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Drought in England, fires rage in France as heatwave persists

(Corrects date in dateline) By Stephane Mahe and Manuel Ausloos SAINT-MAGNE, France (Reuters) -Firef...

12th August, 2022

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Why financial institutions need to prioritise sustainability in financial services

By Anna Krotova, Director of Sustainability at Mambu In recent years, sustainability gained a promin...

12th August, 2022

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Dead fish in River Oder on Polish/German border spur contamination probe

By Marek Strzelecki WARSAW (Reuters) – Tonnes of dead fish have been hauled out of the River Oder, w...

12th August, 2022

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Risk of new wildfires in southwestern France as heatwave persists

By Stephane Mahe and Manuel Ausloos SAINT-MAGNE, France (Reuters) – High temperatures and a worsenin...

12th August, 2022

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France battles ‘monster’ wildfire as heatwaves scorch Europe

By Manuel Ausloos and Stephane Mahe HOSTENS, France (Reuters) -France battled a “monster” wildfire r...

11th August, 2022

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‘Extreme’ weather warning in force in Britain as new heatwave hits

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -A four-day “extreme heat” warning came into force in parts of...

11th August, 2022

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Explainer-Causes and consequences of Amazon fires and deforestation

By Jake Spring and Gloria Dickie (Reuters) – Brazil vowed last year to halt deforestation by 2030, y...

10th August, 2022

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The unwitting winners of France’s drought: salt farmers

By Yann Tessier LE POULIGUEN, France (Reuters) – Through blistering heatwaves and drought that have...

8th August, 2022

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Factbox-Wildfires breaking out across the world

(Reuters) – Extreme fires have swallowed up huge swathes of land, destroyed homes and threatened liv...

5th August, 2022

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Toyota unit falsified emissions data from at least 2003, probe finds

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -A major affiliate of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp falsified emissi...

2nd August, 2022

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In Canada’s north, environment-minded Pope to get climate change close-up

By Rod Nickel IQALUIT, Nunavut (Reuters) – Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to Canada’s Arctic territor...

28th July, 2022

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Exclusive-Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves

By Emma Farge and Gloria Dickie MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland (Reuters) – From the way 45-year-ol...

26th July, 2022