Saturday, 18 May 2024

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FILE PHOTO: A drone shows flooded streets at the centre of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo
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Cargo shipments slow at Brazil southern port amid flooding: officials

The Rio Grande port authority said the impact of excess rains and heavy flooding on cargo shipments will only be possible to assess...

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Putin: Oil pipeline could run alongside planned gas link to China

MOSCOW — Russia could deliver oil as well as gas to China along a planned route via Mongolia, President Vladimir Putin said on...

Surgery resident Dr. Annie Lalande, shown in an undated handout photo, led a pilot project to change the menu at a Vancouver hospital and says the delicious and sustainable plant-based meals, alongside meat options, have been good for the health of patients and the planet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of British Columbia-Paul H. Joseph **MANDATORY CREDIT **
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Health professionals take climate action to care for patients and planet

From new plant-leaning hospital menus to fewer surgical gloves and single-use syringes, health-care professionals are finding ways to combat waste and pollutants.

A parliamentary committee has summoned Canada's big five bank CEOs to talk about the environmental and climate impacts of the financial system. Bank towers are in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Vecz
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Banks summoned to House of Commons environment committee

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has summoned Canada’s big five bank CEOs to talk about the environmental and climate impacts of the financial...

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies which operate in Sarnia, Ont., to take steps to control leaks of the cancer-causing chemical benzene. A petrochemical plant is seen in Sarnia, Ont., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Feds order benzene leak fixes in Sarnia, Ontario, after plastic pollution

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies in Sarnia, Ontario, to control leaks of the chemical benzene

FILE PHOTO: PDVSA's U.S. unit Citgo Petroleum refinery is pictured in Sulphur, Louisiana, U.S., June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo
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Citgo bidders can be asked how accommodate bondholder claims

Bidders can be required to say if their offers cover claims by Venezuela bondholders in a separate court action

The skyline is shown at sunset in Austin, Texas, U.S., October 25, 2021.  Picture taken with a drone.  REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Texas power demand to hit record high for month of May next week

Power use in Texas will likely break records for the month of May as homes and businesses crank up the air conditioning to...

FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund logo is seen inside the headquarters at the end of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
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IMF reaches agreement with Tanzania on climate financing

The concessional financing under the IMF's Resilience and Sustainability Facility is subject to approval by the Fund's executive board

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Manhattan judge hearing arguments on challenges to NYC driver fee

New York’s plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering Manhattan is the focus of a legal battle set to play out...

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen from the the East lawn in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
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US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds

The US House farm bill includes provisions to reduce spending on food aid for the poor and efforts to help farmers fight climate...