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'Weak tea': Climate scientists push back against COP28 cheer
'Weak tea': Climate scientists push back against COP28 cheer
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A UN climate deal that approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels has been hailed as a major milestone and a cause for at least cautious optimism. "The agreement to 'transition away from fossil fuels' was weak tea at best," he told AFP. "It's like promising your doctor that you will 'transition away from donuts' after being diagnosed with diabetes.

'We have to endure' - Argentines stoic as prices skyrocket
'We have to endure' - Argentines stoic as prices skyrocket
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Maria Mamani carries a fistful of new price stickers around a supermarket after Argentina's government slashed the value of the peso in half as part of "shock" therapy to the ailing economy. His government on Tuesday unveiled a raft of measures to revive an economy that spokesman Manual Adorni said was "in intensive therapy on the point of death."