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Following his recent retirement, Dr. Anthony Fauci reflected on his government role during the COVID-19 pandemic.When asked about the high per capita COVID-19 death rate in the U.S., Fauci replied, "Something clearly went wrong.And I don't know exactly what it was.But the reason we know it went wrong is that we are the richest country in the world, and on a per capita basis we've done worse than virtually all other countries.

MEXICO CITY  As Bad Bunny, one of the world's hottest pop stars, floated on a palm tree crooning to adoring fans for what was supposed to be one of Mexico City's largest concerts ever, the stadium floor was far from jam-packed.But outside, thousands were trying to get in, some scaling the stadium fence after their tickets  many valid and purchased directly from Ticketmaster  were rejected as fakes by malfunctioning scanning machines.

Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, kisses the forehead of Puyr Tembe, leadership from Brazil's Indigenous People Articulation, left, at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - As international climate talks in the Egyptian desert go into their final days, negotiators are trying to move key countries' lines in the sand on multiple issues, including compensation for climate disasters, phasing down all fossil fuel use and additional financial help for poor nations.

China says it is under no obligation to contribute but is still willing to help compensate poorer countries.China would be willing to contribute to a mechanism for compensating poorer countries for losses and damage caused by climate change, its climate envoy Xie Zhenhua has said.Speaking at the COP27 environmental conference in Egypt on Wednesday, Xie said China had no obligation to participate but stressed his solidarity with those calling for more action from wealthy nations on the issue, and outlined the damage China had suffered from climate-linked weather extremes.

Ticket prices on French trains will increase in 2023, but there will be a 'price shield' to keep the increases below inflation, according to the transport minister.Published: 7 November 2022 09:14 CET Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP Transport minister Clement Beaune, interviewed on Sunday, said that ticket prices will rise in early 2023.

Justin Welby said it was "morally unacceptable and politically impractical" to let poorer countries deal with migration alone, while international aid to them was cut.The Archbishop of Canterbury criticised the Illegal Migration Bill as it was scrutinised by peers.But it was backed by former Tory leader and ex-Home Secretary Lords Howard who said the government must protect its borders, and the bill offered the "best achievable means" to do that.

The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and deepened inequalities, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday.It is "with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency", WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, estimating that the pandemic had killed "at least 20 million" people -- nearly three times the under seven million deaths officially recorded.

A UK ambassador took part in the opening ceremony of a Jordanian cigarette factory part-owned by British American Tobacco (BAT) and praised the new facility in a televised interview, in the latest example of British diplomats breaching strict guidelines against mixing with the tobacco industry overseas.

By Karl Ritter | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine Russia's advance seems to have stalled in Moscow's campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a leading think tank said in an assessment of the longest ground battle of the war.The Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said there were no confirmed advances by Russian forces in Bakhmut.

The US has been named the colossal fossil of the Cop27 climate talks by campaigners who criticised the country for its intransigence in providing support to developing countries hit hardest by the climate crisis.The award, unveiled at a ceremony featuring a person dressed as a dinosaur, is an annual event staged by Climate Action Network International to shame the countries deemed to be blocking climate progress.

A key Cop27 goal was to strengthen emission pledges made at last year's climate summit in Glasgow.These are needed to ensure global heating is limited to 1.5C.No such commitments have been made in Egypt and most observers now conclude the world is destined to heat beyond this limit.I struggle to understand how anyone can continue to argue that 1.5C is still alive, said James Dyke, from Exeter University's Global Systems Institute.

Loss and damage, as historically defined in international climate treaties, refers to the permanent loss or repairable damage caused by climate change, including extreme weather events like hurricanes and heat waves as well as slow-onset events such as sea-level rise and desertification.At the onset, the term was just one item on a long list of climate issues that would have to be addressed.

Jihee Moon of South Korean design studio Newtab-22 has developed an open-source IKEA-style manual with instructions on how to build the Air-It-Yourself air purifier in under an hour using everyday items.The Air-It-Yourself system uses household waste from shoe boxes to plastic plant pots for parts and combines them with a small USB fan and a HEPA filter sheet, which can be bought cheaply and easily on the internet.

Head of UN Climate Change says governments need to strengthen their climate plans and implement them in the next eight years.A new report by the United Nations has warned that the climate plans from governments worldwide remain insufficient to limit rising temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.