China flexes heft in international climate finance

China flexes heft in international climate finance

Has China taken the mantle of climate leadership? Attendees stand in front of the China Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil. (REUTERS) Goings on in Belem at the COP30 climate conference would suggest so – and not just because of the scale of China’s pavilion. Beijing is backing developing countries…

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Judge lashes out over ruling striking down Texas' redistricting: "The opinion would deserve an "F""

Judge lashes out over ruling striking down Texas’ redistricting: “The opinion would deserve an “F””

One day after a Trump-appointed federal judge helped toss out Texas’ redistricting effort, a Reagan-appointed judge penned a heated and invective-filled dissent accusing his fellow jurist of “cherry-picking of the highest order.” A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Tuesday that Texas must set aside the new congressional maps that it drew earlier this year, with…

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'We see something very different'

‘We see something very different’

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images In the weeks leading up to Nvidia’s third-quarter earnings report, investors debated whether the markets were in an AI bubble, fretting over…

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So what can we make of the next Premier League game for Everton, at the home of a resurgent Manchester United finally finding form under Ruben Amorin?

So what can we make of the next Premier League game for Everton, following another invasive international break where whatever momentum we had in the goalfest of offside calls against Fulham has been lost because it now seems so long ago?  And the wait will seem even longer as Everton’s match at Manchester United has…

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