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(FILES) This file photo taken on August 22, 2015 shows a handout photo provided by the European Geosciences Union of a polar bear testing the strength of thin sea ice in the Arctic. President Donald Trump's administration is poised to announce the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, US media reported on May 31, 2017. According to the Axios website, the first to break the news citing two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, Trump has reached a decision to pull out of the landmark deal on cutting global carbon emissions to curb global warming.Several US media including CNN, CBS, ABC and Politico also reported that the White House was expected to announce a withdrawal from the 2015 accord once details of the process have been worked out. / AFP PHOTO / European Geosciences Union / Mario HOPPMANN / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / MARIO HOPPMANN / EUROPEAN GEOSCIENCES UNION"- NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS