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Drone operator will try to rescue dogs from Spanish volcano
By Guillermo Martinez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - A Spanish drone operator on Tuesday received permission to try to rescue three emaciated dogs trapped near a volcano in the Canary Islands, by catchin...
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Hungary central bank hikes rates, vows ‘decisive’ fight against inflation
By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's central bank raised its benchmark base rate by 15 basis points to 1.8% as expected on Tuesday and pledged to act "in the most decis...
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Ecuador’s president declares 60-day state of emergency over rising crime
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso late on Monday declared a state of emergency in the Andean country as part of a crackdown on the consumption and traffickin...
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Older people in Moscow told to stay home for four months amid COVID surge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Moscow city government on Tuesday ordered elderly people to stay home for four months and told businesses to have at least 30% of staff work from home amid a surge in COVID-19 c...
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Explainer-Net zero: just patching over emissions or path for saving planet?
By Shadia Nasralla and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - More than 190 countries committed in 2015 to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in an effort to stave ...
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EU starts debate on budget rules amid high debt, investment needs
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission opened a debate on Tuesday on how to reform the European Union's fiscal rules to deal with a pandemic-induced surge in public debt and ...
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Shipping industry faces ESG heat from lenders
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Banks are demanding much stricter environmental criteria when financing shipping companies as investor pressure grows on the sector to accelerate going greener, acc...
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FDA proposes over-the-counter hearing aids for Americans
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed creation of a new category of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids to be sold directly to the millions of Americans in need of the ...
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Germany’s RWE expects to invest $21 billion in Britain by 2030
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -RWE, Germany's largest power producer, said on Tuesday it expects its investment in green technologies and infrastructure in Britain to reach 15 billion pounds ($21 billion) by 20...
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Portugal honours hero diplomat who saved thousands of Jews
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal paid tribute on Tuesday to former diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who defied the Salazar dictatorship to issue visas to tens of thousands of Jews an...
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