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Youth activists protest at Cop28 in response to denial of scientific basis of fossil fuel phaseout
Youth activists stage protest at Cop28 after president of climate talks denies scientific basis behind phaseout of fossil fuels.
Interview with George Carew-Jones of the United Kingdom Youth Climate Coalition.
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Humza Yousaf speaks at Cop28 event in Dubai
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks at an event at Cop28 in Dubai, introducing US politician and environmentalist Al Gore.
It comes after King Charles's speech at Cop28 warned once again that humans were running out of time to...
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Shadow Health Secretary warns NHS must 'reform or die'
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the NHS must reform or die as spending their way out of a crisis could bankrupt the nation, talks about how Labour will reform the NHS over 10 years and his priorities in the first 100 days of...
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Taoiseach: Government making real progress in tackling housing crisis
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Government was “making real progress” in tackling the housing crisis.
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Palestinian ambassador receives standing ovation at Sinn Fein conference
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland, Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid has expressed gratitude to Irish people “for being so vocal on the side of justice”.
Dr Wahba Abdalmajid comments came as part of her keynote speech at Sinn Fein’s annual...
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Starmer renews call for Gaza 'humanitarian pause'
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reacts to a question about the Israel-Palestine conflict, a humanitarian pause and the resignation of one of his shadow front-benchers this week, during a Q&A in Wolverhampton.
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Case of Irish-Israeli girl feared kidnapped raised with Palestinian leadership
The case of an Irish-Israeli girl who is feared kidnapped in Gaza has been raised with the Palestinian Authority, an ambassador has said.
The Palestinian ambassador to Ireland said that she raised the case of eight-year-old Emily Hand...
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Douglas Emhoff meets members of the UK Jewish community
The husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, meets members of the UK Jewish community at Wychwood House in London.
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Altman: Only a Crisis Will Cause Authorities to Adjust Fiscal Policies
Roger Altman, Evercore founder and senior chairman, says that it is just a matter of time before global financial markets turn attention to the country's fiscal trajectory. He urges fiscal authorities to tackle the country's deficit...
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Nides: Confident of Normalization of Relations After War is Over
Thomas Nides, Former US ambassador to Israel says that normalization of relations between the US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel would be in the best interest of the region. He says that while the chance of Saudi normalization is delayed, it...
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McHenry Does Not Want to Be Speaker, Murphy Says
Rep. Greg Murphy, a Republican from North Carolina, talks about the infighting among his party in their effort to select a House Speaker. Murphy says temporary powers could be forced upon Rep. Patrick McHenry who is serving as the...
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IEA Warns Energy Risks 'Rather High' if Mideast War Escalates
International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol discusses geopolitical risks to the global oil market as the IEA predicts that oil demand will reach its peak this decade. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Sovereign Debt Issues Are a Concern for Treasuries: Amoa
Diana Amoa, Kirkoswald Asset Management CIO of long biased strategies, says sovereign debt issues remain a concern for treasuries. She also says the US has "clearly lost the handle of fiscal policy." She is on "Bloomberg...
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Poland's Pro-EU Bloc on Track to Win Election
Poland's opposition is on course for a majority after Sunday's election, an upset that would deny the ruling nationalists a third term and see the country re-engage with the European Union. Piotr Skolimowski reports on Bloomberg Television.
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Citi's Azevedo: Israel Conflict Has Muted Impact So Far
Miguel Azevedo, Managing Director and Chairman Investment Banking, Middle East & Africa of Citi, discusses the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on the global economy. He also speaks about the Egyptian, Saudi and UAE's IPOs, the Dubai real...
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Greenwood Capital's Todd Says US Has Too Many Banks
Greenwood Capital President & CIO Walter Todd discusses outlook for US banks ahead of earnings from JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo. He spoke with Dani Burger and Manus Cranny on "Bloomberg Brief"
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Sir Keir Starmer says voters in 'survival mode' over cost-of-living crisis
Sir Keir Starmer shared a story of how the cost-of-living crisis ;whittles away at our joy;, and said Labour must grasp big decisions for working people in the UK.
After sharing a story of his own holiday to the Lake District, the...
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Full: Helen Morgan pledges the Liberal Democrats would build 150,000 new homes
Audience members heckled as Helen Morgan MP said the Liberal Democrats “will build 150,000 new homes for social rent every year”.
Shouts of “where?” were heard as she opened the housing motion at the party’s annual conference in...
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Helen Morgan booed at Lib Dem conference
Audience members heckled as Helen Morgan MP said the Liberal Democrats “will build 150,000 new homes for social rent every year”.
Boos were heard amid applause elsewhere in the audience as Ms Morgan said: “National housing targets do...
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Tim Farron hit out against those in his party seeking to retain national housing targets
Liberal Democrat MP and former party leader Tim Farron has hit out against those in his party seeking to retain national housing targets, describing it as “Thatcherism”.
He told the party’s conference hall: “If there was a credible...
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UAW Could Expand Strikes on Friday
The United Auto Workers union is stepping up pressure on Detroit's Big Three by threatening to expand its strike unless it sees major progress in contract negotiations by Friday. Meanwhile, the union has rejected the latest offer from...
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Country Garden Again Delays Bond Vote
Distressed Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings Co. has again delayed a deadline for creditors to vote on its request to extend payment on an onshore bond, according to a holder familiar with the matter. Meantime, Sino-Ocean Group...
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StanChart to Sell Jet Lessor to PIF Unit for $3.6B
Standard Chartered has agreed to sell its aviation finance business to a unit of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund for $3.6 billion. AviLease, a jet lessor owned by the PIF, will acquire a portfolio of 100 narrowbody aircraft and...
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Anneliese Dodds speaks ahead of doorstepping event in Flitwick following Nadine Dorries' resignation
Labour Party Chair Anneliese Dodds speaks ahead of a doorstepping event in Flitwick, Bedfordshire following Conservative MP Nadine Dorries' resignation.