Global cocaine market hits record high, says UN
VIENNA - Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the United Nations (UN) drug agency said on Thursday, with the illicit drug's market the world's fastest-growing.

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Hundreds of Tuvalu islanders seek Aussie ‘climate visa&
SYDNEY - Nearly one-third of citizens in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show.

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Judge orders Trump administration to unfreeze EV charging funds
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars allocated for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations in over a dozen US states.

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UN Charter: a founding document violated and ignored
UNITED NATIONS - Eighty years ago Thursday, 50 countries came together in the ashes of World War II to sign the United Nations& founding charter in order &to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war&.

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Tech giants& net zero goals ‘verging on fantasy&
PARIS - The credibility of climate pledges by the world&s tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they devour more and more energy in the race to develop AI and build data centres, researchers warned Thursday.

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Ecuador&s most-wanted gang leader ‘Fito& captured
QUITO - Ecuador&s president has announced that the country&s most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader &Fito&, had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a wave of violence.

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