By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – Indonesia’s peatlands, California’s forests, and, now, vast swathes of Argentine wetland have all been ravaged by extreme wildfires, heralding a fiery future and the dire need to prevent it. With climate change triggering droughts and farmers clearing forests, the number of extreme wildfires is expected to increase 30% within …
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By Karin Strohecker and Megan Davies LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. government broadened restrictions on trading of Russian government debt on Tuesday in a bid to punish Moscow for ratcheting up its conflict with Ukraine, a move that analysts said might have a moderate impact near-term but could be a step toward harsher measures. The …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch police said on Tuesday they had sent special units to a central square in Amsterdam because a man with a gun had taken one or more people hostage at an Apple store there. Several video clips on broadcaster AT5’s website appeared to show a person being held in the store at gunpoint. …
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By Karin Strohecker (Reuters) – The United States and its allies are coordinating new financial and economic sanctions on Russia after Moscow recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities, officials said. President Vladimir Putin also signed a decree on the deployment of Russian troops to the breakaway regions. But White House officials …
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By Jeff Mason and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States is coordinating with allies and will announce new sanctions against Russia on Tuesday after Moscow recognized two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent and sent “peacekeeping” forces there, U.S. officials said on Monday. “Tomorrow, the United States will impose sanctions on Russia …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China is concerned about the “worsening” situation in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday, repeating his call for all parties to show restraint and resolve differences through dialogue. Accelerating a crisis the West fears could spark a war, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered on Monday the deployment of troops to two …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities said they found COVID-19 in samples taken from the packaging of imports of frozen beef from Brazil and frozen pork skin from Poland, vowing to step up inspections of imported food. The global financial hub deploys a “dynamic zero COVID” strategy similar to mainland China’s, aiming to eradicate …
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By Julia Symmes Cobb and Luisa Fernanda Gonzalez BOGOTA (Reuters) -Judges on Colombia’s constitutional court voted on Monday to decriminalize abortion until 24 weeks of gestation, the court said in a statement, in a victory for abortion rights groups which sued to have the procedure removed from the penal code. The decision adds Colombia to …
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(Reuters) – Western nations criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to order the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent on Monday. For a selection of quotes from Putin’s speech, click Here are quotes from world leaders in reaction to Russia’s actions. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY: “We …
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By Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities on Monday, drawing U.S. and European vows of new sanctions and upping the ante in a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war. In a lengthy televised address, Putin, looking visibly …
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