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World top polluters China, US sign Paris climate deal

Saturday, 23 April 2016 4:50 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 23 April 2016 4:47 AM ]

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) speaks with China's Foreign Minister. AFP

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A record 175 countries, including the world's top polluters China and the US, sign the Paris climate deal, in a major boost to efforts to combat global warming.
The US says it is not opposed to foreign banks doing business with Iran in line with the terms of a historic nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
The US president says Washington supports Britain's EU membership, adding that the outcome of the referendum on London’s exit from the bloc is of deep interest to the US.
Amnesty International accuses Nigeria's military of deliberately shooting dead hundreds of Muslims and burying them in mass graves to destroy evidence of the crime.
Israeli forces press ahead with their violent crackdown on Palestinians in the occupied territories amid heightened security measures for the Jewish holiday of Passover.

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