Among the major announcements at this year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, was the official launch of a “loss and damage” fund to provide financial support to developing countries suffering severe impacts from climate change. At least 15 countries and the European Union had pledged support for the fund as of early December, […]
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‘Change is necessary’: Coast Guard pledges sexual assault reforms after internal review
CNN — The US Coast Guard, rocked by allegations that its leaders for years concealed damning information about sexual assaults and other serious misconduct, released a highly critical report Wednesday acknowledging it had “failed to keep our people safe,” while vowing to make reforms that would better protect them. After spending 90 days speaking with […]
Venezuela’s Maduro pledges to permit oil, mines development in disputed territory with Guyana
CARACAS/GEORGETOWN — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he would authorize oil exploration in an area subject to a dispute with Guyana, which said it would report his comments to the United Nations and the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Maduro’s pledge to permit development around the Esequibo river came after his government held […]