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Ivory Coast sentences former PM Soro to life imprisonment for plotting coup
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - An Ivory Coast court on Wednesday sentenced former prime minister and rebel leader Guillaume Soro to life imprisonment in absentia on charges of plotting a coup agains...
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Factbox: ESG targets of big mining companies
(Reuters) - With mining responsible for 4-7% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally, the sector is under pressure from environmental activists and shareholders and faces the possible withdrawal of...
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Germany’s Merkel criticises Hungary’s anti-LGBT bill
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday criticised Hungary's planned new law to ban the dissemination of materials in schools on homosexuality and gender change. "I think this ...
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Seychelles looking to diversity economy beyond tourism post-COVID – minister
By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) - Seychelles said on Wednesday it is looking to diversify its economy beyond its mainstay of tourism into areas such as fisheries after visitor numbers were battered...
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Singapore wants global standards for green financing
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Booming green finance markets need to be subject to stronger global regulation to ensure the best results for investors and the planet, Singapore's Minister for Sust...
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Reaction to GSK’s plan to spin off its consumer healthcare business
LONDON (Reuters) - GSK set out plans on Wednesday to turn its consumer healthcare business into a separately listed company, aiming to strengthen drug development at its pharmaceuticals business with ...
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Polish education minister says LGBT march ‘insult to public morality’
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's education minister said on Wednesday a march held in support of equal rights for LGBT people was an "insult to public morality" and questioned whether participants were nor...
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Corteva says CEO James Collins Jr to retire
(Reuters) - Pesticide and seed maker Corteva Inc said on Wednesday Chief Executive Officer James Collins Jr will retire, months after activist investor Starboard Value LP had sought his ouster. Starbo...
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SEC considers disclosure mandate for range of climate metrics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked staff to consider a public company disclosure mandate to include range of specific climate metrics based on im...
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EU to grant UK ‘grace period’ extension in N.Ireland sausage spat – RTE
DUBLIN (Reuters) - European Union member states have informally agreed to grant Britain a three-month extension to one of the contentious aspects of the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol, Irish na...
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