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  • NOVEMBER 24, 2024
COP29 in extra time as poor nations reject $250b offer

Heated negotiations on a global climate deal were set to spill into Saturday after developing nations rejected an initial $250 billion offer from rich countries to help them tackle global warming. COP29 hosts Azerbaijan said negotiations would drag "over the course of the night" in the Caspian Sea city Baku to produce a final text. This will be put before nearly 200 nations for consensus approval on Saturday, not expected earlier than 1000 (0600 GMT). The re