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Qatar says Gulf Arab bloc needs reform to give it teeth
![Qatar says Gulf Arab bloc needs reform to give it teeth](http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/DX0EhB4qJ5WweZ6dUwq3pA--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2018-12-15T093405Z_3_LYNXMPEEBE038_RTROPTP_2_MALAYSIA-QATAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Qatar says Gulf Arab bloc needs reform to give it teeth)
Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar was still counting on Kuwait and other regional powers to help solve the row that has seen Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and non-GCC member Egypt impose a political and economic boycott on Doha since June 2017. "They have mechanisms in place and never trigger them (to hold people accountable) because some countries believe they are non-binding, so we need to make sure all the rules we are submitting to are binding to everyone in this region." The four states accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism and cozying up to regional foe Iran. Doha denies the charges and says the boycott aims to curtail its sovereignty. Sat, 15 Dec 2018 04:34:05 -0500
UN climate talks in Poland go into overtime![UN climate talks in Poland go into overtime](http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/oKrXr_f55JALpoE1VCJKtg--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a649a210ea814dadad4ea149143c298e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="UN climate talks in Poland go into overtime)
KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — Officials from around the world are still working to agree on the fine print of the Paris climate accord after two weeks of talks, even as workers dismantle sections of the conferenced venue around them. Sat, 15 Dec 2018 02:47:27 -0500
Nations still worlds apart at crunch UN climate summit![Nations still worlds apart at crunch UN climate summit](http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/JP_2W4hMU8i3BOJ665wScw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/c4c120cb644a1e8a3edf425433e0c4154aa48669.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nations still worlds apart at crunch UN climate summit)
Marathon talks aimed at charting mankind's path away from climate catastrophe entered overtime Saturday as nations picked over a plan presented by host Poland that exposed several sources of disagreement. Negotiators told AFP that the nearly 200 states involved were still far apart on several crunch issues -- from how nations report reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, to the levels of help given to countries already hurting from climate change. Ministers at the COP24 talks must agree on a common rule book to make good on promises they made in the landmark 2015 Paris accord, which vowed to limit global temperature rises to "well below" two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:56:40 -0500
$1 Billion a Month: The Cost of Trump's Tariffs on Technology
The tariff costs rose more than seven-fold to $1.3 billion, as the world’s two biggest economies became embroiled in a trade war, according to data provided by the Consumer Technology Association and analyzed by consulting firm The Trade Partnership. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports since early July. After Trump met President Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires on Dec. 1, the U.S. agreed to put off raising the tariff rate on the $200 billion of imports from 10 percent to 25 percent. Sat, 15 Dec 2018 00:00:01 -0500
Why the Stealth F-35B Could Truly Be a Game-Changer
The impact on the world’s military balance from a global force of nearly forty large naval combatants deploying hundreds of F-35Bs cannot be overestimated Fri, 14 Dec 2018 23:22:00 -0500
Oceans of garbage prompt war on plastics![Oceans of garbage prompt war on plastics](http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/Vnu4hM4DysubLhV8cbsSrA--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/7c449abf1dfb1f9c8c127e550727f0a205a9a3cb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oceans of garbage prompt war on plastics)
Faced with images of turtles smothered by plastic bags, beaches carpeted with garbage and islands of trash floating in the oceans, environmentalists say the world is waking up to the need to tackle plastic pollution at the source. Stories on social media of giant seas of floating waste or a beached whale found in Indonesia with six kilos (13 pounds) of plastic in its stomach are bringing plastic pollution into the spotlight. "There is no question plastic is having a moment," said George Leonard, chief scientist at Ocean Conservancy. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 22:07:59 -0500
'Young miracle' newborn recovers from Ebola after mom dies in childbirth in world's 2nd deadliest outbreak!['Young miracle' newborn recovers from Ebola after mom dies in childbirth in world's 2nd deadliest outbreak](http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/.CV69kJ3_Y3WJSiv09LQ5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.gma.com/ministry-of-health1-ht-ml-181214_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="'Young miracle' newborn recovers from Ebola after mom dies in childbirth in world's 2nd deadliest outbreak)
The newborn girl, named Benedicte, received treatment in the city of Beni, one of the current epicenters of the outbreak, after her Ebola-stricken mother died in childbirth on Oct. 31. The baby is said to be the youngest survivor thus far in the world's second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak. Pediatricians, intensive care specialists and nannies took turns watching over the infant 24 hours a day for over a month, according to the health ministry. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 21:15:00 -0500
California is first state to mandate zero-emission bus fleet![California is first state to mandate zero-emission bus fleet](http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/v7GPRB9gutLeaWqeR0KA6A--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1700e5781b1e466c8bfe0d5c07f9620d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="California is first state to mandate zero-emission bus fleet)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California moved Friday to eliminate climate-changing fossil fuels from its fleet of 12,000 transit buses, enacting a first-in-the-nation mandate that will vastly increase the number of electric buses on the road. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 19:57:06 -0500
U.N. climate talks go into overtime as negotiators grapple with text![U.N. climate talks go into overtime as negotiators grapple with text](http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/E_.Q6QDaED_HUEkvE87QJg--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2018-12-14T235220Z_1_LYNXMPEEBD1TA_RTROPTP_2_CLIMATE-CHANGE-ACCORD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.N. climate talks go into overtime as negotiators grapple with text)
Countries are on a self-imposed deadline to produce a "rulebook" to flesh out details of the 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the global temperature rise to less than 2 degrees Celsius and which comes into force in 2020. Talks in Katowice, Poland, under way since Dec. 2, have been clouded by political divisions. Before the talks started, many expected that the deal would fall short of the detailed plan scientists have said is needed to limit global warming to well below a 2 degree-Celsius rise this century. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:52:20 -0500
Trouble Ahead for Space Force
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-OK) is not currently a supporter of President Trump’s plan to create a Space Force as an independent branch of the U.S. military. “It wasn’t on my list because I don’t think we need it,” Inhofe told reporters earlier this week. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), who will chair the House Armed Services Committee starting in January, is also no fan of the proposed service. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:09:51 -0500
![$1 Billion a Month: The Cost of Trump's Tariffs on Technology](http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/HuFJExAm.dXvofKsBuhgfg--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/bloomberg_technology_68/ad3c56dd88873ed111e456c150bc4ba8" width="130" height="86" alt="$1 Billion a Month: The Cost of Trump's Tariffs on Technology)
![Why the Stealth F-35B Could Truly Be a Game-Changer](http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/2szRk2ekkxMmrys.63xABQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/the_national_interest_705/454e48bf3584f37e8b13911b9d995c36" width="130" height="86" alt="Why the Stealth F-35B Could Truly Be a Game-Changer)
![Trouble Ahead for Space Force](http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/yhGA97t5siS1Qz4m2v8gKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/us.finance.thefiscaltimes/4ff93296d223b6b5c680a90f3401dbd3" width="130" height="86" alt="Trouble Ahead for Space Force)