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    Greenhouse gas levels hit record; world struggles to curb damage

    COP26 · 3:13 PM UTC

    Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is "way off track" on capping rising temperatures, the United Nations said on Monday, showing the task facing climate talks in Glasgow aimed at averting dangerous levels of warming.

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    Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine protective, safe in young children
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    Tesla drives toward $1 trillion club on record Hertz order
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    Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally - documents
    Africa
    Gunfire, protests as Sudan's military seizes power in coup
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    Analysis: From zero to $12 bln; investors chase Trump stock hype
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    Afghan women lawyers on the run face life in limbo abroad
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    'Phantom of the Opera' plots a cautious return

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    Everything we want to buy is more expensive… Some people are rich enough to buy a private jet, but wow, that $1 million maintenance bill… And there’s an epic, nearly cinematic fight among the family members who control Rogers, the Canadian telecom giant that owns the Toronto Blue Jays 

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    Business
    Facebook will fuel further unrest, whistleblower says
    Business
    GM, Ford results likely to reflect chip shortage's varying impacts on sector
    Business
    Airbus rejects pressure to curb record jet output goal
    Business
    Tesla, PayPal lift S&P 500 and Nasdaq ahead of Big Tech earnings

    United States

    United States
    Biden says he hopes Democrats reach spending deal this week
    United States
    U.S. to invest $70 mln to boost access to COVID-19 tests
    United States
    U.S. to outline Nov. 8 international travel reopening, vaccination rules
    United States
    Mudslides, power outages as storm drenches burn-scarred California

    Middle East

    Middle East
    Former Saudi spymaster seeks U.S. help for his jailed children
    Middle East
    Israel's new family unification approvals bring hope to Palestinians
    Middle East
    Turkey's Erdogan said to welcome embassies' statements amid Kavala row
    Middle East
    Lebanon top Christian politician summoned for hearing over deadly clashes

    Americas

    Americas
    UN experts condemn U.S. expulsions of Haitian migrants
    Americas
    Bank of Canada to raise rates in Q3 next year, possibly sooner: Reuters poll
    Americas
    Bolsonaro says Petrobras privatization is 'on our radar' as fuel prices rise
    Americas
    Hurricane Rick makes landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast

    Asia Pacific

    Asia Pacific
    'Children are going to die', U.N. agency warns as Afghanistan verges on collapse
    Asia Pacific
    South Korea plots course to scrapping COVID curbs by early 2022
    Asia Pacific
    New Zealand reports second-highest daily COVID-19 cases in pandemic
    Asia Pacific
    Australian publisher calls government on Facebook, regulator concerned

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom
    Pressure mounts on Solskjaer after Liverpool debacle
    United Kingdom
    UK plans 6 billion pound package to boost health service capacity
    United Kingdom
    UK records 36,567 COVID cases, down 19% on last Monday
    United Kingdom
    Britain to raise minimum wage to 9.50 pounds a hour

    China

    China
    China will uphold world peace, Xi says, despite others' concerns
    China
    Senior Chinese diplomat to meet Taliban interim gov't on Qatar trip
    China
    Evergrande EV unit shares jump after chairman signals business shift
    China
    Amnesty to shut Hong Kong offices given national security law risks

    Environment

    Environment
    Developed nations to deliver climate fund 3 years late, hope to rebuild trust
    Environment
    Dollars in the dirt: Big Ag pays farmers for control of their soil-bound carbon
    Environment
    In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks
    Environment
    Brazil to bring forward goal to end illegal deforestation, VP says

    Energy

    Energy
    Oil prices reach multi-year highs on tight supply
    Energy
    China to investigate energy index providers in bid to tame coal prices
    Energy
    Canada boosts U.S. natgas exports, drills more as global prices surge
    Energy
    Russia close to using natural gas as weapon in Europe's gas crunch - Biden energy adviser

    Sports

    Sports
    Feels like America has accepted Formula One, says Hamilton
    Sports
    Beijing Games competitors to face daily COVID-19 tests, remain in closed loop
    Sports
    With axes and stones, women make their mark on traditional Basque rural sports
    Sports
    NFL roundup: Joe Burrow, Bengals end Ravens’ 5-game winning streak

    Lifestyle

    Lifestyle
    'Dune' Opens to $40 Million at the Box Office. Strong Enough for a Sequel?
    Lifestyle
    Oslo opens museum to "The Scream" painter Munch
    Lifestyle
    With axes and stones, women make their mark on traditional Basque rural sports
    Lifestyle
    Bejeweled Mughal-era glasses expected to fetch up to $3.5 mln at auction

    Two pairs of bejewelled Mughal-era spectacles set with diamond and emerald lenses are expected to fetch up to $3.5 million each when they are auctioned in London on Wednesday.

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