Texas becomes biggest U.S. state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas is lifting its mask mandate, U.S. Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent the spread of …
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Western Europe’s biggest oil exporter targets deep-sea mining
Norway could license companies for seabed mining by 2023 to meet demand for batteries, wind turbines and solar energy. Source link
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U.K. hit with biggest economic decline in more than 300 years
The United Kingdom is facing its worst recession since The Great Frost of 1709 — back when the American colonies were still British, and Benjamin Franklin was just 3 years …
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FTSE 100: No Black execs at the top of Britain’s biggest companies
There are no Black CEOs, CFOs or chairs in the FTSE 100 (UKX) index for the first time in six years, according to a study published on Wednesday by Green …
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‘Ndrangheta group: Italy braces for biggest mafia trial in decades
How Italy’s crime families went global Source link
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Brazil’s biggest cities start reopening as COVID-19 surges
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s most populous state Sao Paulo reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for the second day running on Wednesday even as its metropolis allowed shops …
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From small towns to cities, U.S. sees biggest rallies yet for racial justice
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Demonstrations were planned across the United States on Sunday to demand racial justice after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody, with weekend rallies spreading to …
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‘A part of history’: Calm prevails over D.C.’s biggest George Floyd protest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of demonstrators amassed in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday demanding an end to racism and brutality by law enforcement, as protests sparked …
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Mumbai streets deserted as India’s biggest city braces for cyclone
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The streets of Mumbai emptied on Wednesday as a rare cyclone headed for India’s most populous metropolis and thousands of people moved away from the coast, adding …
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Eight U.S. states cast ballots on biggest voting day since coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Eight states and the District of Columbia hold primary elections on Tuesday, the biggest test yet of officials’ readiness to manage a surge of mail ballots and …
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Mexico registers 501 deaths from coronavirus in one day, biggest jump yet
Paramedics transport the body of a man who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before being transferred to a hospital, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez …
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Hancock says Remdesivir may be biggest step forward in COVID-19 treatment yet
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock holds the daily coronavirus disease news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain May 21, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS …
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Hong Kong police fire tear gas on biggest protests since COVID curbs
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse thousands protesting on Sunday against Beijing’s plan to directly impose national security laws on the …
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Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections
Women wearing protective face masks and a face shield walk as they shop for clothes at Tanah Abang wholesale market for textile, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …
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Sweden reports its biggest ever quake caused by mining in Arctic
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden reported its biggest ever earthquake caused by mining on Monday at an iron ore mine north of the Arctic Circle run by state firm LKAB. The …
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In Mexico, one of world’s biggest food markets stirs unease about infections
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Every day, thousands of Mexicans crowd a massive food market that is a linchpin of the capital’s food supply, though it sits at the heart of …
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Fearing COVID-19, biggest U.S. university system makes fall term virtual
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As uncertainty about the spread of COVID-19 continues, the biggest university system in the United States decided this week to make fall term classes virtual, one …
Read More World’s biggest wealth fund blacklists four Canadian firms for greenhouse emissions
(Reuters) – The Norwegian central bank on Wednesday excluded four Canadian oil and gas companies from its $1-trillion wealth fund, the world’s largest, for producing too much greenhouse gas emissions, …
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Long-suffering Canadian oilpatch faces ‘biggest existential crisis’ yet
TORONTO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada’s oil patch has endured five years of existential threats that have pruned weaker companies, but now its strongest firms are trying to navigate the coronavirus …
Read More French power producer Neoen to build Australia’s biggest solar farm
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – French power producer Neoen SA (NEOEN.PA) said on Wednesday it will build Australia’s largest solar farm for A$570 million ($367 million), after lining up a contract to …
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Coronavirus will trigger biggest ever plunge in energy demand, emissions: IEA
LONDON (Reuters) – Economic lockdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic look set to cut global energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions by record amounts, the International Energy Agency (IEA) …
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Poland’s biggest nature reserve fights largest fire in years
WARSAW (Reuters) – Wildfires have been ravaging the marshes of the Biebrza National Park in northeastern Poland, home to moose, beavers and unique wetland birds, since Sunday, as the country …
Read More Molybdenum ore spill is China’s biggest tailings leak in nearly 20 years
BEIJING (Reuters) – A spillage of waste molybdenum ore in northeast China last month was the biggest tailings leak the country witnessed in almost 20 years and needed the toughest …
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Olympics: Ambition deferred, Chalmers eyes greatness at ‘biggest’ Games
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Kyle Chalmers stunned the swimming world when he stormed to gold in the 100 metres freestyle at the Rio Olympics and the Australian believes greatness awaits if …
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Hong Kong? Bushfires? What’s been happening on the biggest non-coronavirus stories of the year
(Reuters) – The year started with protests, bushfires and a missile strike. FILE PHOTO: A riot police holds a pepper spray as he tries to disperse anti-government protesters after a …
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Scientists enthralled by biggest star explosion ever observed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have observed the biggest supernova – stellar explosion – ever detected, the violent death of a huge star up to 100 times more massive than our …
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India extends world’s biggest lockdown, ignites protest by migrant workers
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India extended a lockdown on its 1.3 billion people until at least May 3 on Tuesday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi said economic sacrifices were needed …
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World’s biggest water fight cancelled as Thailand combats coronavirus
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thais will have to find another way to cool off this year after the government called off the annual water festival that celebrates the Buddhist New Year …
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Using his own ‘metrics,’ Trump says ending U.S. shutdown is biggest decision yet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday he faced his biggest decision yet with regard to when to re-open the U.S. economy from its coronavirus shutdown and pledged …
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Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War Two
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Carbon dioxide emissions could fall by the largest amount since World War Two this year as the coronavirus outbreak brings economies to a virtual standstill, according to …
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