Hello. It's Thursday, November 11 and here's your quick news wrap to get you in the loop for today.
One thing to know right now
China and the United States have made a (somewhat unexpected) joint pledge to work together to combat climate change at the UN climate summit in Glasgow.
Their declaration includes plans to:
- Close the emissions gap
- Improve the measurement of methane emissions
- Do more to slow deforestation
"We will jointly strengthen climate action and cooperation with respect to our respective national situations," Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua says.
His US counterpart, John Kerry, says while the US and China have their differences, working together on this issue is imperative.
"Cooperation is the only way to get this job done, this is not a discretionary thing, frankly," he says.
One thing you’ll be hearing about today
Today is Remembrance Day.
People around the world will pause at 11am to remember those lost not only in World War I, but in all conflicts.
The Australian War Memorial will host the national ceremony this year — you can watch the broadcast live on the ABC from 10:45am AEDT this morning, or on the Memorial's Facebook page.
News while you snoozed
- Paris St-Germain has confirmed that player Aminata Diallo is in custody over her alleged role in an attack that saw her teammate Kheira Hamraoui pulled from a car and hit in the legs with an iron bar
- New video has been released of alleged drug trafficker Mostafa Baluch's arrest, showing police handcuffing him at a border checkpoint and seizing large wads of cash
- Alleged murderer Kyle Rittenhouse has broken down in tears on the witness stand, telling a court he wanted to provide medical aid during protests in Kenosha and only shot multiple people with an AR-15-style rifle because he was attacked
News Australia is searching for online
- England vs New Zealand. The Kiwis have booked their ticket to the T20 World Cup final — it looked like it was all over when the Black Caps needed 57 runs from 24 balls, but in an absolute clinic they chased down England's total of 4-166 with an over to spare.
- Malala Yousafzai. In case you missed it yesterday, the world's youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate has announced she got married to her partner Asser Malik (and the pictures are STUNNINGGGGG).
- Dani Laidley. Victoria's public sector watchdog is appealing for information after an unsolicited photo of the former AFL coach was allegedly shared by police officers along with transphobic comments.
And one more thing
A couple in the US is suing a fertility clinic after a mix-up saw them spend months raising a child that wasn't theirs.
Daphna and Alexander Cardinale say they had immediate suspicions the girl she gave birth to in late 2019 wasn't theirs because of her darker complexion, but Daphna says they suppressed their doubts because they fell in love with the baby and trusted their doctors.
She says she was caused enduring trauma after learning, months later, that she had been pregnant with another couple's baby and another woman had been carrying her child.
The couple made this statement, and it's pretty emotional:
Lawyer Adam Wolf, who represents all four parents involved, says the other couple want to remain anonymous but are planning a similar lawsuit.
You're up to date
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