China Expanding its Nuclear Arsenal Faster than Anticipated, to Have 700 Warheads by 2027: Pentagon

A year ago, the Pentagon's China report said the country had about 200 deliverable warheads and would double that by 2030.

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Climate 'Reality Check': 2021 Global CO2 Emissions Near Record Levels

Emissions from gas and highly polluting coal will rise this year by more than they dropped in 2020 due to the pandemic-driven economic slowdown.

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China Hits Back After Joe Biden Criticises Xi Jinping's COP26 No-show

Xi- who leads the planet's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change -- has not travelled outside of China since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Soccer-U.S. Women To Play Australia In Two Friendlies

The United States national women's team will head to Australia this month for a twofriendly series against the 2023 World Cup cohosts.

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Globe Bounces Back To Nearly 2019 Carbon Pollution Levels

The dramatic drop in carbon dioxide emissions from the pandemic lockdown has pretty much disappeared in a puff of coalfired smoke, much of it from China, a new scientific study found.

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Why New Yorkers rejected ballot proposals on voting and redistricting.

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Review: Edie Falco Shines as an Everywoman in ‘Morning Sun’

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Brooklyn is home to all three citywide officials in New York City.

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UK Unveils £5 Commemorative Coin Celebrating Life, Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi

Available in a range of standards including gold and silver, the special collectors’ coin was designed by Heena Glover

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COP26 Coal Deals Take Aim At Dirtiest Fossil Fuel

Poland, Vietnam, Chile and other countries will pledge on Thursday to phase out coalfuelled power generation and stop building new plants, in a deal the COP26 summit's British hosts said would commit 190 nations and organisations to quit the fuel.

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COP26 Coal Deals Take Aim At Dirtiest Fossil Fuel

Poland, Vietnam, Chile and other countries will pledge on Thursday to phase out coalfuelled power generation and stop building new plants, in a deal the COP26 summit's British hosts said would commit 190 nations and organisations to quit the fuel.

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USTR Tai, Commerce Minister Goyal To Take Comprehensive Look At Bilateral Trade Relationship

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal have held a virtual meeting, discussing ways to expand the bilateral trade relationship and ensure future success of the trade policy forums. "Ambassador Tai and Minister Goyal looked forward to their upcoming meetings in New Delhi (November 22-23), and agreed to take a comprehensive look at ways to expand the bilateral trade relationship and ensure the future success of the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum," read a statement from the Office of the USTR after the meeting on Wednesday.

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Aaj Ka Panchang, November 04, 2021: Check Out Laxmi Puja Timings, Tithi, Shubh Muhurat, Rahu Kaal and Other Details on Diwali 2021

Aaj Ka Panchang, November 04, 2021: On Diwali, Lakshmi Puja is performed during Pradosh Kaal which starts after sunset and lasts for approximately 2 hours and 24 minutes.

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Corrections: Nov. 4, 2021

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Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rebounded Sharply After Pandemic Dip

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For progressives, Michelle Wu points to a way forward in Boston.

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Only 1 Black Juror Is Chosen for Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing

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Election Day Silver Linings!

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Gandhi To Be Commemorated On Special UK Collector's Coin

The life and legacy of Indian independence movement leader Mahatma Gandhi will be commemorated on a British special collectors' coin for the first time, U.K. Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak announced Thursday.

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Mexican Judge Jails Ex-Pemex Boss At Center Of Corruption Case

A Mexican judge ordered the incarceration on Wednesday of Emilio Lozoya, the former chief executive of state oil company Pemex, while his corruption trial plays out, in a case critics argued has offered the embattled exCEO preferential treatment.

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Mexican Judge Jails Ex-Pemex Boss At Center Of Corruption Case

A Mexican judge ordered the incarceration on Wednesday of Emilio Lozoya, the former chief executive of state oil company Pemex, while his corruption trial plays out, in a case critics argued has offered the embattled exCEO preferential treatment.

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Supply Chain Delays Delay Shipments For California Farmers

Amid an historic drought posing threats to future harvests, California farmers now say they are struggling to export the crops they do have because of a kink in the global supply chain that has left container ships lined up off the Southern California coast with nowhere to deliver their goods.

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Supply Chain Delays Delay Shipments For California Farmers

Amid an historic drought posing threats to future harvests, California farmers now say they are struggling to export the crops they do have because of a kink in the global supply chain that has left container ships lined up off the Southern California coast with nowhere to deliver their goods.

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