KATOWICE, Poland (Reuters) – Delegates from nearly 200 nations on Sunday began two weeks of talks to tackle deep political divisions at the most important U.N. meeting on global warming since the landmark 2015 Paris deal to shift away from fossil fuels. Expectations are low that negotiations in Katowice, at the heart of Poland’s coal […]

In Zimbabwe, a cash crisis has led to shortages of essential drugs and stocks and doctors worry that HIV patients unable to access their medicine consistently will develop drug-resistant strains. The economic crisis in Zimbabwe could undermine the progress that has been made in fighting the nation’s HIV epidemic. Pharmacies and hospitals are not able […]

The Taliban has said it carried out an attack in Afghanistan on the base of the British security firm G4S. A British man was among five employees killed when gunmen stormed their compound. G4S, one of the world’s largest security groups, helps guard the area around the British embassy in Kabul. The US-led invasion of […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Rioters ran amok across central Paris on Saturday, torching cars and buildings, looting shops, smashing windows and clashing with police in the worst unrest in more than a decade, posing a dire challenge to Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. The authorities were caught off guard by the escalation in violence after two weeks of […]

Dozens of unionized workers in Kelowna turned up Saturday morning to support postal workers upset about back-to-work legislation. A rally was held outside Parkinson Recreation Centre. Matthew Aitken, a spokesperson for Kelowna’s local postal workers’ union, said he wasn’t surprised by the government’s move to pass back-to-work legislation, but he was still disappointed by the […]

Final communique reiterates US decision to withdraw from Paris deal and omits G20 pledges to fight protectionism. Leaders of the Group of 20 have found the minimum common ground to fix global economy after difficult, all-night talks in Argentina, but only 19 of them agreed to support the Paris agreement on climate.  United States President Donald […]

Imran Khan’s idea to ‘uplift’ the poor by developing the poultry industry sets Twitter alight with jokes at his expense. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has hit back at criticism over a proposal to alleviate poverty by developing the local poultry industry, citing a similar recommendation by US billionaire Bill Gates.  In a wide-ranging speech on […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Sixty-five people have been injured, including 11 members of the security forces, in protests against high living costs in central Paris, the police department said. Reuters images showed about a dozen cars on fire in roads around the capital’s famous Champs-Elysees avenue. Source: Read Full Article

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party has ruled out a deal with Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon that would deliver a second referendum on independence for Scotland as the price of her support for a Labour government, the Times newspaper reported. Labour finance spokesman John McDonnell was quoted in Saturday’s Times as saying there would […]

PARIS (Reuters) – French authorities have drafted thousands of additional police officers into Paris ahead of a third demonstration on Saturday by protesters angry at high fuel prices as security officials warned of renewed violence. For more than two weeks, the “yellow vests” have blocked roads across France in a spontaneous, popular rebellion against diesel […]