3 h. ago The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faithLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of BrazilToday, in the Brazilian Amazon, the Belém summit opens ahead of the 30th United Nations climate change conference (Cop30). I have convened world leaders in the days leading up to the conference so that we can all commit to acting with the urgency the climate crisis demands.If we fail to move beyond speeches into real action, our societies will lose faith – not only in the Cops, but in multilateralism and international politics more broadly. That is why I have summoned leaders to the Amazon: to make this the “Cop of truth”, the moment we demonstrate the seriousness of our shared commitment to the planet.Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of Brazil Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Why the anger with Billie Eilish? You’re not allowed to say what we all know about billionaires | Zoe Williams

The singer is giving away millions – but the parameters for criticising the super-rich are very narrow, and hardly anyone qualifiesWhat exactly happened with Billie Eilish at the Wall Street Journal Magazine Innovator awards last week? Look it up, and you have a perfect thumbnail of the modern information environment, its highs and lows. You can find out the exact words used by the event host, Stephen Colbert, as he introduced her and announced that the 23-year-old singer was giving away $11.5m (£8.8m) to fight food poverty and the climate crisis. You can find out the exact words she used after she took the stage. “We’re in a time right now where the world is really, really bad and really dark and people need empathy and help more than kind of ever, especially in our country,” she said. You can also get straight to the controversial bit. “Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, bu...

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16 h. ago Why the anger with Billie Eilish? Because it’s against the rules to say what we all know about billionaires | Zoe Williams

The singer is giving away millions – but the parameters for criticising the super-rich are very narrow, and hardly anyone qualifiesWhat exactly happened with Billie Eilish at the Wall Street Journal Magazine Innovator awards last week? Look it up, and you have a perfect thumbnail of the modern information environment, its highs and lows. You can find out the exact words used by the event host, Stephen Colbert, as he introduced her and announced that the 23-year-old singer was giving away $11.5m (£8.8m) to fight food poverty and the climate crisis. You can find out the exact words she used after she took the stage. “We’re in a time right now where the world is really, really bad and really dark and people need empathy and help more than kind of ever, especially in our country,” she said. You can also get straight to the controversial bit. “Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, bu...

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19 h. ago Billie Eilish to donate £10million to climate causes and urges billionaires to do the same

Billie Eilish announced that she's donating over £10million from her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour to climate causes and urges billionaires to "give away your money"

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5 d. ago What is Billie Eilish’s net worth as pop star calls out billionaires with Mark Zuckerberg in the room

Eilish is donating $11.5 million from her world tour to charity

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5 d. ago Billie Eilish tells Mark Zuckerberg and billionaire crowd to give away their money as she donates $11.5m to charity

Billie Eilish told a crowd of the wealthy elite to give away some of their fortunes, as she pledged to donate $11.5 million from her recent world tour.

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5 d. ago Billie Eilish to billionaires: 'No hate, but give your money away, shorties”

Grammy and Oscar winner Billie Eilish called on billionaires to give away more of their wealth

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3 w. ago US Global Music Ambassador Armani White accused of running across Kentucky highway and dancing on concrete barrier

The ‘Billie Eilish’ rapper reportedly told police he had pulled over to shoot a video

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3 w. ago Amy Winehouse’s microphone and letters from Kate Bush and Madonna to go on sale

Other items in the auction are connected to Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish.

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3 w. ago ‘Girl in red bandana’ goes viral for ‘hero’ reaction to Billie Eilish concert incident

Singer’s brother and collaborator praised the woman after his sister was aggressively pulled into the barricade at a recent concert

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3 w. ago Billie Eilish violently dragged to ground as fan yanks her into metal barricade

Billie Eilish was performing in Miami when she rushed down to greet the crowd, but sadly one fan saw this as an opportunity to aggressively grab the singer's arm

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3 w. ago Billie Eilish violently dragged into barricade by audience member during Miami show

Miami Police say the person involved was ‘ejected’ from the venue

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3 w. ago Billie Eilish grabbed and dragged to floor by fan in shocking concert incident

While performing to a sold-out crowd in Miami as part of her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour, Billie Eilish was grabbed and dragged to the floor by a violent fan

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4 w. ago ‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say

Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New ZealandClimate and migration experts are calling for urgent action to create legal pathways for people displaced by the climate crisis, as a new report highlights the scale of the problem across the Pacific.Research by Amnesty International released on Thursday found current immigration systems are inadequate for Pacific Islanders seeking safety and stability, as rising seas threaten to make their homelands uninhabitable. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Biking to Brazil, activists urge greener transport at UN climate talks

A group of climate activists is cycling to the world’s biggest climate summit and without stepping onto a plane

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