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Saving summer: Europe struggles to save tourism from coronavirus

As one of the most iconic tourist hotspots in Brussels, Hotel Metropole has been welcoming guests from around the world since 1895. But after months…

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Meteorologists say 2020 on course to be hottest year since records began

This year is on course to be the world’s hottest since measurements began, according to meteorologists, who estimate there is a 50% to 75% chance…

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Two-thirds of consumers support carbon footprints on product labelling

The 2020 YouGov survey, commissioned by the Carbon Trust, survey 10,000 consumers across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the US….

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Russia lists Caspian seals and orcas as endangered species after ‘whale jail’ controversy

While the world’s been focused on COVID-19, a piece of good news came out of Russia last month, although it went relatively unnoticed: Russia listed…

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’Fake’ meat on the menu as China reopens restaurants

As China reopens restaurants and cafes, more plant-based ”fake” meat products are popping up on menus. On Wednesday, Beyond Meat started selling its plant-based food…

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Recycling awareness growing in Africa

A survey of 4,200 Africans in the 18-to-24 age range, located in 14 different countries, has shown a 58 percent dissatisfaction rate with recycling efforts…

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Coca-Cola and Pepsi falling short on pledges over plastic – report

The charity Tearfund has compiled a league table of how the companies, and Unilever and Nestlé, are faring in their commitments set against a three-point…

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Trump Administration Lessens Clean Water Protections For Streams, Wetlands

The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a significant cutback on water protections, a move critics say could make it easier for companies to pollute potential…

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Germany passes coronavirus aid package for workers

As the coronavirus crisis in Germany is keeping many people out of work, the government has passed an aid package to help low-income workers and…

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Texas to allow abortions amid pandemic after court fight

Texas will allow abortions to resume following a legal battle over whether the Republican-governed state could enact a near-total ban on the procedure to preserve…

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Finland adopts hybrid strategy to contain coronavirus

Finland will adopt a hybrid strategy to move towards more normal life while still containing the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Wednesday….

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Flooding will affect double the number of people worldwide by 2030

New research finds 147 million will be hit by floods by the end of the decade – ‘the numbers will be catastrophic’. The number of…

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Coronavirus second wave may be even worse: US health chief

A second wave of the novel coronavirus in the US could be even more destructive because it will likely collide with the beginning of flu…

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North Pole Will Be Ice-Free In Summer

Summer Arctic sea-ice is predicted to disappear before 2050, resulting in devastating consequences for the Arctic ecosystem. The efficacy of climate-protection measures will determine how…

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Eleven of the 12 hottest years on record occurred since the year 2000, study finds

Eleven of the 12 warmest years on record have occurred since the year 2000 with last year being the warmest ever for Europe, according to…

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Refugee women facing greater violence risk during crisis: UNHCR

Displaced women and girls are facing a heightened risk of gender-based violence during the coronavirus crisis, the UN Refugee Agency said Monday. The UNHCR said…

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EU to step up rules on factory farming, wildlife trading amid pandemic

The European Union will step up efforts to control wildlife trading and make factory farming more sustainable, given that both issues have played a role…

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Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link

The director of a maximum-security laboratory in China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims that it could be the source of the outbreak,…

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China economy shrinks for first time as Wuhan Covid-19 death toll is increased by 1,300

China’s economy shrank 6.8% in the three months of 2020, the country’s first such contraction on record and a stark sign of the financial impact…

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Extreme floods to hit US cities ’almost daily’ by 2100

Coastal cities in the United States could experience ”once in a lifetime” extreme flood events almost daily by the end of the century if sea…

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