News Wire | December 2022 Archive

Nations Promise to Protect 30 Percent of Planet to Stem Extinction

By Dino Grandoni | The Washington Post

Close to 200 countries reached a watershed agreement early Monday to stem the loss of nature worldwide, pledging to protect nearly a third of Earth’s land and oceans as a refuge for the planet’s remaining wild plants and animals by the end of the decade.

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Dozens of Thai Sailors Missing After Navy Warship Sinks in Choppy Waters

By Leo Sands | The Washington Post

Thirty-one people are missing after a Royal Thai Navy warship sank in choppy waters and heavy winds in the Gulf of Thailand late Sunday, Thai officials said Monday.

Tunisian President Urged to Resign After Election Debacle

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza | Associated Press (free)

Tunisian opposition figures called Sunday for the president’s resignation after disastrous parliamentary elections in which less than 9% of voters cast ballots.

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Military Spending Surges, Creating New Boom for Arms Makers

By Eric Lipton, Michael Crowley & John Ismay | The New York Times

The prospect of growing military threats from both China and Russia is driving bipartisan support for a surge in Pentagon spending, setting up another potential boom for weapons makers that is likely to extend beyond the war in Ukraine.

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