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Syria conference: Coalition moves to fund rebels
A coalition of at least 70 countries pledged several million dollars a month Sunday and communications equipment for Syrian rebels and opposition activists, signaling deeper involvement in the conflict amid a growing belief that diplomacy and sanctions alone can’t end the regime’s repression.
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Polish prosecutor shoots self in head after press conference
A military prosecutor in western Poland shot himself in the head Monday after defending the work of his office and rejecting planned reforms, officials and media said Monday.
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Climate conference approves landmark deal (AP)
AP – A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement early Sunday on a complex and far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change for the coming decades.
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Climate deal up for approval at UN conference (AP)
AP – Diplomats frazzled by sleeplessness debated into the early hours of Sunday at a U.N. conference over a complex and far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change for the coming decades.
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UN conference to deal with carbon reductions (AP)
AP – The U.N.’s top climate official said Sunday she expects governments to make a long-delayed decision on whether industrial countries should make further commitments to reduce emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases.
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World conference on Libya urges new UN resolution (AP)
AP – A global conference on Libya’s future will urge the U.N. Security Council to press ahead with a new resolution that would help free up billions in frozen Libyan assets worldwide, a Western diplomat said Thursday.
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Man has heart attack during Maine heart disease conference; saved by doctor & nurses in attendance
He may be the luckiest heart attack victim in history. A man who collapsed in cardiac arrest in the middle of a Lewiston, Maine, conference on heart disease Monday had his life saved by a doctor and three nurses lecturing at the event, the Sun Journal reported.
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