| |  |  | The Reuters Daily Briefing | Tuesday, November 9, 2021 by Linda Noakes and Katy Daigle | Hello Here's what you need to know. Poor nations press the wealthy to pay up at climate talks, hundreds of migrants are stuck at the Poland-Belarus border, and Chinese developer Kaisa pleads for help | | | | | Today's biggest stories  Extinction Rebellion activists hold a banner during a protest outside the venue of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay COP26 COP26 negotiations are getting deep into the details, with government ministers now haggling over carbon market rules and payments to the world’s most vulnerable to climate change.
Today, the official U.N. climate conference agenda will focus on how the impact of global warming disproportionately affects women. It will also feature more panels on climate science.
Environment ministers from a raft of countries will take to the stage. Delegates from poor nations will be ramping up pressure on their wealthy counterparts to compensate them for climate-linked losses and damages, such as coastal damage due to sea level rise or destruction caused by climate-charged wildfires.
The demand stems from the agreed-upon concept of “common but differentiated responsibilities,” enshrined in the original U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change brokered at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. The idea is that developed countries must do more to help poorer nations, because rich countries are responsible for most historical emissions.
The think-tank Climate Action Tracker will publish its analysis of how much warming the world is heading for, accounting for the emissions-cutting pledges made at COP26.
Last week, the IEA said it had also crunched those numbers, with the result showing the temperature rise could be held to within 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels – as long as all of the promises were fulfilled quickly and in full.
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|  FILE PHOTO: Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump gather for his first post-presidency campaign rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, June 26, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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The U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly January 6 assault on the Capitol issued subpoenas seeking documents and testimony from six more associates of former President Donald Trump, including top aides from his re-election campaign.
Law enforcement has taken little action as Trump supporters aim stark threats at election officials. Reuters tracked down and interviewed nine of the harassers. Their cases provide unique insight into how people with everyday lives become radicalized to the point of terrorizing public officials.
President Joe Biden and top officials in his Cabinet are hitting the road to promote the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed in Congress last week, as they explain when and where Americans can expect to see some of the funds in their own communities.
Twitter added a warning label to an anime video shared by Republican lawmaker Paul Gosar, depicting him swinging swords at Biden and killing Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The only protester shot by Kyle Rittenhouse to survive testified that he believed the U.S. teenager was an "active shooter" and was trying to disarm Rittenhouse when a bullet from the teen's semi-automatic rifle severed part of his arm.
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Hundreds of migrants camped out near the Belarus border with Poland in freezing overnight temperatures as the Polish Prime Minister visited the border and officials warned tension could increase in coming days.
China's armed forces are capable of blockading Taiwan's key harbors and airports, the island's defence ministry said, offering its latest assessment of what it describes as a "grave" military threat posed by its giant neighbor.
The daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte removed herself from the running for mayor of Davao City, just days away from a deadline to change candidates for a presidential election next year. Sara Duterte-Carpio has been widely tipped to run to succeed her father.
New Zealand beefed up security measures at its parliament as thousands of people gathered to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and government lockdowns aimed at controlling the pandemic.
The British government apologized for its botched attempt to protect a ruling party lawmaker by changing rules designed to prevent corruption in parliament, a debacle in which Prime Minister Boris Johnson's integrity has been questioned.
| BUSINESS Kaisa Group Holdings needs help to pay investors, workers and suppliers, the developer told a meeting of a Chinese government think-tank, banks and property firms. China's real estate sector has been hit by a liquidity squeeze, exacerbated by the troubles of China Evergrande Group, the world's most indebted developer.
Bitcoin and ether reached record peaks, with enthusiasm for cryptocurrency adoption and worry about inflation driving momentum and flows into the asset class. "They threw everything at the beast and still it moves," said payments strategist and sometimes host of the Around the Coin podcast, Brian Roemmele, on Twitter.
Macy's will raise the minimum wage of its more than 100,000 U.S. employees to $15 an hour by May, as retailers fight to hire and retain workers in an increasingly competitive labor market.
Nissan Motor Co raised its full-year operating profit outlook by 20% as sales rebounded from a pandemic slump and tight supplies of vehicles allowed it to lower incentive payments and boost margins.
South Korea is flying a military oil tanker to Australia this week to airlift 27,000 liters of urea solution, used in diesel vehicles and factories to cut emissions, amid a dire shortage threatening to stall commercial transport and industries. Approximately two million diesel vehicles, mostly cargo trucks, are required by government to use the additive.
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