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At COP28 meeting, oil companies pledge to combat methane. Environmentalists call it a "smokescreen"
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year's United Nations climate talks said Saturday, a move that...
Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit. They say they must act on fossil fuels, war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet's dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. The next step is to turn their soaring rhetoric voiced at the beginning of the United Nations climate conference into action. ...
Some OPEC+ members will cut the oil that they send to the world to try to boost prices
LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia made another big swipe at propping up lagging crude prices Thursday, expanding some output cuts into next year and bringing up-and-coming oil supplier Brazil into the fold. Lower oil prices...
Brazilian city enacts an ordinance secretly written by a surprising new staffer: ChatGPT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — City lawmakers in Brazil have enacted what appears to be the nation’s first legislation written entirely by artificial intelligence — even if they didn't know it at the time. The experimental ordinance was passed in October in the southern city of Porto...
Brazil's Lula picks his justice minister for supreme court slot
SAO PAULO (AP) — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil said Monday that he chose Justice Minister Flávio Dino to fill an empty seat on the country’s top court. Many allies of the leftist leader hoped he would pick another woman to replace Minister Rosa Maria Weber, who...
Messi's Argentina beats Brazil in a World Cup qualifying game delayed by crowd violence
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lionel Messi's Argentina squad celebrated like they'd won the World Cup again after a dramatic 1-0 win over archrival Brazil on Tuesday. It was Brazil's first home defeat ever in World Cup qualifying, a game that was delayed because of a brawl between fans in...
South African leader accuses Israel of war crimes. Putin and Xi strike more cautious note at meeting
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accused Israel of war crimes and acts “tantamount to genocide” in Gaza during a virtual meeting Tuesday of leaders of developing countries, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping. ...
Lionel Messi draws Brazilian fans to what could be the Argentine great's last match in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rafael Yen is just a boy, only 8 years old and mad for soccer like most kids in soccer-mad Brazil, but he has a conundrum that even his father is so far powerless to fix. Will Rafael wear an Argentina shirt at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday...
Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: 'No room for lukewarm measures'
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidency. The fiery freshman lawmaker's victory Sunday night has thrust the country into the unknown regarding how extreme his...
Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world's largest tropical wetlands
POCONE, BRAZIL (AP) — Firefighters in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands earlier this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that “it is a relief for everyone who lives in the region.” They spoke too soon. In the first two weeks...
