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Indigenous groups rally to protect Latin America's threatened forests 14 Dec 2019 - 02:23 am
A view of the Moskitia forest area in Central America. Handout: Braden Gunem
Morocco ex-diplomat to UN accused of visa fraud over workers 14 Dec 2019 - 02:22 am
Earlier this year, the U.S. government suspended new visas for domestic employees of Malawian officials after one of its diplomats failed to pay $1.1 million in damages to a woman she trafficked in the United States.
Chile police response to protests 'repressive': UN 13 Dec 2019 - 11:07 pm
A demonstrator reacts as she is detained by riot policemen during a protest against Chile government in Santiago, Chile, November 30, 2019. Reuters / Pablo Sanhueza
Removable solar panels boost storm readiness in Dominica 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm
A view of rooftop solar panels installed by volunteer group Electriciens sans Frontieres in the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2018 after Hurricane Maria in 2017. Credit: UN Climate Change
Green Climate Fund stepping up on 'loss and damage', head says 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm
A girl sits on a log next to the roots of a tree, which have been exposed as a result of high-tides, near the village of Teaoraereke on South Tarawa in the central Pacific island nation of Kiribati May 25, 2013. Reuters/David Gray
Young US Republicans defy party to fight climate change 13 Dec 2019 - 10:25 pm
In this file photo taken on December 17, 2018, the US Capitol is seen in Washington. AFP / Saul Loeb
Trump says Boris Johnson win could be 'harbinger' for him 13 Dec 2019 - 08:47 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, October 2, 2019. Reuters / Kevin Lamarque
Pentagon tests long-banned ballistic missile over Pacific 13 Dec 2019 - 07:52 pm
This video grab taken from a US Department of Defense handout video released on December 12, 2019, shows a ballistic missile being launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. AFP
House panel approves 2 Trump impeachment charges 13 Dec 2019 - 07:52 pm
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, votes to approve the second article of impeachment against President Donald Trump during a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2019. Patrick Semansky/Pool via Reuters
Bernie Sanders makes a comeback as Elizabeth Warren’s poll numbers slip 12 Dec 2019 - 07:17 pm
Bernie Sanders speaks (AFP / Mandel Ngan)
Chilean Air Force recovers human remains, says no survivors in crashed plane 12 Dec 2019 - 07:04 pm
Relatives of people aboard the Chilean Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane that went missing in the sea between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica, arrive at Chabunco army base in Punta Arenas, Chile, on December 11, 2019. AFP / Joel Estay
Trump criticizes climate activist Thunberg after Time honor 12 Dec 2019 - 07:04 pm
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg watches as US President Donald Trump enters the United Nations to speak with reporters in a still image from video taken in New York City, US September 23, 2019. Reuters/Andrew Hofstetter
Chilean Air Force finds debris believed to be from missing plane 12 Dec 2019 - 11:48 am
Debris believed by the Chilean Air Force to be from a Hercules C-130 military cargo plane that crashed this week and went missing, is seen in the Drake Passage or Sea of Hoces, Mid-Sea in this undated handout received on December 11, 2019. Fuerza Aerea de
US court suspends naming restrictions on fake meat firms 12 Dec 2019 - 11:19 am
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Trump ramps up Facebook ads against impeachment 'witch hunt' 11 Dec 2019 - 11:02 pm
Donald Trump speaks to the press after announcing and initial deal with China at the South Lawn of the White House on October 11, 2019. AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Colombia's Amazon forest gets boost with $366 million protection fund 11 Dec 2019 - 11:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man from the Embera tribe cuts trees which had been cut by a private logging company in the community of La Pulida in Darien, Panama, in an area used by Colombian rebels to smuggle drugs, February 17, 2010.
Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz to retire after 38 years 11 Dec 2019 - 07:42 pm
Jim Lentz pauses during an interview in New York, March 28, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
US aviation chief says Boeing 737 MAX won't be recertified until 2020 11 Dec 2019 - 06:26 pm
A number of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked at Southern California Logistics Airport .NORTH AMERICA . March 26, 2019  / AFP / MARIO TAMA