- The Houthis outlawed the use and possession of crisp new Yemeni riyal bills
- The riyal stood at about 560 to the dollar across Yemen before the ban was announced in mid-December
- “A speeding suicide car bomb rammed into a place where the Turkish engineers and Somali police were having lunch,” an officer said
- It was not know who carried out the attack but residents and police said Al-Shabab fighters had tried to attack Afgoye on Friday
- Students can sharpen skills through everyday interactions
- “Their economy is crashing, and their people are suffering. He should be very careful with his words!” Trump tweeted
- Hundreds of elders gathered this week at Pairacu, deep in the rainforest, to form a united front against Bolsonaro’s environmental policies
- “We do not accept mining on our lands, loggers, illegal fishermen or hydroelectricity. We are opposed to anything that destroys the forest,” a leader said
- Saudi Arabia is focusing on the Business 20 (B20), making this one of the key engagement groups. Women in Business will be Saudi Arabia’s signature topic
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Scrubbers
Scrubbers are used to clean higher-sulfur fuels on ships to reduce emissions.
Methane
A much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide (CO2), methane is released in the gas production and transportation process.
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- Avaaz said it scrutinized results of YouTube searches using the terms “global warming,” “climate change,” and “climate manipulation” to see what was offered by an “up next” feature
- 16 percent of the top 100 videos served up in relation to the term “global warming” contained misinformation, it said
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Dakar Rally 2020
- Asked about defending his title next year Sainz said: “It’s too early to think about it, let me enjoy this”
- He has now won the Dakar with three different manufacturers, having previously triumphed with Volkswagen in 2010 and Peugeot in 2018
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