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International
Qantas joins IAG in pledge to slash emissions to counter climate change
(Reuters) - Qantas Airways Ltd on Monday pledged to slash its carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050, joining British Airways…
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Food
Diet for healthy people, healthy planet too costly for some
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At least one in five people could not afford science's 'ideal diet' designed to feed…
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History
Three decades on, Germans remember surprise fall of Berlin Wall
BERLIN (Reuters) - Sascha Moellering witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on Nov. 9, 1989.…
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International
Worried by climate change, EU moves to end fossil fuel funding
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union should phase out it's funding of oil, gas and coal projects, EU finance ministers…
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Pacific
U-turn? Cook Islands set to retain gay sex ban
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In an apparent U-turn on plans to decriminalise homosexuality, lawmakers from the South Pacific…
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International
Two people dead and 150 homes destroyed in Australian bushfires
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Two people have died, five are missing and at least 150 homes have been destroyed as bushfires…
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Finance
Fed sees climate change shaping economy, policy
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank signalled on Friday it may be getting ready to join international peers…
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Health
Diabetes may distract women from cancer screenings
(Reuters Health) - The burdens of managing a chronic disease like diabetes may lead women to skip recommended cancer screenings, researchers…
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Health
An extra 15 minute daily walk could boost global economy: study
LONDON (Reuters) - The world economy could be boosted by as much as $100 billion a year if employers successfully…
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International
Scientists urge stronger Paris Agreement pledges to curb climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The vast majority of national commitments in the 2015 Paris Agreement are inadequate to prevent the worst…
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