By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Prime minister Tony Abbott of Australia outlined his country’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 26 and 28 percent by 2030.
Published: August 11, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Réunion, Once a Surfer’s Paradise, Finds Only Sharks in Its Waters
By MARC SANTORA
At least 18 people have been attacked since 2011, and seven have been killed. The government responded with a controversial ban on nearly all surfing and swimming.
Published: August 12, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Migrant’s Attempt to Cross English Channel on Foot Raises Asylum Questions
By DAN BILEFSKY
The case of a Sudanese man who walked nearly the entire length of the Channel Tunnel has laid bare a moral and legal conundrum.
Published: August 12, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Malaysia Airlines Crash Investigators to Examine Possible Missile Parts in Eastern Ukraine
By DAN BILEFSKY
The parts could help provide clues for a criminal investigation into what caused Flight 17 to come down in rebel-controlled territory last year.
Published: August 12, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Conversions of Children Spur Debate Over Who Controls Jewish Law in Israel
By JODI RUDOREN
A group of Orthodox rabbis has expanded its private conversion court in what analysts see as a significant challenge to the establishment.
Published: August 12, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Japan Restarts a Nuclear Plant in Step Toward Reviving Industry
By JONATHAN SOBLE
The reopening of a reactor ends a de facto freeze on atomic power, but public resistance remains high since the Fukushima disaster four years ago.
Published: August 12, 2015 at 12:00AM
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1890: Sky Streaked With Meteors
By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
From the International Herald Tribune archives: A meteor shower lights up the sky over Paris in 1890.
Published: August 11, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Australia Sets Emissions Goal, but Climate Scientists Say It Falls Short
By MICHELLE INNIS
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s goal of cutting carbon emissions between 26 and 28 percent from 2005 levels by 2030 was immediately criticized as inadequate.
Published: August 12, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor
By REUTERS
A reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant on Tuesday was the first one to be switched on after the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
Published: August 11, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Gear Dispute Costs Nick Symmonds a Trip to Track Worlds
By JERÉ LONGMAN
A top 800-meter runner has refused to sign a document that requires American athletes to wear Nike gear at official team functions at the world championships, which begin Aug. 22 in Beijing.
Published: August 10, 2015 at 08:00PM
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