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Friday, June 02, 2017
VietPress USA (June 2nd, 2017):
The overwhelming global response to Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement was essentially, "Go jump in a lake" - or as one Germany tabloid succinctly phrased it in a widely circulated headline: "Earth to Trump: F*ck You!" (commondreams.org)
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Stolen emails from the UAE's ambassador to the US reveal how millions of dollars were used to hurt the reputation of American allies and cause policy change (thedailybeast.com)
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Canada MP gives speech in Mohawk language in what is believed to be the first time the indigenous language has been used officially in the legislature since it was established in 1867. (theguardian.com)
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Putin on Paris Agreement: 'We should be grateful to President Trump. In Moscow, it's raining and cold.' (businessinsider.com)
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Vatican Compares Trump To Flat-Earthers Over His Climate Agreement Withdrawal: “Thinking that we need and must rely on coal and oil is like claiming that the Earth is not round. It’s an absurdity brought forward only to make money,” Bishop Sanchez Sorondo stated. (iflscience.com)
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Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of being “subservient” to Donald Trump after she remained silent over the Paris Agreement on climate change and only expressed her disappointment after the US President announced his decision to quit the accord (independent.co.uk)
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Trump misunderstood MIT climate research, university officials say: Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials said U.S. President Donald Trump badly misunderstood their research when he cited it on Thursday to justify withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. (reuters.com)
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Google could face a $9bn EU fine for rigging search results in its favour - A seven-year investigation into the world's most popular internet search engine was triggered by scores of complaints from both US and European rivals (independent.co.uk)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told India remains committed to the 2015 Paris climate change agreement at St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. (reuters.com)
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Allergy treatment: Scientists claim breakthrough that could lead to cure for all intolerances (independent.co.uk)
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Donald Trump's decision 'disappointing' but Australia still committed to Paris agreement(abc.net.au)
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Exxon's Climate Accounting a 'Sham' Under Rex Tillerson, New York’s AG Says: '... accused ExxonMobil of misleading investors by using two sets of numbers in its greenhouse gas accounting—one shown to investors, and a "secret" set used internally by the company.' (insideclimatenews.org)
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