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Correction: Climate-Paris Olympics-Sustainability story

Jun 1, 2024, 8:04 PM | Updated: Jun 3, 2024, 5:12 am

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A miner walks in a shaft of the CSM coal mine in Stonava, Czech Republic, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (A...

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AP PHOTOS: Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat

STONAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Deep underground in northeastern Czech Republic, workers in the region’s last-functioning coal mine drill, load and haul the fuel up to the surface. The CSM mine is part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, a region straddling the Czech-Polish border with a 250-year history of mining because of its rich […]

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FILE - Lech Walesa former President of Poland, speaks after being awarded withthe "Golden Medal for...

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Polish democracy leader Lech Walesa says a Trump victory would be a ‘misfortune’ for the world

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish democracy champion and former President Lech Walesa says a victory by Republican Donald Trump in this year’s U.S. presidential election would bring “misfortune” to the world. Walesa said in a short entry on Facebook on Sunday that he does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, but that […]

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Academy of Sciences permanent secretary Hans Ellegren, center, Jakob Svensson, left, and Jan Teorel...

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Nobel economics prize is awarded for research into why countries succeed or fail

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research into reasons why some countries succeed and others fail. The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research into differences in […]

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An army vehicle moves past a welcoming billboard with portraits of China's Premier Li Qiang, center...

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Pakistan hosts a major security meeting this week as it struggles against rising insurgent violence

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is hosting a major security meeting this week, with senior leaders from longtime ally China and archrival India among those attending. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in 2001 by China and Russia to discuss security concerns in Central Asia and the wider region. But it’s Pakistan’s own security that is […]

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A man reaches for a safe place as it rains in a flooded street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct. ...

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Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital Colombo and suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation. Heavy downpours over the weekend have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country, flooding homes, fields and roads. Three people drowned, while some 134,000 people […]

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FILE - Israeli soldiers gather near a gate to walks through an inspection area for trucks carrying ...

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Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave their homes. Israel has issued many […]

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Correction: Climate-Paris Olympics-Sustainability story