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Obama to make statement on climate change deal at White House

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on Saturday at the White House on the climate change accord reached in Paris at 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT), the White House said.

CLIMATE BRIEF-Nicaragua makes symbolic protest over new climate deal

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Nicaragua on Saturday raised objections to the new climate deal, saying it did not do enough to protect "Mother Earth", in a symbolic protest after the deal had been formally adopted.

Obama calls Paris climate agreement 'huge' on Twitter

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called the landmark accord on climate reached in Paris on Saturday "huge" and touted U.S.

IMF's Lagarde calls Paris climate agreement 'critical step forward'

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Saturday hailed the landmark accord reached in Paris "a critical step forward" for addressing global climate change in the 21st century and said her key message is to "price carbon right."

Global climate conference adopts historic deal

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A global climate conference on Saturday adopted an international accord aimed at transforming the world's fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and slowing the pace of global warming.

RPT-UPDATE 7-World climate accord hailed as turning point from fossil fuels

* France's Fabius presents climate deal for approval on Saturday

U.N. climate talks plenary session pushed back nearly 2 hours

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Formal discussion of a proposed U.N. climate pact in Paris has been pushed back to 1730 local time (1630 GMT), nearly two hours later than initially scheduled, according to the organisers. No reason was given for the delay.

France's Fabius says final draft text is ambitious, balanced, historic

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a draft climate pact hammered out after two weeks of talks in Paris was ambitious, balanced and if adopted would be an "historic turning point" to keeping temperature rises well below 2 degrees Celsius.

WRAPUP 1-China Nov commodities output weak as refinery runs hit record

BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China's output of key industrial commodities including coal and steel remained weak in November amid chronic oversupply as slowing construction demand took its toll.

UPDATE 2-In final push for climate deal, nations seek turning point from fossil fuels

* Breakthrough climate deal may be hours away (Adds Marshall Islands foreign minister)

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