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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s greenhouse emissions gap will probably be bigger than the government’s estimates in 2030 even if planned emission reduction measures are fully implemented, a council of climate experts that advises the government said on Tuesday. The largest economy in Europe aims to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by 65% by 2030 compared …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas giant Gazprom shipped a first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its plant on the shores of the Baltic Sea via the Northern Sea route, according to Refinitiv ship tracking data. According to the data, the Velikiy Novgorod tanker was loaded with LNG from the Portovaya LNG plant on …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia shot down two Ukrainian drones over the Moscow region with no casualties and brought down a further two drones over the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. A Reuters reporter in the town of Krasnogorsk in the Moscow region, seat of the Moscow regional government, saw …

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By Cassandra Garrison and Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – International leaders congratulated Bernardo Arevalo on his resounding victory in Sunday’s Guatemalan presidential election, a win long believed impossible for the anti-graft candidate in a process dogged by accusations of government meddling. Arevalo, a 64-year-old former diplomat and son of Guatemala’s first democratically elected president, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of AH-64E Apache helicopters and related equipment to Poland in a deal valued at up to $12 billion, the Pentagon said on Monday. NATO-member Poland has requested 96 of the Apache attack helicopters and related equipment, including 1,844 Hellfire missiles and 508 Stinger missiles, …

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MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish soccer federation president apologised on Monday after an unsolicited kiss he planted on player Jenni Hermoso’s lips during celebrations of the country’s Women’s World Cup victory sparked outrage in Spain. The incident happened as federation chief Luis Rubiales handed the Spanish team gold medals after they beat England 1-0 in the …

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By Nacho Doce TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Spain (Reuters) -Firefighters on Monday battled to stabilise a huge wildfire that has devastated forests on the Spanish island of Tenerife for six days as authorities recommended citizens to stay indoors to protect themselves from the poor air quality. The fire that started last Tuesday night has so far …

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