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The petrochemical industry is convincing states to deregulate plastic incineration

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The petrochemical industry has spent the past few years hard at work lobbying for state-level legislation to promote “chemical recycling,” a controversial process that critics say isn’t really recycling at …

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Chinese tech giants hand over algorithms as Beijing tightens internet controls

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Dozens of technology companies have submitted their proprietary algorithms to China’s internet regulator in recent weeks, including Alibaba, Tencent and Weibo, according to official documents. The move comes after the …

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Brussels prepares diplomatic offensive to stop the advance of China and Russia in Latin America

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The European Union is alarmed at the advance of Russia and China, in the countries of Latin America, a region traditionally linked in political and economic terms to the West. …

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UK’s COVID heroes among hardest hit by cost of living crisis

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t the height of the pandemic, as hundreds were dying each day, Ivan Andino was travelling across London on a crowded Tube carriage to clean an empty office.  Ivan works …

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Jailed Australian economist testifies in secretive Myanmar trial

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An Australian academic and economic adviser to Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained after the military seized power last year, has testified in a military court …

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Spain bans setting the AC below 27 degrees Celsius

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A decree published on Tuesday morning in the official state gazette and scheduled to go into effect next week mandates that air conditioning in public places be set at or …

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Germany’s 9-euro transport ticket drives up train trips

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 A ticket allowing people unlimited travel on Germany’s trains and buses for just €9 ($9.28) a month has led to a large uptick in train trips, particularly in rural and tourist areas, …

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How the soaring cost of living is impacting asylum seekers

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For asylum seekers, who are given a paltry sum to live off by the Home Office, rising prices are set to make a desperate financial situation even worse. UK inflation …

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It appears Truss has a problem with solar panels but not with fracking

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Liz Truss has set out her energy plans and they might not seem the most likely to meet our net zero targets. Speaking to the TalkTV hustings in Exeter, Foreign Secretary Ms Truss revealed …

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Amazon’s emissions increased dramatically last year despite carbon neutrality goal

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Despite the company’s commitment to decrease its carbon footprint, Amazon’s emissions grew by 18 percent last year, according to the annual sustainability report it released today. While online shopping increased during the pandemic’s second …

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