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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/europe-must-stand-up-to-trump-over-climate-deal-eu-leader/">'It takes three to four years' to pull out of Paris agreement, and climate change is neither 'fake news' nor 'fairy tale,' says Juncker</a>
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