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The collapse of large parts of the ice sheet is almost certainly unstoppable, with global warming accelerating the pace of the melting, two groups of scientists reported on Monday.
Russia appeared to be using the results in the referendums on self-rule in two provinces to intensify pressure for a negotiated autonomy.
If genuine, the video would be the first public glimpse of the schoolgirls since they were seized by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram on April 14 in the country’s northeast.
Virgin Galactic’s David Mackay, the chief pilot for the world’s first airline to space, grew up in a country without a space program. Above, a Virgin test flight last year.
The ruling in Delhi came in a case in which a woman accused a man of abducting her, registering marriage and raping her.
BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse, facing the threat of criminal charges, have made last-ditch appeals for leniency.
Christine Lagarde has withdrawn as a speaker at the commencement ceremony for Smith College, citing protests against her and the fund, the college said Monday.
At least 11 people were killed in the attacks, a reminder that Afghan forces will be hard-pressed to hold ground.
“For those [who] champion the opinion that ... the science and the costs of mitigating climate change do not warrant immediate action, this is just one more serious blow to their specious argument,” writes Michael.
“As the elections were carried out regardless of Putin’s request for postponement, it’s clear that Russia has minimal influence on the separatists. It’s also clear that Putin is ambivalent about the outcome,” writes Carolyn.
Corruption and bullying sustain a dirty fossil fuel that should be phased out.
This election felt as if political leaders no longer had anything new or imaginative to say or offer.
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