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World·Global Desk

As the world turns to the summit, a fragile hope takes shape on the streets outside

Our correspondents across four continents track a day that could redraw the map of global cooperation, from the negotiating table to the crowds waiting for word.

By The World Live Desk·Updated 2 min ago

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  • 38s ago·Nairobi

    Officials confirm the delegation has landed and talks will resume within the hour.

  • 3m ago·São Paulo

    Central bank holds its benchmark rate; the currency steadies in early trading.

  • 8m ago·Seoul

    Semiconductor makers post record quarterly output ahead of forecasts.

  • 15m ago·Cairo

    Aid convoy of 40 trucks clears the crossing, the largest in three weeks.

  • 25m ago·Toronto

    Wildfire containment reaches 60 percent as cooler weather moves in.

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The grid goes green faster than anyone predicted

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Culture·Paris

A generation of artists reclaims the public square

From biennials to backstreets, a new movement is redefining who art is for.

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Business·Singapore

The quiet reordering of the global supply chain

Firms are rewriting the map of where and how the world makes things.

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Sport·Buenos Aires

Under the lights, an underdog rewrites the record books

A season that started in obscurity ends in front of a roaring, sold-out crowd.

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