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Death toll climbs from mudslides and floods in Sri Lanka
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The death toll from mudslides and floods in Sri Lanka has climbed past 200, with 96 others missing, the government said Wednesday. The Disaster Management Center said 203 people were confirmed dead. More than 77,000 have been displaced and over 1,500 homes destroyed since rains began inundating the southern and western areas of the Indian Ocean island nation last Friday.
Heavily-armed man arrested at Trump hotel in Washington
Alerted by authorities in Pennsylvania, officers of the Metropolitan Police Department detained a man from the state, identified as Brian Moles, 43, at around 1 am at the hotel a short distance from the White House. In his car, they recovered an AR-15 semi-automatic assault style rifle, a handgun and ammunition, police chief Peter Newsham told a news conference. "The officers and our federal partners… averted a potential disaster in the nation's capital," Newsham said.
Donald Trump ready to withdraw from Paris climate agreement, reports say
Trump tweeted on Wednesday that he would reach a final decision in a few days, shortly after a wave of reports said he was about to exit the deal. Donald Trump is poised to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, according to multiple reports on Wednesday, in a move that would profoundly undermine the landmark agreement by nearly 200 countries to curtail global warming. Trump tweeted on Wednesday that he would reach a final decision in a few days, shortly after a wave of reports that he was about to exit from the deal.
Know Your Options to Reduce Student Loan Payments
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Donald Trump to withdraw US from Paris Agreement on climate change, sources say
Donald Trump is to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change, White House sources have claimed. The US is currently one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide in the world, so if President Trump was to pull the country out the landmark pact to reduce such carbon emissions it would be a major blow to a deal that aims to help avert the worst effects of climate change. Following a number of reports in US media about the move, Mr Trump tweeted that he would be announcing “my decision on the Paris Accord over the next few days” followed by his campaign slogan “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”.
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