By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Wildfires are common in Canada’s western provinces, but this year the eastern provinces of Nova Scotia, Quebec and parts of Ontario are also reeling from out of control wildfires, sending plumes across much of New York and forcing authorities to issue air quality alerts for Toronto and Ottawa. Canada is on …
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By Simon Jessop and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s biggest asset manager BlackRock said it hopes to raise up to $7 billion for its fourth Global Renewable Power Fund as clients ramp up climate-friendly investments. The fund, focused on projects in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, could invest across wind and …
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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – For more than 15 months Russia has been fighting a war in Ukraine that the Kremlin refused to call a war – but that is changing: President Vladimir Putin is using the word “war” more often. When Putin sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year, he called …
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By Ismail Shakil, David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Hundreds of uncontrolled forest fires blazed across Canada on Wednesday, threatening critical infrastructure, forcing evacuations and sending a blanket of smoky air wafting over U.S. cities. Wildfires are common in Canada’s western provinces, but this year flames have mushroomed rapidly in the country’s east, making it the worst-ever …
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LIMA (Reuters) – A group of indigenous protesters in Peru’s remote Amazon region attacked two oil tankers with gasoline bombs apparently because they are angry about changes by the government to social oil funds, the operator of the vessels said on Wednesday. A dozen crew members from both tankers, one of which contained 40,000 barrels …
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By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The northeastern United States is blanketed under a pungent haze caused by smoke carried down from wildfires burning in Canada that contains a host of noxious gases and particulate matter that carry serious health risks. Here is what you need to know about the risks of the lingering smoke that …
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By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is riding high in the polls to the alarm of mainstream parties and is on track to win three state votes in the east of the country with calls to stop migration and curb what it sees as a costly green agenda. AfD …
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Aziz El Yaakoubi JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had an “open, candid” conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the early hours of Wednesday about a wide range of bilateral issues, a U.S. official said. The top U.S. diplomat arrived in Saudi Arabia late …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thailand is in a “delicate phase” after its election last month and the U.S. goal is to support an “effective, stable, democratic government” there, the top U.S. official for the Indo-Pacific region said on Tuesday. “We’ve watched carefully the election,” White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell told the Hudson Institute think tank. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of 19 Republican state attorneys general said on Tuesday they are challenging the Biden administration decision to approve California’s plans to require a rising number of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks as the state pushes to cut pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency in March approved a pair of waivers under the Clean …
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