AP News:12岁女孩赢得美国拼写大赛冠军

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The Trump administration remains steadfast about the decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord. EPA Administor Scott Pruitt said on Friday that the country has "nothing to be apologetic about." 

China said the Paris agreement on climate change represents the broadest consensus in the international community and should be cherished. China is the world's highest emitter of man-made carbon dioxide. 

Five countries have won uncontested elections in the UN General Assembly to serve two-year terms on the Security Council. Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland all received a seat at the table. The 193-member assembly also voted for the Netherlands to join the council for one year. 

National spelling champion, 12-year-old Ananya Vinay, said on Friday that the key to her success was lots of reading and studying foreign language for two years. Vinay was crowned champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest on Thursday. The six-grader is taking home more than 40,000 dollars in cash and prizes. 

Noreen Nasir, Associated Press with AP News Minute.