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Fuelling its growth with coal, India champions the poor in Paris

PARIS/NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - India's hardline position in global climate talks has made it a potential villain for Western nations as it warns that its greenhouse emissions, mostly from burning dirty coal, may keep rising past the middle of the century.

Lives depend on climate deal as islands bear brunt of health impact

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Small islands that bear the brunt of rising sea levels also face the greatest risk of diseases linked to a warmer planet, health leaders said on Saturday, as 13 million medical professionals added to the calls for a global climate pact.

Algerian president returns home after French medical checks

ALGIERS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has returned home after a brief visit to France for routine medical checkups, the presidency said in a statement carried by the APS state news service on Saturday.

EU solar panel producers win Chinese import curb extension

BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - European solar panel manufacturers have won an extension of restrictions on Chinese imports after the European Commission agreed on Saturday to a review that keeps curbs in place for at least a year.

UPDATE 1-British bombers hit oil field targets in Syria for second time

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - British bombers made their second round of strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria late on Friday, again hitting oil fields, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.

REFILE-Turkish energy projects unharmed by row with Russia, says Erdogan

ISTANBUL, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Turkey's row with Moscow over the downing of a Russian jet over Syria has not affected joint energy projects, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

UPDATE 2-Climate talks enter next phase, toughest decisions ahead

* With 939 brackets, hundreds of choices still ahead (Recasts lead, adds context, details throughout)

UPDATE 1-32 workers die after fire on Azeri oil platform - committee head

BAKU, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Thirty-two workers have died after an offshore oil platform operated by Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR caught fire in the Caspian Sea, the head of an independent committee said on Saturday.

British bombers hit oil field targets in Syria for second time

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - British bombers made their second round of strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria late on Friday, again hitting oil fields, British defence minister Michael Fallon said on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-UN climate talks approve draft text, many disputes remain

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Senior officials from almost 200 nations approved a draft text of a U.N. climate deal on Saturday after four years' work as the basis for ministers to try to resolve hundreds of points of disagreement next week.

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