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Germany pledges $222 million for Brazil environment, Amazon

Germany pledges $222 million for Brazil environment, Amazon

SAO PAULO (AP) — German development minister Svenja Schulze announced Monday that her government will make 204 million euros ($222 million) available for environmental policies in Brazil.
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French finance minister backs pension push, UAE's COP28 pick

French finance minister backs pension push, UAE's COP28 pick

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Trying to sell France to Emirati investors Monday, France's finance minister highlighted what he described as the business-friendly overhaul of President Emmanuel Macron — while sidestepping ongoing protests bac
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In Israel, disposable plastics trigger culture war, test PM

In Israel, disposable plastics trigger culture war, test PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — On Idit Silman’s first day as Israel’s new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients.
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Tropical storm leaves 30 dead, 20 missing in Madagascar

Tropical storm leaves 30 dead, 20 missing in Madagascar

ANTANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Flooding and landslides caused by the passage of tropical storm Cheneso across Madagascar caused 30 deaths, left 20 people missing and affected tens of thousands across the Indian Ocean island nation, according to a prov
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Is there hope for a dying river in Kenya's growing capital?

Is there hope for a dying river in Kenya's growing capital?

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river turned sewer conduit in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs.
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Taxes slow India's solar power rollout but boost manufacture

Taxes slow India's solar power rollout but boost manufacture

BENGALURU, India (AP) — In May last year Fortum India, a subsidiary of a Finnish solar developer, won the bid for a solar power project in the state of Gujarat.
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AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Protesters: 'Cop City' activist's killing doesn't make sense

Protesters: 'Cop City' activist's killing doesn't make sense

ATLANTA (AP) — Tortuguita’s cautious voice rang out from a platform amid the tall pines the first time Vienna met them: “Who goes there?” she remembers them calling.
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Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis as renewable energy booms

Alberta landowners fear repeat of orphan well crisis as renewable energy booms

CALGARY — Once bitten, twice shy. It's an old adage that explains why Jason Schneider, the elected reeve of Vulcan County, Alta., is jittery about the renewable energy boom under way in his province.
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There's a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats dead polar bears

There's a hungry Arctic predator with a lot of arms that eats dead polar bears

On the Arctic sea floor lie hungry predators that can eat dead polar bears.
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