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Liberal House leader Karina Gould lambasted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as a "fraudster" Monday morning after he said the federal carbon price is going to cause a "nuclear winter." Gould speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Tensions, rhetoric abound as MPs return to House of Commons, spar over carbon price

Canada's Liberals ramp up attacks on Conservatives as Parliament returns, facing a fragile minority and potential snap election.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Stellantis is seen on the company's building in Poissy, near Paris, France, September 4, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
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UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Stellantis

The United Auto Workers union said on Monday it has filed unfair labor practice charges against Stellantis.

Cows in a green farmers' field that also features a wind turbine in Land's End, Sennen, United Kingdom
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Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain

Wind power led Britain’s record low fossil fuel electricity generation in August 2024, with CO2 emissions dropping sharply.

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 14: Former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a candidate for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) presidential election, speaks during a debate at the Nixon Kisha Club in Tokyo, Japan. Takashi Aoyama/Pool via REUTERS
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Japan, US face shared challenge from cheap China steel, Japan PM hopeful says

Japan and the United States should work together amid competition from China, leading prime ministerial candidate Shinjiro Koizumi said.

FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Nippon Steel bid for U.S. Steel faces Sept. 23 review deadline

The Committee on Foreign Investment has until that day to complete its second review of the company's proposed takeover of U.S. Steel.

The U.S. Steel Corporation facility entry gate is seen in Gary, Indiana, U.S., on October 15, 2018. Picture taken on October 15, 2018.  REUTERS/Rajesh Singh/File Photo
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White House officials signal delay in U.S. Steel takeover decision: report

White House officials have delayed a decision on Nippon Steel's bid for U.S. Steel amid national security concerns and bipartisan resistance.

FILE PHOTO: Steam comes out of the chimneys of Ilva steel plant in Taranto, Italy, November 9, 2019. Picture taken November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
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Italy court orders retrial in pollution case linked to ex-Ilva steelworks

The ex-Ilva site has been embroiled in legal proceedings over allegations that its emissions have caused a surge in cancer cases in Taranto.

An energy firm based in Ireland says it is planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel at the site where a liquefied natural gas project had been proposed on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Irish company planning to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Nova Scotia at former LNG site

Simply Blue Group plans to build a biofuel plant in Goldboro, N.S., using 700,000 tonnes of wood biomass annually to produce sustainable aviation...

Aeral view of Siderurgica Huachipato, in Talcahuano, Bio Bio region, taken on September 11, 2024. Huachipato, Chile's largest steelmaker, will shut down its furnace on September 16, 2024, the end of a 74-year-old company with strong social roots that succumbed to ‘unfair’ competition from Chinese steel. (AFP)
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Chile’s biggest steelworks sunk by cheap Chinese imports

Chile's Huachipato steel mill, an economic and cultural hub for Talcahuano, is closing after 74 years, driven out by cheaper Chinese imports, costing...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows domes of the Central Mosque with the backdrop of the Tien Shan Mountains in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 7, 2024. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo
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Metals-rich Kazakhstan seeks niche in battery supply chain

The former Soviet republic, Kazakhstan, promotes itself as a dependable supplier of the majority of critical materials outlined by the EU.

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