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Costa Rica deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 15 November. Ambassador Ronald Saborío Soto presented Costa Rica’s instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

A new report published today (15 November) by the World Meteorological Organization and the World Trade Organization points to the role that trade can play to help supply meet demand for electricity from renewable sources. Launched at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, this first joint WMO-WTO report underscores how interconnection projects can tap into supplies of hydro—, solar— and wind-generated energy from regions with comparative advantage in renewable electricity generation... Читать дальше...

In remarks delivered on 15 November to the Coalition of Trade Ministers for Climate at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam said the trade community needs to scale up its response to the climate crisis through initiatives such as fostering coherent and interoperable trade-related climate measures and accelerating the deployment of green technologies. He praised the Coalition for serving as the “beating heart” of trade for climate mobilisation and... Читать дальше...

A Costco enthusiast attempted to explain why shoppers have to scan their membership cards at the entrance—and it makes a good deal of sense.

What can be expected of a second Trump administration on space policy? In short, a mixture of continuity and change.

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Jon Jones refused to shake Stipe Miocic’s hand during their UFC 309 press conference staredown, and then gave a message to the former heavyweight champion.

"You have to ask: is the pinnacle playing for your country in Euros and World Cups? Or is the pinnacle playing in the later stages of the Champions League? Has the pinnacle changed?"

People have been wondering whether Nesquik can be made with water or only milk - now the brand has finally settled the debate after people opened up the debate on Reddit

By Amanda Mannen Published: November 15th, 2024

One of the most visible murals from the CTA's Red Line is an Uptown painting by Darius Dennis of a 1966 photo by Danny Lyon, a Civil Rights Movement photographer with strong Chicago ties.

The COVID-19 virus may have the surprising ability to shrink some tumors, paving the way for new cancer treatments, a new study has found.

Known for a wicked sense of humor as well as a penchant for violence, the late Chicago Outfit boss Joseph Lombardo was known as "Joey the Clown.”

I knew him in the mid-1950s, a “knowing” that wasn't real, because Frank London Brown was a grown man with a wife and family — and I was a 3-year-old child.

Word on the street is that Jamal Bryant is getting married again—and his ex-wife Gizelle Bryant is rather surprised. The Real Housewives of Potomac star—who shares daughter Grace, 20, and...

Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, stars of the 2024 film "Emilia Pérez," visit WIRED to answer their most searched for questions on Google. Where is Selena Gomez from? Is she friends with her "Only Murders In The Building" co-star Steve Martin? Can Selena Gomez speak Spanish? When did Zoe Saldaña get married? Who does she play in the "Guardians Of The Galaxy" films? What sunglasses does Zoe Saldaña wear? Answers to these questions and many more await on the WIRED Autocomplete Interview of Selena Gomez & Zoe Saldaña. Читать дальше...

Here are some fictional activists who might inspire you to rise up and create change with your bad self.

Howie Kussoy, also known as the Pigskin Profit, is taking the underdog in Colorado-Utah on Saturday.

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More than two years after President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled the government’s plan to implement the State Capture Commission of Inquiry's recommendations, it is only about a third of the way complete.

There won’t be another supermoon until fall 2025.

Tilak Verma achieved the feat of scoring a century in just 41 balls in Johannesburg. He hit 6 fours and 9 sixes to reach the century. He scored runs at a strike rate of about 250.

The Beaver Moon, the last supermoon of the year, will share the celestial stage with the dazzling Leonid meteor shower.

A priest stabbed in the face during Mass is one of the most recent cases of a religion-based hate crime, which is one the rise around the globe, though Jews are most often victims of the attacks.