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China, EU 'still committed' to Paris climate deal
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2017
» BEIJING/OSLO - Nations led by China and the European Union rallied around a global plan to slow climate change on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump began undoing Obama-era plans for deep cuts in US greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump scraps Obama-era climate policies
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2017
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to undo a slew of Obama-era climate change regulations that his administration says is hobbling oil drillers and coal miners, a move environmental groups have vowed to take to court.
US bans large gadgets from 10 airports
Reuters, Published on 21/03/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration confirmed Tuesday it is imposing new restrictions on electronic devices carried by travellers coming to the United States from 10 airports, mainly in the Middle East and North Africa, in response to unspecified terror threats.
Malaysia reports 'highly pathogenic' bird flu
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2017
» PARIS - Malaysia has reported an outbreak of a highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in the eastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report from the Malaysian agriculture ministry.
PSA pays GM $2.3bn for Opel
Reuters, Published on 06/03/2017
» PARIS/FRANKFURT - PSA Group has agreed to buy Opel from General Motors in a deal valuing the business at €2.2 billion ($2.3 billion), creating a new regional car giant to challenge market leader Volkswagen.
Self-driving Nissan takes to the streets of London
Business, Reuters, Published on 01/03/2017
» LONDON: Guided by cameras and radars, and negotiating traffic and roundabouts, a self-driving Nissan car took to the streets of London on Monday for the Japanese company's first European tests of an autonomous vehicle.
Five dead in Quebec City mosque shooting
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2017
» QUEBEC CITY -- Five people were killed when gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the mosque's president told reporters on Sunday.
Polanski quits French film jury after outcry
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2017
» PARIS - Movie director Roman Polanski, wanted by the United States for having sex with a minor almost 40 years ago, has turned down an invitation to head the jury at France's Cesar film awards following an outcry from women's groups.
China's Xi to build new relations with US
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2017
» GENEVA - China will build a new model of relations with the United States as part of its creation of a "circle of friends" around the world, President Xi Jinping said in a speech at the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday.
Xi: China ready for world leadership
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2017
» DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defence of free trade at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday in a speech that underscored Beijing's desire to play a greater global role as the United States turns inward.