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Philippine climate change envoy leads new protest fast
2014-01-31 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A Philippine diplomat who went without food for 14 days last year will lead another fast on Saturday in a bid to pressure world leaders over climate change, AFP reported. Naderev "Yeb" Sano, the Philippines' lead negotiator at United Nations climate talks, drank only tea and water throughout the last meeting in Poland in November, garnering world headlines and praise from developing nations. Sano's latest symbolic one-day hunger strike is an attempt to maintain pressure ahead of the next UN talks...
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N. Korea envoy doubts pardon for Kenneth Bae
2014-01-31 05:05:14| Apparel - Topix.net
A North Korean diplomat suggested Thursday that his government would not pardon imprisoned American missionary Kenneth Bae or release him before he completes a 15-year sentence for crimes against the Stalinist state.
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N. Korea envoy doubts pardon for Kenneth Bae
2014-01-31 04:05:57| Footwear - Topix.net
A North Korean diplomat suggested Thursday that his government would not pardon imprisoned American missionary Kenneth Bae or release him before he completes a 15-year sentence for crimes against the Stalinist state.
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Bloomberg tapped to be U.N. cities, climate change envoy - sources
2014-01-30 17:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been tapped to be U.N. special envoy for cities and climate change, sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday. Barring any last minute changes, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - who is seeking to re-energize the global climate change debate and boost the United Nations' role - could make the announcement as early as Friday, the sources said on the condition of anonymity. Bloomberg, a billionaire philanthropist who left office last...
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UN climate talks: rich nations need to deliver in 2014 says Gambia envoy
2014-01-30 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Rich nations cannot buy their way out of taking tough greenhouse gas emission cuts, a leading diplomat representing some of the worlds poorest countries has warned. Last November Japan slashed its carbon targets for 2020, but increased climate finance contributions to $16.1 billion, a move the government said proved its commitment to controlling global warming. The move was widely condemned at last years UN climate summit, but recent negotiations within the EU over its own climate ambitions...
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