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Most Europeans think governments will miss climate goals, poll finds
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A majority of European Union citizens think their government will fail to tackle climate change, which Europeans view as the biggest challenge facing humanity this ...
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Explainer: Sticking points at the U.N. climate conference
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Representatives from nearly 200 countries will meet in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31-Nov. 12 for climate talks to strengthen action to tackle global warming under...
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Olympics-Tokyo experience reassures Australia for Beijing
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Chef de Mission for the Winter Olympics says the experience of the Tokyo Summer Games has reassured him that the health protocols in place in Beijing will keep his at...
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Taiwan says it is not seeking an arms race with China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is not seeking to get into an arms race with China but does need to defend itself and will not submit to pressure, its defence ministry said in a report to parliament on Wedn...
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Explainer-From Paris to Glasgow: cutting through climate jargon
(Reuters) - Representatives from nearly 200 countries meet in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 to flesh out the rules of a new global climate pact. Decades of climate talks have spawned a ho...
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Germany cuts 2021 growth outlook as supply problems, energy prices bite
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government cut its economic growth forecast for this year to 2.6% and lifted its estimate for next year to 4.1% as supply bottlenecks are delaying the recovery in Europe'...
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Polish watchdog investigating Uber Eats and Glovo
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish consumer watchdog UOKiK said it was investigating complaints against Glovo and Uber Eats after customers said they had problems with getting money back for cancelled orders o...
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Gabon plumbs carbon mystery of its mighty mangrove trees
By Alessandra Prentice PONGARA NATIONAL PARK, Gabon (Reuters) - The towering trees in Gabon's impenetrable mangrove swamps have helped to make the Central African country one of the world's few net ab...
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U.S. Senate Democrat unveils ‘billionaires tax’ for Biden agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. billionaires would pay tax on unrealized gains from their assets to help finance President Joe Biden's emerging social-policy and climate-change legislation, according to a...
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Tokyo prosecutors seek two-year sentence for former Nissan executive Kelly
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors asked a Tokyo court on Wednesday to send former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly to prison for two years for his alleged part in helping Carlos Gho...
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