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Vehicles, smokestacks and fires are common sources of fine particles, which also form when gases emitted by car engines, power plants and industrial processes react in the atmosphere

Biden Strengthens US Soot Regulations, Angering Industry

President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced tough new air quality standards it said were sorely needed to protect the health of vulnerable communities, though industry groups have said the move would devastate domestic manufacturing.

BP Bags Bumper 2023 Profits, Rewards Investors

BP bagged a net profit of $15.2 billion last year
British energy giant BP logged multi-billion-dollar annual profits Tuesday despite lower oil prices and following boardroom turmoil, sending its share price rallying thanks also to more big payouts to investors.
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European farmers are angry over a litany of issues, which boil down to them feeling they cannot earn a decent income

EU Walks Farming Minefield With New Climate Goals

The EU's climate goals for 2040 are set to further dial up the pressure on a farm sector that has yet to get tough on greenhouse gas emissions -- but is already up in arms over existing environmental rules.
Athletes push themselves to the limit, as seen here at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were the hottest on record

Heatwave Risk Hovers Over Paris Olympics

Scorching summer heat is hard to imagine now in mid-winter Paris, but in six months' time when the world's athletes arrive for the Olympics, another pounding heatwave would spell trouble for organisers.
Thunberg and the four other defendants were supported by fellow activists

UK Judge Dismisses Greta Thunberg Protest Case

A London court threw out a public order case on Friday against climate activist Greta Thunberg and four other protesters, with the judge criticising "unlawful" conditions imposed by police when they were arrested.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has had to find billions of euros of spending cuts to get his budget through parliament

German MPs Approve Controversial 2024 Budget

Germany's parliament on Friday approved a revised 2024 budget that will reinstate strict debt limits after a shock legal ruling forced Chancellor Olaf Scholz to redraw his spending plans.
European farmers feel they cannot earn a decent income

Farmers Take Protest To EU Leaders

European farmers took their growing protest over low prices and the threat of competition from South American agri-food importers to Brussels on Thursday, clogging the streets with 1,300 tractors as EU leaders met for a summit.
A kayak in a dried-out reservoir in Girona in Catalonia

Catalonia Declares Drought Emergency For Barcelona

Spain's northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency for Barcelona on Thursday and the surrounding area, which will now face tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rain.
An Italian farmers' protest in Cuneo, Italy, on Wednesday

EU To Shield Farmers Threatened By Ukraine Farm Imports

With farmers venting their anger across Europe, Brussels moved Wednesday to address two of their core grievances: creating "safeguards" to stop cheaper Ukrainian imports from flooding the market, and easing highly contested rules on leaving land unused.
Europe's highest ever temperature was officiallybrecorded in Sicily, seen here during a wildfire

UN Confirms Europe Hit Record High Temperature In 2021

The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed on Tuesday that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit), and warned that new extremes were expected.
Palmero tried, unsuccessfully, to sue the royal family through the Monaco legal system

Monaco Royals Rocked By New Claims Over Offshore Assets

Claims by a former close confidant of Monaco's royal family that part of its fortune is placed in tax havens have rocked the affluent city state, in the latest scandal facing the palace under Prince Albert II. The new controversy erupted after French newspaper Le Monde last week published the allegations, which it said were based on detailed notes the palace's wealth manager made while working for the family.
SLIM's January 20 touchdown made Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a "soft landing" on the Moon after the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India.

Japan's Moon Lander Comes Back To Life

Japan's Moon lander has come back to life, the space agency said Monday, enabling the craft to proceed with its mission of investigating the lunar surface despite its rocky start.
Meloni hopes to posit Italy as a key bridge between Africa and Europe.

Italy's Meloni Targets Energy, Migration With Africa Plan

Energy deals in return for stopping migration. Prime Minister Meloni, who came to power in 2022 on an anti-migrant ticket, hopes to posit Italy as a key bridge between Africa and Europe, funnelling energy north while exchanging investment in the south for deals aimed at preventing migration.
Authorities have warned of a "significant deterioration" in air quality in Bogota

Colombia Declares Emergency Over Raging Forest Fires

Colombia has declared a state of emergency in two regions as dozens of forest fires burned wide swathes of the country and left the capital choking on smoke during record temperatures linked with the El Nino weather phenomenon.

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