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FILE PHOTO: Children roam around an area where sewage water is directly discharged into the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 5, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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Explainer: What do countries and companies want in plastic treaty?

As Ottawa prepares to host talks, countries are divided over how ambitious a plastic treaty should be.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of BYD is seen outside a BYD car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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China’s BYD names electric pickup truck BYD Shark

SHANGHAI – Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said on Monday its electric pickup truck will be called BYD Shark and will feature a...

FILE PHOTO: Galp Energia logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Galp says field off Namibia could contain 10 billion barrels of oil

Portuguese company finds high potential for oil extraction after exploring Mopane field oil wells.

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Tesla cuts prices in China, Germany and around globe after US cuts

Tesla has cut prices in a number of its major markets, including China and Germany, following price cuts in the United States, as...

Paper straws are seen at a market in Montreal on Thursday, June 13, 2019. Negotiators from 176 countries will gather in downtown Ottawa this week for the fourth round of talks to create a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste in less than 20 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Cap on production still contentious as Ottawa set to host plastic treaty talks

'Ambitious treaty' will be discussed in Ottawa as 176 countries gather to discuss eliminating plastic waste.

A Tesla Model 3 vehicle is shown using the Full Self Driving Beta software (FSD) while navigating a city road in Encinitas, California, U.S., February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Tesla cuts price of Full Self-Driving software by a third to $8,000

Tesla self-driving technology still a top goal for Elon Musk's electric car company.

Rishi Sunak rowed back on some of the UK’s climate policies in a speech last year, which Climate Change Committee chief Chris Stark said had ‘set us back’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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PM Sunak ‘set us back’ on net zero, head of climate watchdog warns

Chris Stark says Rishi Sunak's watering down of net zero ambitions has made it "difficult to recover" the UK's reputation for climate action.

People pass by a damaged electric pole caused by flooding due to heavy rains near Chaman area, Pakistan, Thursday, April 18 2024. Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days of extreme weather to at least 63, as the heaviest downpour in decades flooded villages on the country's southwestern coast. Flash floods have also killed dozens of people in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Habib Ullah)
ClimateNewsWeather

Pakistani province issues flood alert and warns of loss of life due to glacial melting

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has been hit hard by the deluges, authorities issued a flood alert because of the melting of glaciers

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Ukraine drone attack sets ablaze Russian fuel depot, hits susbtations, Kyiv source says

The overnight attack, which was confirmed by the defence ministry in Moscow, comes amid a Russian airstrike campaign that has battered Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Swiss Federal Councillor Albert Roesti reacts during a state visit in Bern, Switzerland, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File photo
ClimateEnvironmentNewsPolitics

Swiss environment minister plays down impact of climate ruling

A European Court of Human Rights ruled last week that Switzerland has failed to protect its people from climate change

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