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Obama to Address Fight against Islamic State in UN Speech

President Barack Obama goes before the United Nations to deliver a speech Wednesday focusing on the fight against Islamic State militants.

Financial sector to help mobilize $200 billion to fight climate change in developing countries

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New UN report says investment in climate change adaptation can help promote the ivelihoods of...

US, Arab Partners Launch Air Strikes against Islamic State in Syria

The United States and a group of five Arab countries have carried out air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria.

Chinese Uighur Scholar Gets Life in Prison for 'Separatism'

A Chinese court has convicted a prominent Uighur on separatism charges and sentenced him to life in prison, in a ruling slammed by rights groups as unusually harsh.

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