THE HAGUE – A group of environmental organizations backed by thousands of Dutch citizens is launching a civil case Tuesday against the energy giant Shell, asking a court to order the multinational to commit to reining in its carbon emissions by 45% by the year 2030.The legal battle led by Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth, is the latest in a string of cases around the world in which activists are using the courts as a venue to fight for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from governments and companies.A victory for climate activists in a Dutch courtroom could spur even more legal challenges.“Everybody needs to pitch in if we are to tackle the climate crisis, especially big polluters like Shell.

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EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks

BRUSSELS – European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing deadlock ahead of a U.N. climate meeting this weekend.Following night-long discussions at their two-day summit in Brussels, the 27 member states approved the EU executive commission’s proposal to toughen the bloc’s intermediate target on the way to climate neutrality by mid-century, after a group of reluctant, coal-reliant countries finally accepted to support the improved goal.Five years after the Paris agreement, the EU wants to be a leader in the fight against global warming.

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Olympics on tight timeline to chart new path on protest

heeding the calls from many of its own athletes and will no longer punish them for kneeling or raising fists or any other kind of acceptable demonstration at the Olympics.“When you sit in my seat, you have to make decisions that you think are on the right side of history," said CEO Sarah Hirshland. "And I believe we’re on the right side of history.” But there are details to iron out, and they strike to the heart of how much change is truly possible between now and next July, when the Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to take place.

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Over 100 GOP members of Congress sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit

election is demonstrating U.S. President Donald Trump’s enduring political power even as his term is set to end.

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Asian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on virus pressure

BEIJING – Asian stock markets were mixed Friday after Wall Street sank following signs damage to the U.S. economy from the coronavirus is worsening while Congress is deadlocked over possible new aid.Shanghai and Tokyo retreated while Hong Kong and Seoul gained.Investors have been encouraged by progress in developing vaccines.

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Mother assaulted, robbed after arranging to sell iPhone on marketplace app

SALEM, N.J. - A Salem County mother is warning others to be careful when arranging to sell items on a marketplace app after she was assaulted and robbed during a recent exchange. Angela Soth found a buyer for her iPhone on a marketplace app and agreed to make the exchange on Wednesday. She was going to use the money to buy her kids Christmas presents.Soth became wary of the transaction when she said the buyer tried to pass potentially fake money.

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Sen. Rand Paul delays defense bill vote over troop drawdowns

WASHINGTON – A Senate vote on a wide-ranging defense policy bill was delayed after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul objected to the measure, casting the next steps in doubt and raising the slim prospect of a government shutdown if a short-term spending bill caught up in the dispute is not approved by Friday.Paul said on the Senate floor that he opposes provisions in the defense bill that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to draw down U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Germany.

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Alberta records 1,566 new cases as Hinshaw asks for compassion over holidays

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw began her daily COVID-19 update on Thursday by addressing reports of stigmatisation of ethnic or certain community groups and health-care workers.

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2020 world carbon dioxide emissions drop record 7% amid COVID-19 pandemic

FILE - Empty roadway in the U.S., on Friday, June 19, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show.The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will have put 37 billion U.S.

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Emissions fell record 7% in pandemic-hit 2020

Covid-19 pandemic, the Global Carbon Project said Friday in its annual assessment.The fall of an estimated 2.4 billion tonnes is considerably larger than previous annual record declines, such as 0.9 billion tonnes at the end of World War II or 0.5 billion tonnes in 2009 at the height of the financial crisis.Also read: Why Hollywood studios’ romance for Bollywood has prematurely souredThe international team of researchers behind the report said emissions from fossil fuels and industry would be around 34 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent this year -- still a significant chunk of Earth's remaining "carbon budget".Emissions reductions were most pronounced in the United States (down 12 percent) and the European Union (down 11 percent), the Global

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Carbon dioxide emissions dropped a record 7% in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic

carbon dioxide emissions this year by seven per cent, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show.The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will have put 37 billion U.S. tons (34 billion metric tons) of carbon dioxide in the air in 2020.

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World carbon dioxide emissions drop 7% in pandemic-hit 2020

Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens of international scientists who track emissions, calculated that the world will have put 37 billion U.S. tons (34 billion metric tons) of carbon dioxide in the air in 2020.

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Week after cart accident, Kerr toughs it out at US Open

HOUSTON – Cristie Kerr expected the pain. She was determined to play Thursday in the U.S.

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Winnipeg organizations keeping traditions alive, spirits up over holidays

coronavirus pandemic continues into the holiday season, many Winnipeg organizations are looking to keep traditions alive, offering them online for in-home enjoyment this year.The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is doing ‘The Nutcracker Suite,’ a downsized version of their annual performance.“Like everything that is being done in performing arts and business and everything, it’s different,” Royal Winnipeg Ballet artistic director and CEO Andre Lewis told Global News. “It will be different for the time being but we thought it was important to continue.”The artists are performing the Nutcracker in small groups.

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Quebec public health director testimony sparks outcry over transparency

Quebec’s public health director Dr. Horacio Arruda testified on Wednesday that shutting down museums and restaurants in early October wasn’t his idea.

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Visa, Mastercard end card use on Pornhub amid allegations of illegal content

A file image taken Jan. 25, 2018 shows the Pornhub logo displayed at the company's booth during the 2018 AVN Adult Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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NJ gym now facing over $1.2M in fines for defying Gov. Murphy's coronavirus lockdown orders

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's COVID-19 restrictions have now resulted in more than $1.2 million in fines to a gym for defying the lockdowns in recent months. “Governor Murphy has thrown everything he possibly could to shut us down. He has arrested my partner and I, given us over 60 citations, some of them criminal.

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Watchdog faults VA chief over handling of sex assault report

WASHINGTON – Confronted with a sexual assault allegation at a veterans hospital, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie repeatedly sought to discredit the congressional aide who made the complaint and his staff worked to spread negative information about her while ignoring known problems of harassment at the facility, according to an investigative report released Thursday.The 47-page report by the VA’s internal watchdog paints a portrait of a department led by senior officials who were indifferent, if not hostile, to the issues at the department’s flagship medical center in the nation’s capital. It found that Wilkie acted unprofessionally if not unethically, in the case of the Navy veteran who is a policy adviser to Democratic Rep.

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'Stop Swapping Air' campaign launched to slow COVID-19 spread

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) launched the "Stop Swapping Air" public service messaging campaign this week in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., a New York–based national outdoor billboard advertising company.

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Canadians could vote over 3 days if next election held amid coronavirus pandemic

federal election during the coronavirus pandemic.A bill tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday would also add nearly two weeks of advance polls in long-term care homes and make it easier to get and deliver mail-in ballots.And it would give the country’s chief electoral officer authority to make other adjustments to make balloting safer for both voters and poll workers.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Democratic Institutions, says the measures are meant to prevent potential crowding at polling places and to allow people vulnerable to COVID-19 to vote from home.Chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault warned earlier in the fall that restrictions in

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Justices rule Muslim men can sue FBI agents over no-fly list

WASHINGTON – A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Muslim men who were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they refused to serve as FBI informants can seek to hold federal agents financially liable.The justices continued a string of decisions friendly to religious interests in holding that the men could sue the agents under the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act for what it calls “appropriate relief.”“The question here is whether ‘appropriate relief’ includes claims for money damages against Government officials in their individual capacities. We hold that it does,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court.

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Waterloo’s top doc has new instructions for businesses to slow COVID-19 spread

Waterloo Region’s top doctor has issued new instructions to workplaces and businesses in the area in an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19.“These measures seek to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in workplace and business settings. I recognize it is a challenging time for organizations, which have had to quickly adapt to new requirements and implement new measures,” Medical Officer of Health Dr.

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HSE urges people to 'reduce and limit contacts' over Christmas

The Chief Executive of the HSE has appealed to people to make personal judgments about what is possible, sensible and safe to do over the coming weeks.

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Albania: Officials try to deter protest over police shooting

TIRANA – Albanian authorities urged respect for a pandemic ban on public gatherings, ahead of a new planned protest Thursday over the fatal police shooting of a man during curfew hours.The appeal came after violent demonstrations in central Tirana, Wednesday, where hundreds of people clashed with police and tried to enter government buildings. Authorities said 16 police and two demonstrators were injured.The protests came in response to the shooting, early Tuesday, of 25-year-old Klodian Rasha.

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Chris Rock calls on Joe Biden to create 'Supreme Court of Science' to handle any crisis like the coronavirus

Chris Rock called on President-elect Joe Biden to institute a fourth branch of government dedicated to science in order to combat another crisis like the coronavirus pandemic in a bipartisan way. The comedian and former “Saturday Night Live” star spoke with Deadline about his role on the fourth season of the FX drama “Fargo,” where he played a 1950s mobster in Missouri.The conversation turned to the difficult year that was 2020 as well as his thoughts on the outcome of the election. “I don’t know. When Biden won, I wasn’t jumping for joy.

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Nicola Sturgeon confirms over 5,000 Scots have received Covid vaccine so far

injections were offered in almost all regions, while Shetland and the Western Isles residents will get them this week. Sturgeon announced the progress as another 50 people died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.

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America's deadliest day as over 3000 people die of coronavirus - more than on 9/11

The United States has seen its deadliest day in the pandemic to date with more than 3,000 people losing their lives - more than were killed in 9/11.

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EU looking to reinforce climate credentials during summit

BRUSSELS – Five years after the Paris agreement, the European Union’s climate credentials will be put to the test as the bloc's leaders meet Thursday to try and seal an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared to 1990 levels.The EU wants to be a leader in the fight against global warming.

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95,000 summonses backlogged in court system

Tens of thousands court summonses are backlogged in the Irish court system because the pandemic prevented them from being dealt with.

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Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania win

The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Government file photo) HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground.The court without comment refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania.

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Trump, 17 states join Texas’ attempt to overturn U.S. election loss at Supreme Court

Donald Trump and 17 states on Wednesday threw their support behind a long-shot lawsuit by Texas seeking to overturn his election loss by asking the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the voting results in four states.Trump, defeated by President-elect Joe Biden in the Nov.

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B.C. supermarket’s COVID-19-killing UV cart cleaner a Canadian first

COVID-19-fighting technology to keep its shopping carts clean.Quality Foods has installed a “clean cart” machine at its View Royal location, which gives carts a 20-second blast of far-UV light, which which provides 99.9 per cent disinfection. Fraser Health buys 14 new germ-killing robots to fight COVID-19 “It was an idea just a few short months ago,” Quality Foods president Noel Hayward told Global News.“Six months later, here’s the machine.

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Premiers prepare for prolonged battle over increased federal health-care funding

Justin Trudeau to agree immediately to their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care.First ministers are scheduled to meet via conference call Thursday — a long-awaited session that was supposed to be devoted to the premiers’ unanimous call for a big increase in the annual federal transfers for health care. Trudeau sets December date for long-sought premiers’ meeting on health care funding But the chair of the premiers’ council, Quebec’s Francois Legault, said Wednesday he doesn’t expect one meeting will resolve the issue.“Honestly, I think it will need more than a meeting to convince Mr.

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Ontario’s liquor-licensed establishments permanently allowed to sell alcohol with food delivery, takeout

Ontario government has announced temporary measures to allow liquor-licensed establishments to sell alcohol with food takeout and delivery orders will be made permanent, according to a statement issued Wednesday evening.The initiatives were introduced earlier in 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, billed as a means to help increase sales at Ontario’s bars, restaurants, distilleries and wineries.Other previously announced reforms, including the allowance of the sale of alcohol on docked boats with liquor sales licences, lower minimum pricing for on-site spirit consumption, and the elimination of a requirement for third parties delivering booze from licensed establishments to have a liquor licence, will also be made permanent.

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U.S. reports over 3,000 new coronavirus deaths for 1st time as vaccine approval looms

COVID-19 in a single day while public health officials stepped up preparations for a vaccine campaign of historic scope ahead of imminent regulatory approval.Steady movement toward a vaccine rollout on the eve of a critical review by leading U.S. medical experts comes as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations surged alarmingly higher, straining healthcare systems in some pandemic hot spots to the breaking point.

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Anaphylaxis warning: UK issues warning on Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine over new jab

COVID-19 vaccine, giving fuller guidance on an earlier allergy warning about the shot.Starting with the elderly and frontline workers, Britain began mass vaccinating its population on Tuesday, part of a global drive that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history.The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said there had been two reports of anaphylaxis and one report of a possible allergic reaction since rollout began.Also read: The pandemic push to the silver economy"Any person with a history of anaphylaxis to a vaccine, medicine or food should not receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine," MHRA Chief Executive June Raine said in a statement."Most people will not get anaphylaxis and the benefits in

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Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over his 'tax affairs'

(Photo by Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images for World Food Program USA) WILMINGTON, Del. - The Justice Department’s investigation scrutinizing Hunter Biden’s taxes has been examining some of his Chinese business dealings, among other financial transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The investigation was launched in 2018, a year before his father, Joe Biden, announced his candidacy for president, but it isn’t clear which entities might be tied up in the probe, and the inquiry was not disclosed to Hunter Biden until Tuesday.The younger Biden has a history of international affairs and business dealings in a number of countries, and the revelation of a federal investigation puts a renewed spotlight on

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10,000 restaurants closed over last 3 months, report says

People walk by a closed restaurant as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues increase on November 23, 2020 in New York.

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Antetokounmpo won't say whether he will sign supermax offer

MILWAUKEE – Giannis Antetokounmpo praised the “amazing” moves the Milwaukee Bucks have made to improve the team, but the two-time reigning MVP stopped short Wednesday of saying he would sign a supermax contract extension offer.“Right now I’m not focusing on that,” Antetokounmpo said during his first preseason discussion with reporters. “I know my agent, Alex (Saratsis), and (general manager) Jon Horst and the Bucks ownership are focusing on those discussions.

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Sensex vaults past 46,000 as frenzy builds up over covid jab

Stocks climbed to a new record on Wednesday as the prospect of a quick rollout of coronavirus vaccines brightened and the spread of covid-19 slowed in India, boosting hopes of an end to the covid-19 pandemic-induced downturn.The BSE Sensex ended at 46,103.50, up 494.99 points or 1.09%. The NSE Nifty index closed at 13,529.10, gaining 136.15 points or 1.02%.Also read: The pandemic push to the silver economy“Vaccination news, decreasing covid cases in India, and continuous liquidity have been the key factors.

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Toronto church files constitutional challenge over coronavirus-related restrictions

COVID-19 health regulations.The Toronto International Celebration Church says in court documents that it intends to question the constitutional validity of the Reopening Ontario Act.The notice of application says that the church is challenging the provincial health guideline that limits weddings, funerals, and religious services to 10 or fewer people in regions of Ontario that are under lockdown like Toronto and Peel Region.Peter Youngren, the founding pastor of the church, says in an online video that the church’s congregation are not COVID-19 deniers and that they have carefully adhered to public health restrictions.

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Orlando International Airport to offer rapid COVID-19 testing

ORLANDO, Fla. – There will soon be a coronavirus testing clinic at Orlando International Airport.[TRENDING: Fla. man finds body in trash can | Here’s who should NOT get COVID-19 shot | NATURE: Pics show heron devouring gator]Airport leaders made the announcement Wednesday, saying the program will be in partnership with AdventHealth Centra Care.The testing site is being set up as part of the concession program and will be located pre-security on the airport’s third level at the west end of the main terminal, according to a news release.Airport executives say the location is to help provide a convenient testing opportunity for both travelers and airport employees as well as the overall Central Florida community.“As travel increases, with

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Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over 'tax affairs'

(Photo by Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images for World Food Program USA) WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter said Wednesday that he has learned from federal prosecutors that his tax affairs are under investigation.The investigation by the Delaware U.S.

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Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus surge across the U.S. engulfs small and medium-size cities that once seemed at a safe remove from the outbreak.In Boise, Idaho, public health officials about to vote on a four-county mask mandate abruptly ended a meeting Tuesday evening because of fears for their safety amid anti-mask protests outside the building and at some of their homes.

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Delta Air Lines bans hundreds of people over refusal to wear masks

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines CEO says the airline has put hundreds of people on a no-fly list over their refusal to follow its face-covering policy.In a memo sent to employees Wednesday, CEO Ed Bastian says that as of this week, the company has put nearly 700 people on the no-fly list for refusing to comply with the mandatory mask policy.Bastion called the policy "one of our most important safety tools" - emphasizing the need for the Atlanta-based airline to continue working to keep following essential safety steps.Know how the COVID-19 outbreak is impacting Georgia"We enforce masks. Masks are mandated.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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