The US is pivoting back to fossil fuels, China is ramping up renewables, while Europe is trying to catch up. It is not just a race to cut emissions. The scramble for clean energy is turning into a battle over political and economic dominance. In the United States, President Donald Trump is moving to fast-track […]
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Fruits While the large majority of apples (95 percent) and oranges (80 percent) are grown domestically, especially in the US states of Washington, California and Florida, tropical fruits like bananas (one percent domestically grown), pineapples (10 percent), and avocados (10 percent) are primarily imported from countries like Ecuador, Costa Rica and Mexico. Vegetables Similarly, the
EACH DAY President Donald Trump changes the terms of his trade war with the world. One constant, though, is Mr Trump’s confidence that America can win a pain-infliction contest with China. The president’s self-assurance reflects a cherished belief: that previous leaders allowed China to steal American jobs and industries through a mixture of naivety and
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It was an election result that looked not just improbable but impossible just a few months ago. Canada has voted in the Liberal Party for another term in government. That’s a rare fourth consecutive mandate for the centre-left party. Mark Carney, a former central banker and economist, will stay on as prime minister. He’ll be
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Police say a murder investigation has been launched after a deadly shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala. At least three people have been killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala, police say. In a statement on Tuesday, police said they had received calls from members of the public who heard noises
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The White House calls the decision ‘hostile’ as the e-commerce company denies any proposal is under consideration. Amazon may soon show how much tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump will cost consumers who shop on the company’s platform, according to new reporting from the outlet Punchbowl News, citing a person familiar with the plan.
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Victims of crash were aged between four and 18 years old, US authorities say. Four people, including children, were killed when a car drove into an after-school camp in a village outside Chicago, the United States, authorities have said. The deceased, who were aged between four and 18 years, were killed after the vehicle drove
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Widespread power outages upended life for millions across Spain and Portugal (and, briefly, parts of France) on Monday. Traffic lights went dark at busy intersections. Trains stopped in the middle of a workday. And long lines formed at A.T.M.s and grocery stores, where credit card readers stopped working. By Tuesday morning, the outages were mostly
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The Hague is hearing another case against Israel in what could be a test of Israeli defiance of international law. The International Court of Justice is holding hearings this week to determine what responsibilities Israel has to ensure aid gets to Palestinians in territory it occupies. But Israel has shown in the past it has
Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces described the attack as ‘one of the deadliest’ against it in a while. The ISIL (ISIS) group has killed five Kurdish fighters in an attack in eastern Syria’s Deir Az Zor, the group’s news agency has reported, underscoring concerns about its resurgence. Farhad Shami, spokesperson for Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic
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