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Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém
In the negotiating rooms at the Cop30 climate conference, representatives from vulnerable countries work to get the best deal they can. Here, three of them reveal what happens behind closed doors.
Convicted serial offender given further life sentence for crimes against 12-year-old girl in 1980s and former partner Former police officer and convicted sex offender David Carrick has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner.Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the Metropolitan police, sexually assaulted the child in the late 1980s, his trial heard. More than 20 years later, he repeatedly raped a woman and subjected her to “degrading and humiliating” abuse during the course of a toxic relationship. Mrs…
Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plans The declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, including 12 children, on Wednesday; Israel said its troops had come under fire. Another five Palestinians were killed on Thursday. Hundreds have died since the ceasefire was declared. Even if the shelling stops, the destruction of Palestinian life will carry on as Israel continues to throttle aid, and the consequences of two years of war unfold. The World Health…
Only a handful of delegations made voluntary commitments to tackle this powerful greenhouse gas, which has been responsible for a third of global warming since pre-industrial times. Source link