‘A no nonsense approach’: COP28 kicks off with plea for governments to ‘restore faith in multilateralism’

The COP28 Climate Summit officially opened in Dubai this afternoon, with a plea for governments to work together to "restore faith in multilateralism" and "deliver some good news for a world that really...

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‘Profound threat’: How the clean energy transition could blow an $8tr hole in petrostates’ finances

The world's leading petrostates, including COP28 hosts the UAE, could collectively lose at least $8tr in oil and gas revenues by 2040, even if the transition to clean energy sources worldwide takes place...

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For Sports Illustrated, Report About Fake Authors Is Latest Stumble

The venerable magazine has experienced management upheaval and staff complaints in recent years. Now there’s a question over who wrote product reviews on its site.Three years ago, journalists at Sports Illustrated were worried that the venerable magazine’s new owners and operators…

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Can Taiwan Continue to Fight Off Chinese Disinformation?

Ahead of a presidential election in January, Taiwanese fact checkers and watchdogs say they are ready for Beijing. But they are still worried.Suspicious videos that began circulating in Taiwan this month seemed to show the country’s leader advertising cryptocurrency investments.President Tsai…

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Charles Peters, Founder of The Washington Monthly, Dies at 96

His political journal challenged liberal and conservative orthodoxies for decades.Charles Peters, the founding editor of The Washington Monthly, a small political journal that challenged liberal and conservative orthodoxies and for decades was avidly read in the White House, Congress and the…

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