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Stories for December 15th 2015

  • Tuesday, December 15th 2015 - 06:23 UTC

    Paris climate agreement triggers praise for French diplomacy and minister Fabius

    “It’s rare in life to be able to move things forward at the planet level,” Fabius said, visibly moved after coming out of the plenary room.

    France seems to have achieved an unachievable triumph: uniting the world to seal a global climate pact. The Paris climate agreement, adopted on Saturday, was the culmination of more than a year of intense diplomatic efforts by France. Delegates and foreign dignitaries cheered Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, the host of the two-week talks, and gave him a standing ovation.

  • Tuesday, December 15th 2015 - 06:03 UTC

    Controversy over Argentine navy recently incorporated Russian sloops

    Minister Martinez argues “they are not polar or icebreakers, and much less multi-purpose sloops or useful for ocean patrolling”.

    Argentina's Defense minister Julio Martínez has only been in office a few days but he already has a huge challenge on his desk: the four Russian sloops recently arrived in Buenos Aires and which according to the previous administration of Cristina Fernandez cost ten million dollars and are very appropriate for naval patrolling.

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