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Spanish farmers stage fresh protests in Madrid
Hundreds of farmers paraded through the Spanish capital on foot and by tractor on Sunday in the latest protest over the crisis facing...
EU, Egypt agree 7.4 bn euro deal focussed on energy, migration
The EU chief and five European leaders visited cash-strapped Egypt on Sunday to announce a 7.4-billion-euro financial package focussed on boosting energy trade...
In B.C.’s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake
Ross Muirhead stood at the edge of a forestry cut blockfilled with stumps, rain pelting down as he watched water rushing over the...
Climate activists disrupt Rome marathon
will Three activists from climate movement Last Generation briefly interrupted the Rome marathon on Sunday before police arrested them, the group said. The...
Vietnam faces $3bn annual crop losses from rising saltwater levels
Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses as more saltwater seeps into arable land, state media reported, citing new research....
Skiers call out snowsports sector over ‘big irony’ of high-polluting sponsors
Skiers and campaigners have criticised winter sports organisations for “big irony” sponsorship deals with high-polluting companies. Former British alpine skier and Paralympian Anna...
Climate protesters under fire in Europe: UN expert
Environmental activists are increasingly facing hostility across Europe, a UN expert said, warning that the very right to protest was “at risk” in...
Warming island’s mice are breeding out of control, extermination is planned
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because...
US appeals court temporarily pauses SEC climate disclosure rules
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily paused new rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requiring...
‘Baloney factory’: Eby mocks Poilievre’s letter asking B.C. to join carbon tax fight
TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A letter from Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to British Columbia Premier David Eby, asking him to help halt...
