UAE to host climate change conference in 2022

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UAE to host climate change conference in 2022

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption UAE-based charity Nature Conservation International is a leader in promoting the traditional practices of nesting falcons in Dubai The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to host a…

NGO floats ambitious ocean clean-up project

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NGO floats ambitious ocean clean-up project

A new Seattle-based startup has taken seed funding from Tusk Ventures and billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to pilot a project that will provide resources and electricity to six isolated small islands in the…

How to get the U.S. election system ready for 2020

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How to get the U.S. election system ready for 2020

By Rick Just, Elena Schneider, Brian A. Willson, and Matt Dayhoff, Working on weekends to block for elections officials in the United States and around the world, diplomats and electoral experts say they’re doing…

A new trash truck is costing taxpayers money

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A new trash truck is costing taxpayers money

The Canadian city of Toronto had been paying the $100 million in annual disposal costs to private trash hauling companies since 2008, when it phased out garbage pickup by city employees. But Toronto taxpayers…

UAE FM meets Syrian counterpart

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UAE FM meets Syrian counterpart

Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moualem in Damascus to discuss counter-terrorism and counterterrorism cooperation, regional issues and humanitarian aid, as well as regional and international…

Hong Kong activists fined over disruption

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Hong Kong activists fined over disruption

Image copyright EPA Image caption The activists were found guilty of disrupting assembly after demanding a vote on universal suffrage A Hong Kong court has found two pro-democracy activists guilty of disrupting a government…