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Russia begins drawdown of troops from Ukraine borders

Russia on Friday began withdrawing troops that had been running drills near the borders of Ukraine, the defensThe buildup, which came amid an increase in fighting between Kiev’s forces and pro-Russia eastern separatists since the start of the year, raised

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China and the Climate

If the U.S. leads on climate, will other countries follow?

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The global economic response to climate change: what’s the plan?

World leaders participating in the virtual Earth Day summit are unanimous: fighting climate change will be good for economic growth worldwide. US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva were among the officials who

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SpaceX Rocket Launches With Astronauts Aboard

The company’s third crewed spacecraft took off from Florida early Friday. (Image credit: John Raoux/AP)

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White House dances around a big contributor to climate change: agriculture – POLITICO

White House dances around a big contributor to climate change: agriculture  POLITICO Biden Wants to Slash Emissions. Success Would Mean a Very Different America.  The New York Times Biden’s Intelligence Director Vows to Put Climate at ‘Center’ of Foreign Policy  The New York

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SpaceX successfully launches astronauts with a re-used Dragon spacecraft for the first time

SpaceX has another successful human space launch to its credit, after a good takeoff and orbital delivery of its Crew Dragon spacecraft on Friday morning. The Dragon took off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida at

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Greta Thunberg mocks British PM by changing Twitter bio to ‘bunny hugger’

Climate activist Greta Thunberg – Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a press conference in Berlin. Thunberg changed her Twitter bio to “bunny hugger” in a jibe at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s comments at a global climate summit. –

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A black hole dubbed ‘the Unicorn’ may be galaxy’s smallest one

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy and the closest to our solar system – an object so curious that they nicknamed it ‘the Unicorn.’ The

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Natural sounds from across seven continents celebrate Earth Day

By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – From Antarctica to Australia, a British composer has captured sounds of nature around the world and put them together in a seven-hour body of work released to mark Earth Day on Thursday. Ted White

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Desperate hunt for missing Indonesian submarine as oxygen set to run out

By Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Sultan Anshori BANYUWANGI/DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) – Rescue aircraft and ships scoured the sea north of Bali on Friday as the hunt for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew on board reached a critical phase

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