Negotiators from more than 50 nations, including China and the United States, gathered in Montreal with the goal of encouraging greater efficiency and advanced technologies to control emissions from the airlines industry. “An agreement to address aviation emissions may play a key role in...
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Allies who have long provided steadfast support to the US now question if the National Security Agency targeted communications of leaders like German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, as suggested by documents released by a former...
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A global migration report outlines the distorted perceptions of immigrants and suggests that misinformation contributes to “harmful stereotypes, discrimination and xenophobia.” For example, the Italians in surveys assume that immigrants make up 25 percent of the population, when the true figure is...
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With US politicians up in arms over deficits and debt, defense manufacturers anticipate sharp budget reductions for the US Department of Defense. US spending on defense nearly doubled in the decade following the 9/11 attacks, but even hardline politicians have expressed a new willingness to reduce...
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Chinese investment and trade in Australia have grown rapidly. Australian metals and fuels flow to China to help power industrial growth. The scale involved – the costs, the tons moved each day – buoys the Australian economy during a time of global recession. Yet while most Australians deem China’s...
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A junior diplomat stationed in New York City was charged by US marshals for underpaying a maid. Standard procedure for such detainees includes a strip search, and India is furious. The United States responds that junior diplomats do not have immunity; Indian leaders contend that the arrest could...
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