in Uganda on Monday.
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Denmark will not extradite anti-whaling activist Watson to Japan
• 11:38 AM
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Denmark on Tuesday, his lawyer told AFP, and he will not be extradited to Japan. Watson was detained on a 2012 Japanese arrest warrant, which accuses him of causing damage to a whaling ship in th
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France imposes nighttime curfew on cyclone-hit Mayotte in bid to prevent looting
• 8:03 AM
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Mayotte will be placed under curfew from Tuesday evening as authorities seek to re-establish order in the French overseas territory in the aftermath of the deadly Cyclone Chido. The annoucement comes as rescuers continue to search for survivors in a race
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India: Forty years on, Bhopal disaster still plagues local residents
• 12:44 AM
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Forty years after India's Bhopal disaster, local residents are still suffering from its aftermath. The gas explosion at a chemical plant caused toxic waste to contaminate the water in nearby areas, causing locals to develop numerous health issues. Today,
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