Friday, November 12, 2021

COP26 summit diplomats confront sticking points to try to forge a global agreement on action to slow climate change. China's Communist Party declares President Xi Jinping a "helmsman" for its economic and strategic power. And an end to Britney Spears' 13-year-long conservatorship could be decided at a hearing in Los Angeles.

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