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Fridays for Future Plans Global Climate Strike During COP30 in Brazil
The Fridays for Future movement announced this week that it is planning the next Global Climate Strike for November 14, the first Friday during the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil. The movement began in 2018,...
Climate Armageddon Canceled
Authored by Chris Morrison via DailySceptic.org, Something rather odd is happening to the weather. Millions, nay billions, are on the move fleeing droughts, floods, wildfires, runaway temperatures, rising sea levels (see any mainstream media page...

China, U.S. agree to seek further tariff pause after Stockholm talks
Chinese and U.S. officials on Tuesday concluded two days of high‑level trade talks in Stockholm, agreeing to push for the extension of a 90‑day tariff pause that could help stabilize the global economy. "According to the consensus between China...

Solar geoengineering gold rush sparks outcry as elites muscle into climate policy
Solar geoengineering gold rush sparks outcry as elites muscle into climate policy Wealthy tech and finance elites are escalating funding for solar geoengineering amid public backlash over secretive experiments. California’s Alameda City Council...

Swedish Company Offers 30-Minute Masturbation Break To Its Employees, Founder Explains, 'It Relieves Stress And Agitation'
Swedish Company Offers 30-Minute Masturbation Break To Its Employees, Founder Explains, 'It Relieves Stress And Agitation' | Canva A Swedish firm has offered a strange policy to its employees in order to promote a healthy work environment. Erika...

U.S. and China Push for Trade Truce in Stockholm Talks
FILE – U.S. and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)U.S. and Chinese officials met in Stockholm for crucial talks, seeking to extend a tariff truce and prevent a damaging...

Goldschmidt expands Swedish plant
Track equipment supplier will modernise and expand its main site in Sweden. TRACK equipment supplier Goldschmidt is to modernise and expand its Swedish headquarters at Osby in the south of the country, including construction of a new 1700m²...

Somalia’s new climate roadmap as a blueprint for peace
Somalia’s new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)—the country’s roadmap for climate mitigation and adaptation—does more than outline the country’s climate ambitions. It recognizes the connections between climate change and conflict and charts...

Sweden and Finland's membership in NATO: a shift in the balance of power in the Baltic Sea and implications for Russia's Baltic Fleet
The accession of Sweden and Finland to the North Atlantic Alliance represents one of the most significant shifts in European security architecture since the end of the Cold War. Both Nordic countries, traditionally known for their neutrality and...

One million Kenyans: Climate projects transforming lives
National Treasury CS John Mbadi. Kenya has marked a major milestone in the fight against climate change, with over 500 climate resilience subprojects completed and an additional 558 currently underway, benefiting more than one million Kenyans...

GRAINS-Chicago corn and soybeans drop due to large US crop prospects, favorable weather
Chicago soybean and corn contracts fell on Tuesday due to expectations of large U.S. crops amid favorable weather in the Midwest. By 0444 GMT the most active soybean contract on Chicago Board of Trade dropped 0.25%, to $10.09 a bushel. This was a...
Interview: Swedish expert says U.S.-EU tariff deal adds burden on Europe
by Xinhua writer Ding Yinghua STOCKHOLM, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The new trade deal between the United States and the European Union (EU) may ease tensions on paper, but in practice it adds financial pressure and strategic strain on Europe, said...
China, US seek to extend tariff truce as Stockholm talks begin amid Trump’s global trade blitz
STOCKHOLM, July 29 — Chinese and US officials wrapped the first day in a fresh round of talks in Stockholm on Monday, with the world’s top two economies looking to extend a fragile trade truce in the face of President Donald Trump’s global tariff...

Stockholm hosts US-China talks, rainy weather warnings, extended passports to be rejected, AI to fight gang crime

Textile Recycling Market to Reach $11.88B Market by 2030
According to the report “Textile Recycling Market by Material, Waste Type, Process, Channel, End-Use, and Region – Global Forecast to 2030”, the market is projected to grow from USD 8.41 billion in 2025 to USD 11.88 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of...

Sri Lanka launches GRI-backed ITSB for apparel sustainability
Sri Lanka’s textile and apparel industry has taken a major leap in sustainability with the launch of the Improving Transparency for Sustainable Business (ITSB) programme, a new ESG-focused initiative supported by the Global Reporting Initiative...

The environmental problem we actually solved
Acid rain and a crisis solved. Why don’t we ever hear about “acid rain” anymore? The environmental crisis that was solved Remember the 1980s when acid rain dominated headlines? Dire warnings about rain eating buildings, killing fish, and...

China's position has always been consistent and clear on economic and trade issues: FM responds to the Sweden trade talks
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun When asked about China's stance on the upcoming China-US economic and trade talks in Sweden, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a press briefing on Monday that "for specific details about...

Woodlife Sweden exhibition to open in Phrae Province on 15 August
ShareSharePin ItShare A woman sits on the floor of an open loft in the morning light, with freshly brewn coffee at her side, overlooking the mountains and forest of Orbaden in Hälsingland. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AxaoWCAwt/ The Embassy...

As EU organizations prepare for stricter standards, managing tax reports manually is no longer sustainable
Uncategorized As accounting regulations in Europe get more complex, Skystem’s Founder speaks on the latest financial trends In Europe, a number of converging trends mean that accounting practices are no longer solely about tracking expenditure and...