COP26: World will try again to avert climate disaster

GLASGOW (Reuters) – The United Nations COP26 summit that starts in Glasgow this week has been billed as a make-or-break chance to save the planet from the most calamitous effects of climate change. Delayed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, COP26 aims to keep alive a target of capping global warming at 1.5C above pre-industrial levels – the […]

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Shocked magnet fishermen find man's body in Manchester canal

Shocked magnet fishermen find man’s body in Manchester canal – with police launching investigation into how he died Body was found in Rochdale Canal next to Old Church Street in Newton Heath Three fire engines and ‘ten police cars’ descended on the scene at 10.10am A tent was put up on the canal towpath and forensic officers combed the area Anyone […]

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Three paddleboarders die being swept away in flash floods in Wales

Three paddleboarders die and another is fighting for their life after being swept away in flash floods in Wales  Police confirm three dead and a fourth person fighting for their life in hospital The group of paddleboarders got into distress in Haverfordwest, South Wales A huge search and rescue operation was launched on Saturday night involving four helicopters  Three people […]

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Spirits lift during post-lockdown trick or treat

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. From the moment Sarah Krambousanos saw her children join their mates to trick or treat on Sunday, she saw their spirits lift. Ms Krambousanos and her kids were part of a nine-child, five-parent group in the Moonee Ponds area who dressed up in scary costumes and took part in the Halloween […]

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Robert Durst mug shot surfaces after he's sentenced to life in prison and tests positive for COVID

Robert Durst charged with murder in disappearance of first wife Durst already has been sentenced to life in prison A mug shot of Robert Durst, a convicted killer who tested positive for the coronavirus, has surfaced following the inmate’s transfer to a different California prison facility. Durst, a 78-year-old New York real estate heir, was sentenced to life in prison […]

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Sudan: Three killed as security forces open fire during anti-coup protest

At least three people have died and several more are injured after security forces opened fire during Sudan’s largest pro-democracy protest since the military seized control earlier this week. Last Monday, Sudan’s top general Abdel Fattah al Burhan, head of the Sovereign Council, declared a state of emergency and dissolved the country’s transitional government. Sudan’s interim prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok’s […]

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