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- The United States says increased nuclear energy is the only way to achieve climate goals
- Flood warnings for the Eastern states
- The Matilda's face a devastating loss to Canada
The United States is leading calls for a declaration to triple the use of nuclear energy at this year's COP28 Climate Summit.
Over twenty countries have signed the declaration, including Britain and Japan.
Russia and China did not sign the declaration.
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry says reaching climate targets will not be achievable without increasing the use of nuclear energy.
"We have to invest, I'm not saying give away, I'm saying invest the trillions of dollars that are sitting on the sidelines looking for bankable deals but not willing to move as fast as we need to move. That is why the United States is pleased to launch the declaration to triple nuclear energy with more than 20 countries from four continents."
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Small Island leaders are once again calling for greater climate action at this year's summit
Leaders of Tuvalu, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas and the Cook Islands all spoke of the threat posed by rising sea level threats.
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown says small island nations are not responsible for climate change and should not have to pay the heavy price to protect themselves.
"Consider the plight of those on the frontlines of an environmental war that we did not initiate. Ask ourselves, what if this were my home? What if this were my family? How would you act? The Pacific, constantly under siege from sea level rise and extreme weather events, is a testament to the global implications of climate inactions."
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The Israeli Defence Force has carried out intense air strikes and artillery bombardments on Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says at least 193 people have been killed.
The Israeli military said that in the last 24 hours, combined attacks by its ground, air and naval forces had hit 400 militant targets and killed an unspecified number of Hamas fighters.
Vision of this latest round of attacks shows columns of smoke rising into the sky.
Many Palestinians who had returned to their homes in search for relatives during the ceasefire were once again forced to flee.
Mahmoud Abu Khel was among those displaced.
"We were sitting for lunch, and suddenly there was an airstrike targeting my house. Those people you've seen here were all at their own houses. This is a residential area, a home for children. Most of the casualties were children. They had nothing to do with the conflict. They were all civilians."
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Police in Moscow have raided several gay nightclubs, one day after the Russia's Supreme Court declared what it described as the "LGBT public movement" an extremist organisation and banned its activities across the country.
Local media reports club goers were briefly detained and had their passports photographed.
Same-sex unions are not recognised in Russia and the constitution was amended in 2020 to make it clear that marriage is a union between and man and a woman.
References to LGBTIQ+ people have been removed from books, films, TV shows and advertisements.
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Chinese health officials say they will be opening more paediatric outpatient clinics as respiratory illnesses surge.
Attention was drawn to China last week following a report on clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children.
The surge in respiratory illnesses was also seen in other countries following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
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New research has found that endangered green sea turtles spend much of their early lives in close proximity to people.
Satellite tracking shows the endangered turtles often travel through busy waterways, including trips right into Sydney Habour.
Researchers say they're unsure why the turtles spend so much time close to the coastline but that pollution and plastics put them at higher risk.
The Taronga Wildlife Hospital says it tracked three turtles since treating their serious injuries and observed their journey into Sydney Habour, to Lake Macquarie and even up to busy Port Stephens.
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To sport,
The Matilda's have suffered a five-nil loss to Canada.
World Cup stars Sam Kerr and Mackenzie Arnold were out injured while Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley, Mary Fowler and Kyra Cooney-Cross were among those benched.
Matilda's coach Tony Gustavsson says the inexperienced squad he used made basic errors.
"When you try to play out from the back against one of the best pressing teams in the world, you need to be really, really, really sharp on the ball. We conceded three goals by getting dispossessed in our own half and that's on me, that's not on the players. The players were 100% committed to try and went all in and really tried tonight, and that's credit to them because we are looking at the long term right now and the only way you can do that is to learn."
