Saudi Arabia to host Syrian opposition ahead of peace talks
Saudi Arabia will host a three day gathering in Riyadh inviting major Syrian opposition factions to forge a unified front for stalled peace talks with Damascus slated to begin early next year. The Vienna plan calls for elections within 18 months, with Assad ouster implicit but no timetable. Kurdish groups like the YPG were excluded, signaling internal splits among opponents.
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African nations pledge to restore forests at UN talks
At the UN climate talks in Johannesburg Africa mehr than a dozen governments pledged to restore about 386000 square miles of forest by 2030. The AFR100 initiative aims to cut climate impact while boosting rural livelihoods with over $1.5 billion in funding from World Bank, German government and partners. Madagascar Ethiopia Kenya Uganda Burundi Rwanda join West African peers in forest restoration efforts to curb desertification and habitat loss.
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Kepler finds many planet candidates may be false positives
New analysis of Kepler data shows more than half of gas giant planet candidates are false positives. The result, presented at Extreme Solar Systems II, refines understanding of planet frequency while not diminishing the overall existence of planets.
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Roselle Park council member resigns over Christmas tree naming
Roselle Park New Jersey council member Charlene Sto Storey resigned after the council approved renaming the tree-lighting ceremony from A Tree Lighting to A Christmas Tree Lighting. She said the change favored Christians and excluded non Christians, calling the move exclusionary.
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