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LE BOURGET, France — With the sudden bang of a gavel Saturday night, representatives of 195 countries reached a landmark climate accord that will, for the first time, commit nearly every country to lowering planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to help stave off the most drastic effects of climate change. Delegates who have been negotiating intensely in this Paris suburb for two weeks gathered for the final plenary session, where Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius of France asked for opposition to the deal and, hearing none, declared it approved.With that, the delegates achieved what had been unreachable for two decades: a consensus...

The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating with the Farnborough International Exhibition and Flying Display. The next show will be held 13th June–19th June 2005. The Paris Air Show is a commercial air show, organised by the French aerospace industry's body the Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales (GIFAS) whose main purpose is to demonstrate military and civilian aircraft to potential customers. It is one of the most prestigious in...

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 12/20/02 - Aghala Khan, Lahore, Karachi, Cairo, Djibouti, Guessabo, Hawara checkpoint, Kabul, Meck Island, Le Bourget, Taji BREAKING: Lahore - Aghala Khan arrersted BREAKING: Karachi - Asif Ramzi grounded Aghala Khan, Lahore, Karachi, Cairo, Djibouti, Guessabo, Hawara checkpoint, Kabul, Meck Island, Le Bourget, Taji ========= Aghala Khan ========= In Aghala Khan, Afghanistan, villagers watch a film about the 911 Atrocities caused by the Taliban and al Qaeda. ========= Kabul ========= In Kabul, family outing. In Kabul, Afghan women are free, FREED BY THE USA, and here enjoy laughter and tea. ========= Lahore...