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Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant with wind turbines nearby in Niederaussem, Germany, as the sun rises on Nov. 2, 2022.

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War fallout and aid demands are overshadowing the climate talks in Egypt

4:17am November 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

War in Ukraine, rising energy and food prices, and growing enmity between the West on the one hand and Russia and China on the other make finding cooperation at the coming climate talks difficult.

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The U.S. Army is retooling itself to build up deterrence against China

6:40pm November 03, 2022

by Emily Feng

The U.S. Army is retooling itself in the Indo-Pacific region to build up deterrence against its top challenger: rising China.

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What life is like for those living in the Russian-occupied city of Kherson

4:26pm November 03, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

A potential battle for the Russian-occupied city of Kherson could change the trajectory of the Ukrainian war. For those stuck there, life is hard and dangerous.

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Haitian-Canadian author Myriam J.A. Chancy makes a reading list for Haiti

4:26pm November 03, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Haitian-Canadian author Myriam J.A. Chancy about what's happening in Haiti and a list of books to help make sense of precipitating events.

A view of soybeans being planted on a farm in Balfour, South Africa on Oct. 20, 2021. Regenerative agriculture is a loosely defined term, but generally involves promoting on-farm soil health and carbon sequestration through practices like cover cropping and no-tilling.

Big food companies commit to 'regenerative agriculture' but skepticism remains

4:26pm November 03, 2022

by Dana Cronin

Ahead of the U.N. climate change conference, CEOs of huge food corporations, including Mars, PepsiCo and McDonald's, are making regenerative agriculture commitments.

Redwan Hussein (seated left), representative of the Ethiopian government, and Getachew Reda (seated right), representative of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, sign a peace agreement between the two parties in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday.

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Ethiopia's truce is a step toward ending civil war, but there are reasons for caution

3:30pm November 03, 2022

by Fred Harter

The Ethiopian federal government and Tigray rebels signed a peace deal. But one major player in the conflict, Eritrea, wasn't involved in the talks.

Africa's last remaining glaciers, including on Mount Kilimanjaro, are expected to melt by 2050. The mountain is seen here in 2009.

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Glaciers from Yellowstone to Kilimanjaro are predicted to disappear by 2050

3:05pm November 03, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

A new report says glaciers in a third of UNESCO World Heritage sites will disappear. Two-thirds of glaciers in the heritage sites can be saved — but only if carbon emissions are cut quickly, it says.

People wade through floodwaters in Pakistan after heavy monsoon rains this summer. Scientists say climate change helped drive the deadly floods.

Countries hit hardest by climate change need much more money to prepare, U.N. says

1:48pm November 03, 2022

by Michael Copley

Impacts from global warming hit the world's poorest countries hardest, although they're responsible for a relatively small share of climate emissions. They need more money to protect against risks.

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The José Antonio Anzoátegui industrial park for crude oil and petrochemicals in Anzoátegui state, Venezuela, on March 17.

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The U.S. is trying to mend ties with Venezuela. One big reason? Oil

1:31pm November 03, 2022

by John Otis

The Biden administration has extended an olive branch to Venezuela. It might sway Caracas to resume talks with the opposition for elections, and eventually let Venezuelan oil back on the world market.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport for his flight to China on Thursday.

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Why Western leaders are warily watching the German leader's trip to China

12:47pm November 03, 2022

by Esme Nicholson

As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to China to meet with President Xi Jinping on Friday, he is under political pressure at home, and from Washington, to rethink Berlin's relationship with Beijing.

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