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WASHINGTON The Americans imprisoned by Iran began their journey home Sunday, their friends and family awaiting emotional reunions, after delicate diplomatic negotiations that played out quietly
stanley cup in the shadows of international nuclear talks.A charter plane left Tehran for Switzerland with the Americans all four who had been detain
stanley cup ed, according to Iran state television, or only three, the U.S. said as part of a prisoner swap.U.S. officials said Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati, and pastor Saeed Abedini were on the flight, but not Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari. But Iran said he had taken off, too. The discrepancy could not immediately be reconciled.Those who wished to depart Iran have left, according to a senior U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivi
stanley cup ty of the matter and privacy concerns for the families.The Post publisher, Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., said in a statement, We are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for Jason and his family is finally over.Hekmati family said it is hard to put into words what our family feels right now.Iran celebrated the lifting of stiff economic penalties now that the Islamic Republic has met a critical benchmark as part of the agreement to pull back its nuclear program.Secretary of State John Kerry said U.S. officials hashed out the prisoner exchange over 11 or 12 meetings with the Iranians. At times, Jqqt New female Forest Service head launches review of harassment, sexual misconduct in the agency
BERLIN AP 鈥?The world must take radical action to shift away from fossil fuels, including investing $5.7 trillion annually in solar, wind and other forms of clean power this decade to ensure that global warming doesn ;t pass dangerous thresholds, the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency said Tuesday.READ MORE: How climate change is hurting living things on Earth right now, according to a new reportOther measures proposed in a 348-page report on the global energy transition include improving energy efficiency, increasing electrification, capturing carbon emission
jordan s and expanding the use of hydrogen gas.Scientists say global emissions need to drop 45 percent by the end of the decade compared to 1990 levels. But recent data show they are going up, not down, in part
salomon due to rising energy demand and the expansion of fossil fuel use.The energy transition is far from being on track and anything short of radical action in the coming years will d
yeezy iminish, even eliminate, chances to meet our climate goals, said Francesco La Camera, the director-general of IRENA.Countries agreed seven years ago in Paris to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius 3.6 Fahrenheit , ideally no more than 1.5 degrees C 2.7 F , to avoid potentially catastrophic consequences for the planet. With temperatures now more than 1.1 degrees C above the pre-industrial average, a recent report by a U.N. science panel found that billions around the world are already vulner
