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The U.N. says climate impacts are getting worse faster than the world is adapting

A new report finds some climate impacts are already irreversible and will last for many decades to come. It calls for far more money to help countries prepare for the growing risks they face. (Image credit: Dake Kang/AP)

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Watch: A Pet Turtle’s Pursuit of Happiness in “Snowy”

Filmmakers Kaitlyn Schwalje and Alex Wolf Lewis decided to make a movie about Snowy the pet turtle after spending Thanksgiving with him one year. Their short documentary is both an investigation into animal happiness and an intervention to improve one

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​​’Green Swan’ Climate Events Can Rock the World’s Economies. How Banks Prepare for Them Could Save More Than Dollars

One Friday afternoon a decade ago, crisis struck Japan. First came a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, the country’s largest ever recorded. That triggered a massive tsunami, which washed away entire towns. The tsunami then caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear

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Suspect in Cleo Smith abduction ‘acted alone’: Australia police

The man suspected of abducting a four-year-old Australian girl from a campsite 19 days ago is believed to have “acted alone”, police said, and will likely be charged later Thursday. Cleo Smith disappeared from her family’s tent in remote Western

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World’s highest ski resort a Bolivian memory

Bernardo Guarachi’s eyes light up as he reminisces about the glory days of Chacaltaya — once the highest ski resort in the world but now a crumbling relic to climate change in the Bolivian Andes. “Today, it’s a cemetery,” said

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French court fines seven people over anti-Semitic posts targeting Miss France runner-up

A French court on Wednesday fined seven people for a torrent of anti-Semitic abuse on social media aimed at the runner-up of the latest Miss France contest. April Benayoum, who competed for the Miss France title in December, became the

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China says US report on nuclear arsenal ‘full of prejudice’

Beijing hit back Thursday against a US report on China’s expansion of its nuclear arsenal, calling it “full of prejudice”, and accused Washington of overhyping the threat. The Chinese foreign ministry’s comments came after the Pentagon said that China was

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Two Rich Men Decided to Fund a Failing City. Some People Say They Made It Worse

On the steps of city hall, Mayor David Anderson hollered a guttural “Wahhh!!!” and shot his arms into the sky to celebrate, looking like an inflatable air dancer blowing in the wind. “Four! Hundred! Million! Dollars!” he shouted, in July,

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Cuba steps up forced exile of dissidents

A month ago, Cuban artist Hamlet Lavastida was forced into exile by the communist government, which he accuses of being afraid of those that speak out in defense of freedom. Lavastida is one of dozens of dissidents and opponents —

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Vice President Harris is going to France next week. Here’s what she will be doing

While in Paris, Vice President Harris will get facetime with about two dozen world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron. (Image credit: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)

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