The Daily Populous

Friday May 5th, 2017 evening edition

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GENEVA The United States will shoot itself in the foot if it quits the Paris climate accord because China, India and Europe will snap up the best power sector jobs in future, U.N.

"There is no doubt where the future is and that is what all the private sector companies have understood," Solheim told Reuters in Geneva.

"Obviously if you are not a party to the Paris agreement, you will lose out.

But with science, mobilised citizens, regulated markets, and the enormous power of business, such huge problems could be solved, he said.

"Even if the worst were to happen and the United States were to withdraw, the consequences would be much less than people think," he said.

We are happy to work with the Trump administration on how to make the United Nations more efficient," Solheim said.

"And if they cut down, which we encourage them not to do, we will also rationalize.". »

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Died 5 Years Ago Today

Authored by spin.com

It’s been five years since Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch died at age 47 after a battle with salivary gland cancer.

We’ll be blasting “B-Boy Bouillabaisse” today as we look back at one of the most remarkable careers in music history.

The Story of Yo: The Oral History of the Beastie Boys, our September 1998 cover story. »

Venezuelan tanks plow through crowds as 2-month protest continues

Authored by globalnews.ca

Dramatic video shot by citizens on the ground show tanks marked ‘GNB’ (the Venezuelan National Guard), with their roofs on fire, plowing through a crowd of protesters in the Venezuelan capital Caracas.

Laura Rangel, a journalist who captured the moment on film, told Reuters three protesters were injured, one of them seriously.

Videos also show water cannons spraying at crowds of protesters standing in the streets holding makeshift shields and signs. »