UN climate talks ‘no longer fit for purpose’ say experts

getty Recent deadly floods in Valencia, Spain, were made worse by climate change, scientists say The United Nations’ COP climate talks are “no longer fit for purpose” and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said. In a letter to the UN, senior figures say countries should not host the talks if they don’t support the phase out of

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US overdose deaths continue downward trend, giving experts hope | Drugs News

Experts aren’t sure what is causing fewer overdose deaths, but they are hopeful the decline is sustainable. Drug overdose deaths in the United States appear to continue to decline, giving experts hope that the nation is seeing sustained improvement in what remains an epidemic. Some 97,000 people died of a drug overdose in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to provisional data released by the US Centers for

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Elon Musk is no Kissinger, but may help improve U.S.-China relations, experts say

Elon Musk embraces Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Oct. 5, 2024. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Elon Musk’s relationship with Donald Trump has fueled expectations that he could soften the U.S. President-elect’s policy stance toward Beijing, but experts caution against putting too much stock into the Tesla CEO.  The billionaire was one of Trump’s top campaign donors and could reportedly get a cabinet or advisory

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Even the experts get it wrong. Here’s how we hedge our bets

Breadcrumb Trail Links Investor Martin Pelletier: Using a goals-based approach, we don’t make large binary bets on the market Published Nov 11, 2024  •  Last updated 5 minutes ago  •  4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A trader working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by Richard Drew/AP files Article content I recently

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Experts hail breakthrough in bid to save native bird

Desert National Park A great Indian bustard chick was recently conceived through artificial insemination in India’s Rajasthan Last month brought good news for the great Indian bustard, a critically endangered bird found mainly in India. Wildlife officials in the western state of Rajasthan have performed the first successful hatching of a chick through artificial insemination. A lone adult male in one of two breeding centres in Jaisalmer city was trained

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Gender? Economy? Experts weigh in on what could flip presidential race

When the votes are counted in the U.S. presidential election, will it be the gender gap, the income gap, the Latino vote or the media and marketing campaigns that turned out to be decisive? CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman sat down with four polling experts for an in-depth look into the data to see which ones could turn the election to either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President

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