Monday, December 2nd, 2024
No global treaty reached on cutting plastic production, talks to resume next year
Climate activists march on a street to demand stronger global commitments to curb plastic pollution on Nov. 23 in Busan, South Korea, two days before the start of what was supposed to be the fifth and final round of talks to develop an international, legally binding treaty to end plastic waste by 2040. (Minwoo Park/Reuters) Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won’t reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year. They are at anRead more
The takeaway from Trudeau’s trip to Mar-a-Lago: For Trump, fentanyl is priority No. 1
Donald Trump left his Canadian guests at Mar-a-Lago with a clear impression that fentanyl is his top priority for now in the Canada-U.S. relationship, according to Canadian officials familiar with the details of Friday’s surprise dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The incoming U.S. president gave the sense he wants to declare he’s already saved American lives even before taking office on Jan. 20, 2025, said two sources whom CBC News agreed not to identify. The intensity of the focus on fentanyl caught some of the Canadians at the dinnerRead more
What should the Royals talk about?
Catherine, Princess of Wales, speaks during a visit to Southport Community Centre in Southport, England, on Oct. 10 to meet families of those caught up in the Southport knife attack earlier this year. (Danny Lawson/Reuters) As Catherine, Princess of Wales, continues her gradual return to the public side of her role after chemotherapy for cancer, she offered words of support for those who have addictions. “Everyone suffering from addiction is another human being, with a story of their own, which many of us don’t understand or see,” she said inRead more
Joe Biden pardons son Hunter of gun, tax convictions, despite promise he wouldn’t do so
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, walks with his son Hunter on the South Lawn of the White House on July 26. (Susan Walsh/The Associated Press) U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday night pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. The Democratic president had previously said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence after his convictions inRead more