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Post-coup Mali sets timetable for vote ahead of key summit
Post-coup Mali sets timetable for vote ahead of key summit
World
by  AFP

Mali's government has adopted a timetable for staging elections, in a move just days ahead of a regional summit to mull the future of sanctions against the junta-dominated country. Mali's neighbours in West Africa, a region deeply prone to coups, have clamoured for an early restoration of civilian rule.

US Supreme Court limits government powers to curb greenhouse gases
US Supreme Court limits government powers to curb greenhouse gases
World
by  AFP

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change. "Whatever else this court may know about, it does not have a clue about how to address climate change."

Canada to attend G20 summit even if Putin goes: Trudeau
Canada to attend G20 summit even if Putin goes: Trudeau
World
by  AFP

Canada will take part in the G20 summit in Bali in November even if Russian President Vladimir Putin attends, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. Asked at a news conference the end of a NATO summit in Madrid if Ottawa would take part in the gathering if Putin is also present, Trudeau said: "We expect that Canada and all members of the G7 will be at the G20."