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French unions refuse Christmas truce in pensions protests

French trade unions failed on Tuesday to achieve the big surge in support they had hoped for in street protests to pressure President Emmanuel Macron to ditch his pension reform, and said there would be no strike truce during Christmas. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/35x9tpf

Ship industry proposes $5 billion research fund to help cut emissions

Shipping associations have proposed creating a research fund with $5 billion raised by the industry to develop technology to help the sector meet U.N. targets on cutting emissions. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2M6TTbZ

U.N. Security Council set for showdown over Syria cross-border aid deliveries

For the past six years the United Nations and other aid groups have been crossing into Syria from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan at four places authorized by the U.N. Security Council to deliver humanitarian assistance to millions of people. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38O8BhZ

U.S. envoy for North Korea to visit China this week: State Department

The U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, will visit Beijing on Thursday and Friday, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, after China and Russia proposed lifting some U.N. sanctions on North Korea. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/34q3rFu

China says lifting some U.N. sanctions on North Korea could help break deadlock

China and Russia are pushing the U.N. Security Council to lift some sanctions on North Korea to ease the country's humanitarian concerns and to "break the deadlock" in stalled denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang, China's U.N. ambassador said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2sC3YXL

China postpones U.N. Security Council discussion on Kashmir: diplomats

China has postponed a discussion by the U.N. Security Council planned for Tuesday about the situation in the disputed Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir because the U.N. peacekeeping mission there was not ready to provide a brief, diplomats said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/34rL42U

Chinese 'rumors' and 'cyber armies' - Taiwan fights election 'fake news'

Taiwan is ramping up efforts ahead of a Jan. 11 election to combat fake news and disinformation that the government says China is bombarding the island with to undermine its democracy. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Ev36H6

U.S. Congress pressures Trump to renew Russia arms control pact

U.S. lawmakers of both parties are pressuring the White House to extend the last remaining restraints on U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons deployments by demanding intelligence assessments on the costs of allowing the New START treaty to lapse. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38Ludvf

In Australia's outback town of Oodnadatta, it is just another very hot day

An outback town near Australia's red-hot center barely paused on Wednesday for a heat wave that is gripping the country, fueling fires and prompting widespread health warnings as heat records get set to tumble. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2S9xkHo

Chinese leader Xi visits gambling hub Macau as nearby Hong Kong seethes

China's President Xi Jinping begins a three-day visit to the gambling hub of Macau on Wednesday to mark the 20th anniversary of its handover to China, with security tight as protests rock nearby Hong Kong. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/38P5ma1

Dogs in Cars, Getting There Safely

By BY NORMAN MAYERSOHN from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2PwpkPf

Debbie Dingell: Why I Will Vote to Impeach Trump

By BY DEBBIE DINGELL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2S0lvTU

Protesters Clamor for President Trump’s Impeachment on Eve of House Vote

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2PxCCLg

Impeachment Ad Wars

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/35vNUVS

Larry Heinemann, Novelist of the Vietnam War, Dies at 75

By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2M0BYUv

Trump Letter, F.B.I., Bitcoin: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

By BY VICTORIA SHANNON AND HIROKO MASUIKE from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2S5plLE

Wendy's jokes about 10-patty burger, but it might become a real thing

Wendy's jokes about 10-patty burger, but it might become a real thing That’s a real mouthful… and then some.