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Battle of the texts looms at UN climate talks
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 11:50 am ET

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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Blocs of countries pitched competing visions for a deal at the UN climate talks on Thursday as the early arrival of environment ministers stoked pressure for an outcome. Full Story »
New Russian missile failure sparks UFO frenzy
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 12:14 pm ET

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MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia's new nuclear-capable missile suffered another failed test launch, the defence ministry said Thursday, solving the mystery of a spectacular plume of white light that appeared over Norway. Full Story »
Euro summit seeks to boost climate talks with hard cash
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 11:59 am ET

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BRUSSELS (AFP) - European leaders were hoping Thursday to set an example for the UN climate talks in Copenhagen by offering some six billion euros in fast-track aid to help developing nations tackle global warming. Full Story »
Extra pores on plants 'could ease' global warming
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 2:33 am ET

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TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a way to make plant leaves absorb more carbon dioxide in an innovation that may one day help ease global warming and boost food production. Full Story »
British experts defend climate data after email leaks
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 12:02 pm ET

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LONDON (AFP) - More than 1,700 British scientists have signed a petition insisting that global warming is man-made, a spokesman said Thursday after leaked emails sparked a row over the science behind climate change. Full Story »
Release $200 billion in climate funds: poor nations to Obama
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 12:03 pm ET

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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Poor countries on Thursday challenged Barack Obama as he received his Nobel prize to steer the US back into the Kyoto Protocol and help free up 200 billion dollars in funds to fight climate change. Full Story »
Emerging giants draft climate deal: Kyoto must stay
AFP – Thu Dec 10, 11:19 am ET

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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - The world's major emerging economies led by China are calling for a "binding" amendment to the Kyoto Protocol requiring rich countries to slash carbon pollution by more than 40 percent compared to 1990, according to a document seen by AFP Thursday. Full Story »
Soros pitches idea of 100-billion-dollar climate fund
AFP – 2 hrs 16 mins ago

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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Financier George Soros unveiled a plan Thursday at the UN climate talks to free up to 100 billion dollars (68 billion euros) for poor countries to combat climate change and cope with its impacts. Full Story »
France at loggerheads with EU allies on forests
AFP – 1 hr 35 mins ago

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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - France clashed with other EU nations Thursday over how to calculate carbon emissions absorbed and emitted by forests, a key component of a climate deal being hammered out at UN talks in Copenhagen. Full Story »
Greenpeace protesters breach EU summit security
AFP – 2 hrs 17 mins ago

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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Greenpeace activists breached EU security Thursday to tell European leaders to "wake up" and help save the planet from the increasing threat of global warming. Full Story »