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South Africa struggled on Saturday to find a compromise deal that could save U.N. climate talks from collapse.

With narrowing differences over a key issue, verification, there is growing hope of modest success at the U.N. conference.

Modest progress at U.N. climate talks Saturday was overshadowed by a continuing deadlock between China and the United States, clouding prospects for a major climate conference in Mexico in less than two months time.

Efforts to convince rich nations to toughen emissions cuts have failed to make much headway at climate talks in the Thai capital, the U.N. said on Friday.