Month: December 2019

UPDATE 1-Iran foreign ministry issues travel advisory for citizens not to visit America

(Adds more from statement and background) GENEVA, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Iran warned its citizens, particularly scientists, on Tuesday not to visit America, saying Iranians there were subjected to arbitrary and lengthy detention in inhuman conditions. “Iranian citizens, particularly elites and scientists, are requested to seriously avoid traveling to America, even to take part in…

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At UN Climate Summit, Greta Thunberg Lifts Up Science, Blasts World Leaders

MADRID ― At a high-level event Wednesday at the United Nations climate summit, Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed world leaders for “misleading” the public with insufficient emission-reduction pledges and dove into the growing science that shows governments must act quickly to prevent catastrophic warming.  Thunberg kicked off her speech at the 25th Conference of the Parties, or COP25,…

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Greta Thunberg responds to ‘brat’ insult by Brazilian far-right leader Bolsonaro

Greta Thunberg has responded to being called a “brat” by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. The far-right leader branded Ms Thunberg a pirralha, the Portuguese word for “brat”, after she condemned the slaughter of indigenous environmental protectors in the Brazilian Amazon. The teenage climate activist gave an understated response, changing her Twitter bio on Tuesday to…

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