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Month: September 2023

‘Truly a David and Goliath case’: Six young people take 32 countries to court in unprecedented case

By Laura Paddison and Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — The European Court of Human Rights will hear an “unprecedented” lawsuit on Wednesday, brought by six young people against 32 European countries accusing them of failing to tackle the human-caused climate crisis. The claimants, between ages 11 and 24 and all from Portugal, will argue that

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Congress says it wants to avoid a shutdown. But the House and Senate are moving even further apart.

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congress is starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown — the Senate charging ahead with a bipartisan package to temporarily fund the government but the House slogging through a longshot effort with no real chance of finishing by Saturday’s

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A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq has killed around 100 people and injured 150

By FARID ABDULWAHED Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — A raging fire seemingly caused by fireworks set off to celebrate a Christian wedding consumed a hall packed with guests in northern Iraq, killing around 100 people and injuring 150 others as authorities warned Wednesday the death toll could still rise. Authorities said that flammable building

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Iran says it has successfully launched an imaging satellite into orbit amid tensions with the West

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran claimed on Wednesday that it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space, a move that could further ratchet up tensions with Western nations that fear its space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons. Iran’s Communication Minister Isa Zarepour said the Noor-3 satellite had been put in

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