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Cop26 summit at serious risk of failure, says Boris Johnson
In a blunt admission after two days of preliminary talks at the G20 meeting of world leaders, the prime minister conceded little progress had been made – and the conference is not on track to achieve a deal that keeps the goal alive. He put the chances of success as “six out of 10”.
“Currently, let’s be in no doubt, we are not going to hit it and we have to be honest with ourselves,” he said. The commitments being made so far were a “drop in the rapidly warming ocean”.
Biden says Russia, China „basically didn’t show up“ with climate commitments
President Biden on Sunday placed blame on Russia and China for a lack of momentum by the world’s most powerful nations in the fight to combat climate change as he marked the end of the Group of 20 conference in Rome ahead of a crucial summit on climate change in Glasgow, Scotland.
‘Hopes unfulfilled’: G20 fails to agree on climate change goals
Prime Minister Scott Morrison opposed the deadline to phase out coal as well as a call to speed up cuts to methane emissions by 2030, a proposal the government believed would impose high costs on dairy and cattle farmers.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres admitted the failure to agree on more ambitious action on climate change at the summit in Rome, but held out hope of a commitment from a wider group of leaders when they meet at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on Monday.
Xi and Putin are snubbing the COP26 climate summit, even though China and Russia produce some 32% of global CO2 emissions
The leaders of China and Russia said they won’t be at this week’s COP26 climate-change summit.
Their absence may make it harder for others to secure big commitments to reducing emissions.
UPDATE 1-UK’s Johnson says COP26 success hangs in the balance
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday it was „touch and go“ whether the
upcoming United Nations COP26 global climate conference will secure the agreements needed to help tackle climate change.
Britain hopes the summit in Glasgow, which begins on Oct. 31, will adopt plans to help limit the rise in the average global temperature to 1.5 degree Celsius above pre-industrial
levels and to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Europe still lacks a unifying vision
This is not to say that strategic autonomy is a bad idea — or that the EU is doomed to geopolitical irrelevance. The prospect of a trade deal with Europe or the threat of EU sanctions can shape the behaviour of countries all over the world. But economic power and moral suasion are not always an adequate substitute for military might. (As Stalin once reportedly asked: “How many divisions has the pope?”)
Moderna, BioNTech Plunge As EU Studies Possible Side-effects Of mRNA Shots
The conditions were reported in patients who took the mRNA vaccines made by either Moderna or BioNTech-Pfizer.
Pfizer stock fell 3%.
U.S., China Leave Room to Talk After Contentious Meeting
The U.S. and China left open the possibility of a summit between their presidents despite a contentious day of talks between officials from both sides in the city of Tianjin.
Technology – China Crackdown Rocks Investors: ‘Everybody’s in the Crosshairs’
The crash in tutoring stocks that began late last week spread Monday across the tech sector and beyond, after authorities confirmed reports they would ban a swathe of the education industry from making profits. It’s the government’s most extreme step yet to rein in private businesses that regulators blame for exacerbating inequality, increasing financial risk and — in the case of some tech titans –- challenging Beijing’s authority.
Israeli Data Suggests Possible Waning in Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine
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The new numbers still show overwhelmingly strong protection against severe disease but diminished effectiveness against infection.
U.S. officials say vaccinated don’t need booster right now
HHS officials had a briefing from Pfizer on Monday regarding their latest, preliminary data on vaccinations and will continue to discuss when and if booster shots will be needed in the future, the spokesperson said.
Pfizer said it planned to publish “more definitive data” in a peer-reviewed journal.
Resigned to a nuclear deal revival, Gulf engages with foe Iran
Gulf officials worry that they lack the same clout with the Biden administration that they had under Trump. They lobbied to join the Vienna talks, but were rebuffed.
Labour crashes to humiliating byelection defeat in Hartlepool
Keir Starmer faces uncomfortable questions as party loses seat to Tories for the first time in 62 years
Hillary Clinton warns of ‚huge consequences‘ in Afghan US troop withdrawal
Mrs Clinton said it was also important to protect the „many thousands of Afghans“ who had worked with the US and Nato during the conflict, and said a large visa programme should be set up to provide for any refugees.
Israel Election Results: Far-right Leader Rules Out Netanyahu-led Coalition With Islamist Party
The Islamist United Arab List party, headed by Mansour Abbas, and Naftali Bennett’s Yamina have not yet declared their support for either bloc.
Netanyahu’s Likud Worried Supporters Won’t Bother to Vote in Israeli Election
The party believed that the COVID vaccination rollout would highlight all of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advantages: an international leader with vision, connections and strategy who resolved the coronavirus crisis before any other country. Last week Netanyahu tried a new message – only he can bring in another 36 million vaccine doses and establish a vaccine factory here. But according to Likud polling, this message did not sink in; it has raised hackles and is going to be shelved.
CPAC: Trump rules out new political party in speech to conservatives
His appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando on Sunday represents his continued influence over the Republican Party.
The mood of the conference – which began on Thursday – has been extremely pro-Trump, with loyalists including Texas Senator Ted Cruz and his son Donald Trump Jr among the speakers.
UAE canceled trilateral meeting with US, Israel over F-35 sales: report
However, the UAE decided to cancel the public vent in a bid to protest the statements on the prospect of the US selling advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Gulf Kingdom coming from the Israeli security establishment.
Earlier reports in the Israeli media suggested that the sales of F-35s and other advanced military hardware to the UAE came as a secret clasue in the accord to normalize the ties.
Changing U.S. Aid Terms Hit Israeli Defense Industry Harder Than Expected, Report Says
To illustrate the importance of U.S. aid to the Israeli defense industry, the State Comptroller noted that in recent years it has accounted for between 34% and 43% of the IDF’s total purchases from Israel’s three biggest defense companies – Israel Aerospace Industries, Elbit System and Rafael. The three account for 94% of all local procurement by the IDF.
Entschlüsselungsplattform von Europol nutzt Hashcat
Dabei knackt sie jedoch nicht die Verschlüsselungsalgorithmen, sondern die verwendeten Passwörter. Hier wird auf Bewährtes gesetzt: Nach Angaben der Bundesregierung kommt die Software Hashcat zum Durchprobieren der Passwörter auf einem Grafikkartencluster mit Nvidia Grafikprozessoren zum Einsatz. Bei gut gehashten, komplizierten Passwörtern mit hoher Entropie, ist jedoch auch die millionenschwere Plattform machtlos.
Engel falls behind insurgent left-wing challenger in preliminary results, as Ocasio-Cortez wins primary
Longtime U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, who was first elected in 1988 and rose to become one of the most powerful Democrats in the House, was substantially trailing middle school principal Jamaal Bowman in Tuesday’s primary — which could mark the second major upset of a veteran New York City Democratic congressman in just two years.
Sick staff and empty seats: How Trump’s triumphant return to the campaign trail went from bad to worse
Hours later, the President was informed six campaign staffers in Tulsa had tested positive for coronavirus ahead of his scheduled arrival — an unfortunate reminder of an ongoing pandemic Trump’s critics say he is ignoring. After initially dismissing the revelation, a source familiar with his reaction said Trump erupted when it was subsequently reported in the media — overtaking coverage of the rally itself.
U.K. Business Faces End of Honeymoon as Johnson Boycotts Davos
Traders who thought Johnson would use his considerable parliamentary majority to cut ties with the Brexit hard-liners in his party and deliver a soft divorce were “caught by surprise,” said Kit Juckes, chief foreign-exchange strategist at Societe Generale SA.
It was the currency’s biggest slump in a year.
Israel Was Surprised by Trump’s Decision to Withdraw From Syria, Allow Turkey to Start Operation
The decision, which was announced by the White House on Sunday night, caught senior officials in Israel’s security and diplomatic ranks by complete surprise.
Several sources also said that the American decision was also not seriously discussed, and possibly even wasn’t discussed at all, during Sunday’s security cabinet meeting, which focused on Iran and the Palestinian arena.
Trump’s Impeachment Meltdown Accelerates Collapse of Netanyahu’s Iran Strategy
The fatal flaw in Netanyahu’s game plan was obvious to anyone who took Trump’s measure from the outset. It wrongly assumed that the U.S. president could be a stable and dependable partner in advancing Netanyahu’s game plan. It posited that Trump recognized the threat Iran poses to both Israel and the U.S. and that his utmost priority would be to quell it. It did not take into account Trump’s isolationist tendencies or that his only real priority is promoting himself.
Netanyahu reportedly backing away from proposed Likud party primary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly shrinking away from a suggested Likud party primary proposal after close allies warned he has more to lose than gain in the contest.
Instead, Netanyahu is weighing a whether to hold an internal leadership contest next year after Foreign Minister Israel Katz made the suggestion Thursday evening, according to Israeli broadcaster Channel 12.
Israeli Election Watch Parties by American Zionist Movement
i24NEWS DESK | The American Zionist Movement are holding election watch parties throughout US. Our Michelle Divon with the details.
David Cameron says Brexit referendum result left him ‚hugely depressed‘ and he ‚thinks about it‘ every day
David Cameron was so confident about winning the EU referendum vote for Remain that he boasted to fellow EU leaders that he was a “lucky” prime minister who knew “how to win”. The shock of losing the vote, and his career as prime minister, caused Mr Cameron to become “hugely depressed”, he has disclosed, in a fascinating account of how and why he inadvertently set Britain on course for Brexit.
New poll shows Biden falling badly, three-way tie for Democratic lead
The survey showed Biden with support from 19 percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters nationally, a double-digit decline from Monmouth’s most recent poll in June when he led the pack with 32 percent.
EU-CONOMY: Germany’s central bank warns EU’s largest economy Germany is on the brink of recession as car manufacturing growth plummets and Brexit batters exports
EUROPE’S largest economy Germany could crash into recession as car manufacturing growth plummets and Brexit cripples exports, its central bank has warned.
Bundesbank said that lower consumer spending and softer overseas demand has caused the economic downturn.
Blow for Jeremy Corbyn’s unity government plan as Tory rebels say they will not back him as PM
Former Cabinet ministers Dominic Grieve and David Gauke both distanced themselves from the Labour’s leader’s cross-party call to back him in leading a „strictly time-limited“ government that would extend Article 50 and then call a general election.
Mr Grieve – who on Thursday agreed to sit down for talks with Mr Corbyn – said he would „not facilitate“ a government led by Mr Corbyn, according to a leaked email.
Dow tumbles 800 points in biggest one day fall of year on global economic growth slowdown
Bank stocks led the decline Wednesday as the inversion of the yield curve is seen making it harder for banks traditional business model to work when short term borrowing costs are higher than longer term lending rates.
Bank of America BAC, -4.69%, Citigroup CITI, -5.40% and J.P. Morgan JPM, -4.15% all ended sharply lower.
Dow tumbles 400 points after bond market flashes a recession warning
Investors are on edge because the German economy shrank in the second quarter, and the US-China trade war still looms large over markets, despite the latest truce. Industrial production in China grew at the weakest rate in 17 years.
Trump drops spy boss choice after criticism
Mr Trump said he would soon announce another nominee to oversee America’s 17 civilian and military intelligence agencies.
Trump Drops Plans to Nominate John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence
President Trump on Friday abruptly dropped his plan to nominate Representative John Ratcliffe, Republican of Texas, as the nation’s top intelligence official after questions by Republicans and Democrats about his qualifications and concern over whether he had exaggerated his résumé.