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‘Climate lockdown’ anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at EU court
By Emma Farge GENEVA(Reuters) - Last summer while dozens of Swiss pensioners were campaigning in the Alps to save their fast-melting glaciers, 85-year-old Marie-Eve Volkoff was instead stuck inside he...
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Factbox-Swiss female pensioners vs the government: EU court’s first climate case
GENEVA (Reuters) - A case involving thousands of retired Swiss women is being heard at a European Court in France, the culmination of a six-year legal battle in which they claim their government's ins...
Syndicated Content Mar 28, 2023
U.N. says prominent Afghan girls’ education advocate arrested in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday that a prominent Afghan girls' education activist was arrested in Kabul this week and called on Taliban authorities to clarify the reason for his d...
Syndicated Content Mar 28, 2023
China’s Xi speaks with Saudi crown prince, supports Saudi-Iran talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, discussing a wide range of subjects including supporting ...
Syndicated Content Mar 28, 2023
Fencing-Hundreds of fencers issue plea to IOC over Russia, Belarus decision
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - More than 300 fencers have asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and fencing's global federation to reconsider allowing Russian and Belarusian a...
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Soccer-Indonesia FA plans FIFA talks amid protests over Israel at U20 World Cup
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The head of the Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) plans to hold talks with FIFA officials after the draw for the Under-20 World Cup due to take place in the Southeast Asian cou...
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Cryptoverse: Buoyant bitcoin’s losing its liquidity
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - Bullish bitcoin has been a surprise winner of the banking blowout. Yet investors aiming to amp up their bets face an ominous obstacle: a lack of l...
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EU countries poised to approve 2035 phaseout of CO2-emitting cars
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries' energy ministers are set to give final approval on Tuesday to the bloc's law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035, after Germany ...
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Euro 7 emissions proposals, the sequel Europe’s carmakers don’t want to see
By Christina Amann and Marie Mannes BERLIN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - European carmakers are fighting back against proposed emission regulations they argue are too costly, rushed and unnecessary, but which...
Syndicated Content Mar 28, 2023
Marketmind: Calm returns: Investors switch to bank fundamentals
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga Turbulence in global markets is gradually giving way to stability. A day after regional U.S. lender First Citizens BancShares ...
Syndicated Content Mar 27, 2023
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