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File photo: Workers install a battery for a new electric vehicle model at Mitsubishi Motor Corp's factory in Kurashiki, Japan May 19, 2022.  REUTERS/Satoshi Sugiyama/File photo
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Japan and ASEAN plan joint strategy on auto production, EV foc

Japan and ASEAN plan to create joint strategy on automobile production and sales, to counter China's increasing presence in the EV market

As more Canadians grapple with catastrophic impacts from climate-fuelled extreme weather, from wildfires to deadly heat waves, the question of how a person can keep up the fight for planetary health while tending to their mental health has extended beyond the environmental movement and become more urgent and widespread. A wildfire burns in northern Manitoba near Flin Flon, as seen from a helicopter surveying the situation, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowsk
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In the fight for planetary health, how do we preserve our mental health?

As Canadians grapple with impacts from climate-fuelled extreme weather, how can we tend to planetary health and preserve our mental health?

FILE PHOTO: Remainings of houses damaged by the flood are pictured in Firozkoh the capital city of Ghor Province, Afghanistan, May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Forty-seven dead in heavy rain, floods in northern Afghanistan, official says

At least 47 people have died after continued heavy rain and flooding in northern Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday

FILE PHOTO: White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Saudi crown prince, US national security adviser meet on civilian Nuclear deal

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US National Security Adviser met to discuss draft deal between Washington and Riyadh

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Evacuation alert issued for parts of Old Crow as Yukon’s Porcupine River floods

OLD CROW, Yukon — Emergency officials have issued an evacuation alert for parts of Old Crow, Yukon as waters continue to rise on...

FILE PHOTO: Houston Fire Department Wildland District 14 crews assess a downed tree blocking a street after a severe storm caused widespread damage in Spring Branch, Texas, U.S., May 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
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Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

Thousands of people in the Houston area faced sweltering heat without power on Saturday following severe storms

The highway entrance to the A620 in Saarbrücken is flooded as heavy continuous rain has caused multiple floods and landslides in Saarland, western Germany, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (Laszlo Pinter/dpa via AP)
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The German chancellor tours flooded regions in the southwest in a show of solidarity

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday toured flooded regions in the southwest, where rivers have swelled and caused flash floods

Burned trees from the 2016 wildfire stand sentinel over a neighbourhood in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Rain helps crews in Fort McMurray while B.C. cracks down on open burning

Wildfire crews have reported no further growth in the wildfire that continues to burn southwest of Fort McMurray

FILE PHOTO: White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?

US National Security Adviser will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a civil nuclear cooperation agreement

Flash floods have killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan (AFP)
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Flash floods kill 50 in western Afghanistan

Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said Saturday

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