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At UN climate talks, a draft of the deal gives little clarity on climate cash for developing nations
A new draft text released early Thursday which will form the basis of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change left out a crucial sticking point: how much wealthy nations will pay
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American and Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident
Officials say an Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos, and the U.S. State Department has confirmed an American also died in the same party town, bringing the death toll to four
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Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland is spewing lava from a fissure in its seventh eruption since December
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Shares in India's Adani Group plunge 20% after US bribery, fraud indictments
Asia’s controversial richest man, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, is again in the spotlight
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US charges tycoon Gautam Adani with defrauding investors, hiding plan to bribe Indian officials
Indian businessman Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest people, has been indicted in the U.S. on charges he duped investors in a massive solar energy project in India by concealing that it was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme
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Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
Legislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament
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US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade
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Rain and snow pummel Northern California in latest wave of damaging weather to strike West Coast
Rain and snow are pummeling Northern California as the region feels the effects of a major storm that could cause flash flooding and rockslides
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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip despite Nvidia's solid earnings report
Asian shares have mostly fallen as regional markets tried to digest a strong profit report from Nvidia
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At UN climate talks, "sewage" beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations
The Singapore pavilion at the United Nations climate talks offers attendees free beer with an ingredient that's surprising to many — treated wastewater
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