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Global South needs $2 trillion a year to tame, cope with climate
Global South needs $2 trillion a year to tame, cope with climate
by  AFP

Developing and emerging countries -- excluding China -- need investments well beyond $2 trillion annually by 2030 if the world is to stop the global warming juggernaut and cope with its impacts, according to a UN-backed report released Tuesday. Current investments in emerging and developing economies other than China stand at about $500 billion.

US votes with Biden agenda at stake - and Trump in the wings
US votes with Biden agenda at stake - and Trump in the wings
by  AFP

Americans vote Tuesday in crucial midterm elections that could decide the political future of both President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump -- who has all but announced he will seek the White House again in 2024. The outcome will likely determine whether Biden, who turns 80 this month and is the oldest president ever, will seek a second term in 2024 -- or step aside. bur-wd-ec/st

Former Spanish king appeals against UK harassment lawsuit
Former Spanish king appeals against UK harassment lawsuit
by  AFP

Spain's former king Juan Carlos I on Tuesday resumes a UK court battle over harassment claims by his former lover, seeking confirmation of his legal immunity as a royal. In March, the High Court in London rejected Juan Carlos's claim that English courts had no jurisdiction to hear the case because he has state immunity as a royal.

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