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China has spearheaded a targeted industrial strategy to boost its EV sector, pouring vast state funds into domestic firms (AFP)
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Why are Chinese EVs facing EU scrutiny and tariffs?

Beijing has yet to react but a Chinese trade group condemned the bloc's "protectionism".

dians living in Grenada and Canadians of Grenadian origin here in Canada are doing what they can to provide relief after the Island nation was struck with a powerful hurricane earlier this week. Palm trees wilt after being uprooted by Hurricane Beryl in St. Patrick, Grenada, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Haron Forteau
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Canadians in Grenada and Montreal rally to help after hurricane Beryl devastation

Downgraded to a Category 2 storm Thursday as it headed toward Mexico’s Caribbean coast, Beryl has claimed at least nine lives.

Anne-Claire Fontan, scientific officer at the WMO's tropical cyclone programme, said that Beryl signals a very active Atlantic hurricane season in 2024 (NOAA/RAMMB)
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Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification signals a new era of powerful storms

The World Meteorological Organization told AFP that more storms with the hallmarks of Hurricane Beryl could be expected in the future.

FILE PHOTO: A poster for an MG-4 EV, a brand of Chinese state-owned carmaker SAIC, is displayed at a car showroom in Santander, Spain, June 13, 2024. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo
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What happens next in the EU investigation into Chinese EVs?

EU regulators will impose provisional duties on Chinese-made EVs imported into the European Union from Friday

FILE PHOTO: Tesla's Model 3 is displayed during an event a day ahead of the official opening of the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo
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Analysis: Rough road ahead for US EV makers despite upbeat quarterly sales

Demand for EVs has grown more slowly than expected due to high borrowing costs, economic uncertainty and consumer preference for gasoline-electric hybrids.

A person immerses themself in puddle in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, in Rosenberg, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
AnalysisClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthWeather

Explainer: Record-breaking temperatures strengthen Hurricane Beryl as it hits Caribbean

Beryl is the strongest storm to hit the south-eastern Caribbean in 20 years.

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‘Race to the Top:’ Where China, Europe and the U.S. are in the clean tech competition

Report from RMI: China is currently leading in several clean technology sectors, there remain significant chances for Europe and the United States to...

FILE - A group of people take in the views of the Mendenhall Glacier on June 8, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
ClimateReportsWeather

Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

The flow of ice into water averages about 50,000 gallons every second, according to a new report

Part of the Niger-Benin dispute is over their mutual border, which Niamey has kept closed (AFP)
AnalysisOilPoliticsTrade

What’s behind the dispute between Benin and Niger?

Tensions rose between the two countries after a coup in Niamey last year.

FILE PHOTO: The Anglo American logo is seen in Rusternburg October 5, 2015. Picture taken October 5, 2015.  REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
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Jefferies says Anglo American coal fire likely to affect met coal sale

The mine in Australia is expected to be closed for months.

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