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A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution

Race to the Future

A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution

By Dionne Searcey, Michael Forsythe, Eric Lipton and Ashley Gilbertson

The quest for Congo's cobalt, which is vital for electric vehicles and the worldwide push against climate change, is caught in an international cycle of exploitation, greed and gamesmanship.

With Back Channels to Manchin and Sinema, Pelosi Found a Path to a Deal

With Back Channels to Manchin and Sinema, Pelosi Found a Path to a Deal

By Carl Hulse

The House's approval of a sweeping social policy bill after weeks of fits and starts notched another win for the speaker in a career defined by them.

Inside Fentanyl's Mounting Death Toll: 'This Is Poison'

Inside Fentanyl's Mounting Death Toll: 'This Is Poison'

By Sarah Maslin Nir

While a rise in overdose deaths shows the devastating consequences of the opioid's spread, less is understood about how the drug has proliferated.

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The Godmother of 'Plant-Based' Living

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The Godmother of 'Plant-Based' Living

By Steven Kurutz

Frances Moore Lappé, the author of "Diet for a Small Planet," which was published 50 years ago and spurred a movement toward vegetarianism, looks back on her legacy.

Ooh La La! Le Messy Divorce!

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Ooh La La! Le Messy Divorce!

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'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm Causes Panic at Atlanta Airport

Video Video: 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm Causes Panic at Atlanta Airport

By Storyful

Travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport fled and sought cover after a gun discharged in the security screening area. Officials said that the gunfire was accidental and that no one was injured.

Rioters Clash With the Police in the Netherlands Over Covid Measures

Video Video: Rioters Clash With the Police in the Netherlands Over Covid Measures

By The Associated Press and Reuters

The police fired warning shots and used water cannons against hundreds of demonstrators who set fires on the streets of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in protest of the country's partial lockdown and its plans to introduce a law allowing businesses to exclude unvaccinated people.

Thousands Protest Covid Measures in Australia

Video Video: Thousands Protest Covid Measures in Australia

By Reuters

Demonstrators rallied in cities across Australia against vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions. In Melbourne, protesters gathered to oppose a bill that would allow state officials in Victoria to enforce rules well after the area's state of emergency lapses.

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‘EU’s latest proposals will mean win-win result for all’

Your weekly news roundup from the Belfast News Letter
 
 
     
   
     
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A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

 
     
  'EU's latest proposals will mean win-win result for all'  
     
  New measures on the Brexit protocol will create an "express line" on trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, resulting in a "win-win situation" for all, the EU's lead negotiator has said.  
     
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Fishing chiefs give warning over 'madness' of protocol
 
The company which owns a key prawn processing plant in Kilkeel has warned it may shift all production to Scotland due to the requirements of the NI protocol.
 
     
 
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Unionist inaction on the Northern Ireland Protocol emboldens republicans
 
A letter from John Mulholland:
 
     
 
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'Don't get in a knot on loyalism comments'
 
Bertie Ahern has said people should not "get themselves in a knot" over his comments on loyalism.
 
     
 
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Frost: If there are no solutions we will use Article 16
 
Brexit Minister Lord Frost has warned that the UK is still prepared to trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol if the issues with the EU are not resolved.
 
     
 
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Rev Norman Hamilton: It's Christian to seek after the needs of others in real need
 
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Circle line rail plan around Belfast is a fine idea but might not yet be viable
 
News Letter editorial of Saturday November 20 2021:
 
     
 
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Former Northern Ireland footballer sex attack victim tells court he cannot erase abuse
 
A former Northern Ireland defender has told a High Court judge that he cannot erase what paedophile coach Barry Bennell did to him when he was a boy.
 
     
 
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Billy Kennedy: Westminster faith exhibition has an Ulster dimension
 
East Londonderry DUP MP Gregory Campbell is one of 16 Westminster MPs specially invited to take part in an 'Inter-Faith' month-long exhibition.
 
     
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
 
 
   
 
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