Business can no longer ignore ‘north-south’ climate divide: UN newsthirst.

The United Nations’ top corporate sustainability chief warned business leaders they can no longer ignore the growing “north-south divide” on climate change. Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and executive director of U.N. Global Compact — a body responsible for overseeing business commitments to achieving sustainable development goals — told CNBC’s Steve Sedgewick that “climate has become a…

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Germany’s inflation surges to 2.4% as it narrowly skirts a technical recession newsthirst.

Passers-by walk in the pedestrian zone of the Bavarian capital. Peter Kneffel | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s inflation surged to 2.4% in October, back above the European Central Bank’s 2% target, even as the country narrowly avoided a technical recession in the third quarter. The preliminary print, announced by German statistics office Destatis,…

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Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools | World News newsthirst.

NEW YORK — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Seconds,” a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools. Jodi Picoult’s ‘Nineteen Minutes’ tops PEN America of books banned in schools “Not only was it recommended…

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South Africa police find 26 naked Ethiopians held by suspected traffickers | South Africa newsthirst.

South African police have rescued 26 Ethiopians from a suspected human trafficking ring in Johannesburg after the group broke a window and burglar bar to escape from a house where they were being held naked. Three people were arrested on suspicion of people trafficking and possessing an illegal firearm on Thursday night after neighbours in…

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Israeli coalition wins reprieve in military draft feud ahead of budget vote | World News newsthirst.

* Israeli coalition wins reprieve in military draft feud ahead of budget vote Ultra-Orthodox parties drop conscription law demand before budget vote * Budget includes 40 billion shekels in spending cuts and tax increases * Haredi parties secure funding for day care in exchange for budget support By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, – Israel’s government has…

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