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What 2023 Holds for the Fight Against Climate Change

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  This is what the first 20 episodes of Bloomberg Green’s  Zero  podcast tell us about the future of climate action.  Extinction Rebellion demonstrators during a die-in for climate change in Boston last year. The activists say they are stopping disruptive actions in the UK. Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg By Akshat Rathi January 8, 2023 at 6:00 AM EST https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-08/what-2023-holds-for-the-fight-against-climate-change?leadSource=uverify%20wall

Yellen Calls for More Ukraine Support and Warns China Against Helping Russia

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  ENGALURU, India — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Thursday that the United States would redouble its efforts to marshal global support to help Ukraine and warned that China would face repercussions if it helped Russia evade American sanctions. Janet Yellen, the Treasury secretary, offered a dark assessment of Russia’s economy, arguing that Western sanctions are working. © Aijaz Rahi/Associated Press She spoke as top policymakers from around the world gathered in southern India for a meeting that is expected to focus largely on accelerating a global economic recovery after three years of international crises. The warning to China underscores how the impact of the war continues to reverberate, straining ties between the world’s two largest economies as they were attempting to stabilize their relationship. “We have made clear that providing material support to Russia or assistance with any kind of systemic sanctions evasion would be a very serious concern for us,” Ms...

Mass. emu leads owners, police on chase after escape

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