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Governments, investors partner to break through clean technology barriers

NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Bill Gates and some of the world's other richest entrepreneurs will join with governments from both rich and emerging countries on Monday to kick off the Paris climate talks by pledging billions of dollars of investment in clean energy technologies.

World leaders to launch bid for climate breakthrough in Paris

PARIS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - World leaders will launch an ambitious attempt on Monday to hold back the earth's rising temperatures, urging each other to find common cause in two weeks of bargaining meant to steer the global economy away from dependence on fossil fuels.

RPT-Brazil dam disaster shows flaws in decrepit mining regulator

BELO HORIZONTE/BRASILIA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - With leaking windows, moldy walls and piles of paper where you might expect computers, the office of Brazil's National Department of Mineral Production speaks volumes about the regulation of the country's mining industry.

RPT-UPDATE 2-Vale confirms arsenic found in water days after Brazil dam burst

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Toxic materials such as arsenic were found in the water of the Rio Doce river days after a dam burst at a mine in Brazil earlier this month, an executive for Vale, the co-owner of the mine operator, confirmed on Friday.

RPT-UPDATE 2-Brazil to sue BHP, Vale for $5 bln in damages for dam burst

BRASILIA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal and state governments plan to sue the owners of the Samarco iron ore miner for 20 billion reais ($5.24 billion)in damages caused by the burst of a tailings dam, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira told reporters on Friday.

UPDATE 1-French police detain scores of climate change protesters after clashes

PARIS, Nov 29 (Reuters) - French police detained scores of climate change protesters after violent clashes on the Place de la Republique in central Paris on Sunday, a day before the official start of an international conference that aims to tackle global warming.

Negotiators grab head start on monumental climate challenge

* More and 150 heads of state and government to attend Monday

Power ship steams into Ghana port to help end blackouts

* Turkish generating ship to provide extra electricity in Ghana

France, India to launch global solar alliance

* India's national action plan favours steep increase in solar

French police clash with climate protesters in Paris

PARIS, Nov 29 (Reuters) - French riot police fired tear gas at climate change protesters at the Place de la Republique in central Paris on Sunday, near where climate change activists had earlier formed a human chain.

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