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FILE PHOTO: Businessmen pass the Toronto Stock Exchange sing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 6, 2017.  REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Australia’s Paladin Energy to buy Canada’s Fission Uranium for $833 million

Paladin Energy has applied for a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange as it agrees to buy Fission Uranium.

German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck speaks during his visit to carmaker BMW's research and development (R&D) centre in Shanghai, China June 23, 2024. REUTERS/Maria Martinez
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German minister says China indispensable to achieve climate goals

German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck has met with officials in China.

FILE - A farmer walks as he works in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, July 30, 2021. Human-caused climate change is making rainfall more unpredictable and erratic, which makes it difficult for farmers to plant, grow and harvest crops on their rain-fed fields. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)
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Can Indian farmers adapt as monsoons become more erratic?

Climate change is making the monsoon season less reliable, which gives India farmers a major problem.

German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck shakes hands with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Zheng Shanjie before a meeting in Beijing, China June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Maria Martinez
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EU tariffs on China not a ‘punishment’, says German economy minister

The German Economy Minister has said EU tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles should not be seen as a punishment.

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Floods ravage parts of Bangladesh, strand over 2 million people

DHAKA (Reuters) – Monsoon rains and upstream river water from India have caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh, stranding more than 2 million...

The Ilijan liquified natural gas plant is visible along the coast of Ilijan, Batangas province, Philippines on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. The Philippines is seeing one of the world's biggest buildouts of natural gas infrastructure. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Takeaways from AP’s report on Philippines governor’s interest in natural gas

An Associated Press investigation found that a major cheerleader for natural gas, Gov. Hermilando Mandanas of Batangas province, stood to benefit from the...

FILE PHOTO: People walk in front of BYD Auto company and Autotorino store in Milan, Italy, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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What happens next in the EU investigation into Chinese EVs?

The European Commission is planning to impose provisional duties on EVs produced in China, what comes next?

FILE PHOTO: People drive past a coal-fired power plant in Shanghai, China October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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Major Chinese asset managers have no plans to phase out fossil fuel investments, Greenpeace says

Major Chinese asset managers have billions of dollars invested in fossil fuels with no plans for a phase out, a new Greenpeace report...

Electric cars waiting to be loaded onto a vessel in China to be transported (AFP)
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Top German minister on peace mission amid China EV tariffs row

Germany's Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck will arrive in Beijing on Friday on a last-ditch mission to avoid a damaging trade war with China...

FILE PHOTO: Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
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China says EU escalation of trade friction could trigger ‘trade war’

The EU could trigger a 'trade war' if it continues to escalate tensions, China's commerce ministry said Friday, accusing the bloc of foul...

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