New Delhi: India slammed developed countries for causing the climate crisis during a landmark hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, saying they exploited the global carbon budget, failed to honour climate-finance promises and are now demanding that developing countries restrict their resource use. The court is examining what legal obligations countries have to address climate change and the consequences if they fail. India also urged the ICJ to avoid creating new obligations that go beyond the existing climate-change framework. “The court may exercise due caution to avoid devising new or additional obligations beyond what is already agreed under the existing climate-change regime, which take into consideration historic emissions, climate justice and the principal principle of equity and CBDR-RC, as well as the equitable access to the global carbon budget,” the country said. China and the United States have also told the court that the existing UN framework is sufficient to determine States’ legal obligations to fight climate change. Making submissions on behalf of India, Luther M Rangreji, joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said, “If contribution to degradation is unequal, responsibility must also be unequal.” He said climate change is a global problem that requires a global solution, but the solutions must respect the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR-RC), which is at the heart of the climate-change regime. “It is inequitable and unjust to expect countries with negligible historical emissions to bear an equal burden in mitigating climate change.... Developed nations must lead by example by achieving net zero well before 2050 and providing the means of implementation to developing nations,” India said. Rangreji said developing nations are the hardest hit by climate change, despite contributing the least to it. “The developed world, which historically contributed the most, is ironically the best equipped with the technological and economic means to address this challenge,” the official said. He criticised rich countries for enjoying the benefits of fossil fuels while discouraging developing nations from using their own energy resources. “Countries which have reaped development benefits from exploiting fossil fuels demand developing countries to not utilise the energy resources available to them,” India argued. It said the obligations of developing countries under the Paris Agreement are dependent on the fulfilment of two important factors — one, aspects of climate finance and two, climate justice. India also slammed the lack of action on climate-finance commitments. “The USD 100 billion pledged at the Copenhagen COP in 2009 by developed country parties and the doubling of the contribution to the Adaptation Fund have not yet been translated into any concrete actions,” it noted. India called the new climate-finance package for the Global South agreed at COP29 in Azerbaijan’s Baku “too little, too distant” to meet the urgent needs of developing countries. “Climate finance is a critical enabler for planning and implementing ambitious climate actions and an essential element for building trust in climate multilateralism. Any fair or meaningful assessment of obligations of States cannot be conducted without simultaneously assessing the climate-finance support provided,” the country said. India stressed the principle of fairness and equity, saying, “If contribution to global environmental degradation is unequal, the responsibility should also be unequal.” The fast-developing South Asian nation also reaffirmed its commitment to its climate targets under the Paris Agreement but warned against overburdening its citizens. “There is a limit on how much we burden our citizens, even when India is pursuing Sustainable Development Goals for one-sixth of humanity,” it said. India is home to about 17.8 per cent of the current global population. However, its contribution to climate change is less than 4 per cent historically. “Our per capita greenhouse gas emissions are less than half of the global average. Nevertheless, India has been undertaking ambitious national climate actions in good faith as a solutions provider. “Despite having overriding priorities for poverty eradication and achieving Sustainable Development Goals, India has contributed more than its fair share in the global climate actions,” Rangreji stressed. The country also said the science behind climate change is evolving and it may carry biases based on the choices made in interpreting evidence. Therefore, it said, decisions on who should do what cannot be guided by science alone. The hearing is the result of years of campaigning by Pacific island nations and Vanuatu, which led to a UN resolution asking the ICJ for an advisory opinion. Over the next two weeks, 98 countries, including small island nations and large emitters, will present their views. Though non-binding, the ICJ’s opinion could set a moral and legal benchmark in the global fight against climate change.slots winner 777 。

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The holiday season is already upon us. Whether you're the type of person to set up decorations immediately or wait until after Thanksgiving, it's always a good idea to get a head start on holiday gift shopping -- especially when you can score a good deal. Despite being a few days away, Walmart kicked off its Black Friday deals early, and tt's a great time to shop before the frenzy and without the risk of deals quickly selling out. Right now, you can find great deals on everything from laptops to TVs to gadgets from brands like Apple, Dyson, Samsung, Keurig, Ninja, and more. Also: The best Black Friday deals live now It's also a great time to join Walmart+ , which is usually $98 for the year, but is on sale now for half the price right now at $49, and enjoy perks like free grocery delivery, free shipping with no order minimum, Parmount+ streaming, and more. if you don't know whether you are ready to invest, you can also try a 30-day free trial. 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Montgomery County authorizes $5.37M in contractsAriana Grande fans are feeling Christmas all around! The singer-actress surprised her Arianators with a live performance of her holiday hit “Santa Tell Me” on Monday (Dec. 23) to mark the song’s 10th anniversary. “celebrating ten years of Santa Tell Me ! thank you so much for all of the love you have shown this record over the past decade,” the star — who currently stars as Glinda in the hit film Wicked — captioned a clip of the live video performance on Instagram. “wishing you all a happy, happy holiday !” In the visual, the two-time Grammy winner — who came in at No. 9 on Billboard ‘s list of Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century — starts off looking ethereal in a flowy white knee-length dress — in the center of a studio, surrounded by musicians. As the string instruments begin to play, the star looks around before launching into the lyrics, showing off her vocals. Later, when the bridge kicks in, her voice becomes breathy and dreamy until she soars again as Grande belts out, “This year I’ve got to be smart! Oooh baaaaby!” The pop star’s celebration of the holiday smash comes the same day that “Santa Tell Me” reached the Billboard Hot 100 ‘s top 10 for the first time since it’s November 2014 release. The track landed at No. 9 on the chart dated Dec. 28; it previously peaked at No. 11 during the 2023 holiday season. In addition to gifting fans a live version of the song just two days before Christmas, the pop star also made it a merry holiday season for some of her fans in England. The Manchester Foundation Trust Charity revealed on Monday that Grande had donated gifts to children across its hospital system, something she done in 2022 as well. “We are so grateful to Ariana for thinking of our young patients this Christmas,” the U.K. organization shared on social media. “The gifts she has donated are being distributed to babies, children and teenagers.” Watch Grande’s live performance of “Santa Tell Me” below:How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 11/22/2024

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump watches a video screen at a campaign rally at the Salem Civic Center, in Salem, Va, Nov. 2, 2024. We are back to Mr. Trump’s first term, when the tweet of the day hung over us like the tweet of Damocles, Carlo Dade writes. Evan Vucci/The Associated Press Carlo Dade is director of trade and trade infrastructure at the Canada West Foundation. To stop and think before acting is generally good advice but particularly when dealing with Donald Trump and his social media posts. The president-elect shocked many in Canada and Mexico this week by saying he’d impose 25-per-cent tariffs on their exports, unless both countries deal with what he called drug and border-security issues. For Canadian leaders, the rush to act in the face of the news cycle and the pressure from businesses and voters who don’t typically follow trade news is immense. However, with Mr. Trump, a rush to act or respond is a rush to misunderstand, misinterpret and make mistakes. Is the 25-per-cent tariff serious? Will Mr. Trump be satisfied with any action Canada takes on fentanyl? What, if anything, does he specifically want to see on migration at the border? Or is it the case, as some observers say, that the tariff threat is an opening salvo to take apart the world’s liberal trading order and put in place a more transactional economic system? Once again, we do not know. We are back to Mr. Trump’s first term, when the tweet of the day hung over us like the tweet of Damocles. We’re inclined to toss everything we can think of on the table to appease someone who probably does not know what he wants until he sees it. Explainer: As Trump threatens tariffs, here are five things we know so far What we do know is this: Creating panic and desperation is Mr. Trump’s second favourite negotiating trap. Canadian premiers have already fallen for his first favourite negotiating trap: divide and conquer. Last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he and his provincial counterparts agree that we should cut Mexico out of North American free trade to save Canada’s relationship with the United States. Now we see that attempt to differentiate Canada from Mexico failed to win us any respite from being lumped together on the tariff announcement. Instead, it only alienated a potential ally, the only one we may have for some of the fights that lie ahead. To panic and to rush to action and speech would be to make a second serious miscalculation in as many weeks in dealing with the incoming administration. What we can do is sharpen our understanding of some of the emerging lessons from a new, incoming Trump administration to formulate our response. There was some hope initially, from my colleagues and me at least, that think tanks staffed with former Trump officials – such as Robert Lighthizer and Peter Navarro, who had drafted detailed tariff plans – and leaders of the new conservative populist movement in the U.S., would provide some degree of direction and predictability from a new administration. What you should and shouldn’t do with your money after Trump’s tariffs warning Looking at the appointments that Mr. Trump has made so far, this may still hold true for some portfolios, such as agriculture, education and housing. But not for areas where the president-elect has a personal interest. These areas include justice, defence, energy and, unfortunately, trade. Then there is the fact that this state of play may change. As we saw in Mr. Trump’s first administration, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, a more orthodox businessman, was at first in charge of trade policy until being replaced by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. This time, Mr. Lighthizer is not around, and we have to see how the new team develops. So, how do we respond? Step one is to stop walking into obvious traps. That starts with Mr. Trump’s favourite trap, divide and conquer. It’s not just about Mexico. At home, bickering among political parties and levels of government is to hand Trump the keys to Canada. The political-campaign and consulting class must come to its senses and realize that whether its interest wins out over national interest will determine our future under Mr. Trump. Canada could survive the loss of the North American trade agreement where, according to the Canada West Foundation’s calculations, tariffs would rise 2 or 5 percent on about half of what we export to the U.S. But for a country that relies on trade for two-thirds of its GDP, a 25-per-cent tariff on 77.4 per cent of everything it exports is an existential threat. With foreign partners (or frenemies) such as Mexico, we need to choose when we work with and when to distance ourselves from them instead of Mr. Trump dictating this and dividing us to suit his, not our, needs. These decisions have to be made strategically, not in panicked responses delivered in campaign-style photo-op announcements. Finally, we must keep in mind that the Americans cannot keep tariffs in place forever. A domestic political backlash will eventually break out, and the struggle then becomes one of national wills. We are at a moment when we can no longer afford excuses for putting party above country. 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Gazzolo column: Schroyer has to get it rightNFL NOTESHOUSTON — Houston Texans receiver Tank Dell will miss the remainder of the season after dislocating a knee and tearing an ACL in a loss to Kansas City on Saturday. Coach DeMeco Ryans revealed the details of his injury Monday before announcing that Dell would have season-ending surgery for a second straight year. He fractured his fibula in Week 13 against the Broncos as a rookie last season and had surgery on it the following day. “He dislocated the knee, he tore the ACL, other things there he’ll have to get repaired," Ryans said. “So he’ll be out for the year.” Ryans didn't have a date for Dell's surgery for this injury, but said it would be soon. Dell was injured on a 30-yard touchdown catch in Houston’s 27-19 loss Saturday. He was coming across the back of the end zone and made the spectacular catch on a pass from C.J. Stroud before colliding with Houston teammate Jared Wayne on the way to the ground. Dell immediately grabbed at his knee and Wayne signaled for team trainers, who spent several minutes working on the wide receiver while teammates waited anxiously. People are also reading... Dell was eventually placed on a stretcher and driven in a covered medical cart off the field, and then he was taken to the hospital. He stayed in the hospital overnight before flying back to Houston on Sunday. Stroud, who is so close to Dell that he considers him a brother, cried the entire time the receiver was down on the field and for a while after he was taken away. “It was just not easy for me to sit there and be emotional,” Stroud said Monday. “But it’s something that we all go through in life and it’s easy to be a fake tough guy. It’s easy to go through life acting like everything doesn’t affect you, but deep down we all know we’re going through something.” Some criticized Stroud for crying. But he believes a display of emotion such as that was important to remind people of the human aspect of this game and the toll it can take on players. “It’s good for young men and women out there, kids who are brought up — and I was taught this too as a kid, not from my parents but just from the world, don’t let anybody see you emotional,” he said. “Don’t let anybody see you down and yeah there’s some truth to that in in certain aspects, but there’s also life and I think it was good for people to see me in that light and knowing that there is still a human factor to me and I’m a normal person.” Browns' Garrett not interested in rebuild CLEVELAND — Two days before recording another milestone, resume-building sack on Sunday at Cincinnati, Myles Garrett delivered a jarring hit — on the Browns. In this case, any roughness could be deemed necessary. Garrett piled on to what has been a painful and puzzling season in Cleveland by saying he doesn't have any interest in going through another rebuild and wants to know exactly what the organization's offseason plans are to fix things. If that wasn't enough, Garrett indicated for the first time that he would consider leaving the Browns if his vision doesn't mesh with the team's ambitions. “It’s a possibility,” he said of playing elsewhere. "But I want to be a Cleveland Brown. I want to play my career here.” It's unclear how Garrett's comments were received by owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, who have plenty to consider as the Browns (3-12) head into the final two weeks of a season that began with playoff expectations and could be followed by upheaval. The Browns haven't been this bad since going 0-16 in 2017. Rodgers acknowledges Jets' run may end Aaron Rodgers is still contemplating his playing future. The star quarterback knows if he returns to the field, it might be out of hands whether it's with the New York Jets. The 41-year-old Rodgers said last week that he'll take some time after this season, his 20th in the NFL, to determine what he wants to do next. On Monday, he suggested a decision on whether he'll return with the Jets could be made for him the day after the team's regular-season finale. “I think there’s a world where they just say, ‘Hey, thank you, we’re going to go in another direction’ on Jan. 6,” Rodgers said during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “That’s a possibility,” he added. "I think there’s also a possibility we’re going to wait and see who the new staff is.” Get local news delivered to your inbox!Donald Trump has threatened to seize the Panama Canal, revived calls to buy Greenland and joked about annexing Canada -- leaving the world guessing once again whether he is serious or not. By challenging the sovereignty of some of Washington's closest allies four weeks before he even returns to the Oval Office, the US-president elect has underscored his credentials as global disruptor-in-chief. His comments have renewed fears from his first term that Trump will end up being harsher on US friends than he is on adversaries like Russia and China. But there are also suspicions that billionaire tycoon Trump is looking for leverage as part of the "art of the deal" -- and that the former reality television star is grabbing headlines to look strong at home and abroad. "It's hard to tell how much of this he really wants, and how much is the latest soundbite that will be heard around the world," said Frank Sesno, a professor at George Washington University and former White House correspondent. "He puts other leaders in position of having to figure out what is literal and what is not," he told AFP. The idea of buying Greenland is not a new one for Trump. He also raised the prospect of purchasing the vast strategic island, a Danish territory, during his first term in office. He revived his push over the weekend when naming his ambassador to Copenhagen, saying the "ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity" for US national security. But he received the same answer this time as he did then, with Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede saying on Monday that the resource-rich island was "not for sale." Yet his most headline-grabbing remarks have been on Panama, as he slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through and threatened to demand control of the Panama Canal be returned to Washington. Trump said on Sunday that if Panama did not agree "then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America -- in full, quickly and without question." He also hinted at China's growing influence around the canal, which was built by the United States in 1914 to link the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It was returned to Panama under a 1977 deal. Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino dismissed Trump's threats, saying that "every square meter" of the canal would remain in Panamanian hands. Trump responded on TruthSocial: "We'll see about that!" Trump also teased neighboring Canada last week that it would be a "great idea" to become the 51st US state -- but against a dark backdrop of threatened tariffs. Sesno said it was hard for other countries to know how to deal with Trump's comments. "Well, it's clearly a joke. Or is it? said Sesno. "Imagine if you're the President of Panama, how do you react to something like that? You can't ignore it and your country will not let you. So the ripple effect of these comments is extraordinary." Trump's harsh treatment of US allies also stands in stark contrast to his repeated praise for the leaders of US foes -- including Russia's Vladimir Putin, who invaded Ukraine in 2022 in a bid for a land-grab. But there is still likely to be method behind Trump's rhetoric. "Maybe the message is for China" when Trump talks about buying Greenland, said Stephanie Pezard, senior political scientist with the Rand Corporation. Just as Trump expressed concern about Beijing's influence in Panama, China's growing presence in the Arctic and its ties with Russia were "something that the US is really worried about," Pezard told AFP. But there could also be a signal to Denmark that 'If you're too friendly with China, you'll find us in your way" -- even though Denmark and Greenland had been "very good NATO allies." And perhaps Trump knows the reality. Any US plan to "buy" Greenland would be unfeasible "not just in international law but more broadly in the global order that the US has been trying to uphold," she said. dk/bgs

10 tips from experts to help you change your relationship with money in 2025While there was high drama in Alexandra Palace on the first day back after the Christmas break, where Damon Heta threw a nine-dart finish, Humphries enjoyed a serene evening. He beat Nick Kenny 4-0 to set up a mouth-watering fourth-round meeting with two-time champion Peter Wright. THE WORLD NUMBER ONE KICKS ON! Luke Humphries comfortably books his spot in the Last 16 with a 4-0 whitewash victory over Nick Kenny, averaging 98.59! 📺 https://t.co/pIQvhqYxEj #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/XAADalXD4Q — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024 Kenny was unable to produce the form that saw him beat Raymond van Barneveld in the previous round and Humphries did not need to be anywhere near his best. “It was one of those games I didn’t want to take for granted,” he said. “I expected a tough game and I wasn’t firing, I felt there is so much more to give, I felt there was more to come out of me. “I didn’t want to give anyone an inch because they can take a mile. “I’m not going to give up this world title without a fight, I wasn’t at my best but when someone pushes me I know I can come up with the goods.” Earlier in the day Heta set the tournament alight on its resumption with a stunning nine-dart finish before bowing out. The Australian, seeded ninth, achieved darting perfection in the second set of his match with Luke Woodhouse to earn a cool £60,000 payday. However, his joy was short-lived as Woodhouse won a thrilling battle 4-3, having trailed 3-1. HEROIC HETA HITS THE NINE! 🔥 UNBELIEVABLE SCENES! 🤯 Damon Heta lands the second nine-darter of the tournament to raise the roof at Alexandra Palace! #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/DW6rhvFqez — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024 Heta was millimetres away from throwing a nine-darter in the previous round when he missed the double 12, but he made no mistake this time in the first match after the Christmas break. Heta’s feat was the second time a nine-darter has been thrown in the 2025 tournament and the 16th of all time at the World Championship, following Christian Kist’s effort before Christmas. As well as landing the Australian a hefty payday, it also saw a lucky fan in Ally Pally win a £60,000, with £60,000 also being donated to Prostate Cancer UK. There were several other titanic battles, none better than Gerwyn Price’s sudden-death leg victory over Joe Cullen. Price looked like he was going to have an easy night when he coasted into a 3-0 lead, but Cullen hit back to send it to a decider, which went all the way. Cullen landed a ‘Big Fish’ 170 checkout to send the tie to a sudden-death leg on his throw but Price hit some big numbers to steal victory. “That was tough, I just wanted to get over the winning line,” he said during his on-stage interview. PRICE WINS A THRILLER! That might just be the game of the tournament so far! 💥 Gerwyn Price manages to break the Rockstars throw in the final leg of the game, and beats Joe Cullen 4-3 and books his place in the Last 16! 📺 https://t.co/pIQvhqYxEj #WCDarts pic.twitter.com/VnjnJxP0T0 — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) December 27, 2024 “He kept coming back, the crowd were way behind him. “I thought I was going to lose, but I kept in there right to the end and got the win. “He played some good darts at the right times. I put myself in that position, I got myself out of it and I’m still in.” Seventh seed Jonny Clayton also battled to victory after squandering a 3-0 lead against Daryl Gurney. Gurney then had six darts to send the decider to a tiebreaker but lost his nerve and Clayton stole a 4-3 win. Stephen Bunting and Peter Wright, who was suffering from a chest infection, enjoyed much more safe passages with routine wins over Madars Razma and Jermaine Wattimena respectively.

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