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United Nations climate talks in Brazil have reached a subdued agreement to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to the wrath of extreme weather.
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Athens’ €1.1 billion payment to Paris was a welcome relief during a period of severe budgetary constraints. In the early 2010s, France had come to Greece’s rescue. Source link
Dr Susan Treagus spotted an error that could have cost her dearly, plus a letter on how to satisfy car insurance algorithms While any increase in insurance premiums after being widowed is unwelcome (‘Bereavement penalty’: people who lost partners hit by insurance premium rises, 15 November), it is small compared with my experience with HMRC. When my husband died in March this year, I notified HMRC and other bodies via Tell Us Once. I received two letters in April, three days apart, from HMRC, notifying me of my personal tax code for 2025-26. I glanced at the first one, similar…
The killing of 20-year-old Mehdi Kessaci drew thousands into the streets, where his brother Amine, a well-known local figure in the fight against the devastation caused by drug trafficking, told the crowd: ‘For years we have been raising the alarm… silence kills.’ Source link