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Cities Vs. Climate Change: Global Exhibition In Paris Inspires Action
Forbes
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Bold artworks by Shepard Fairey (OBEY) adorn the Hôtel de Ville façade in Paris.Brent Toderian A free, child-friendly exhibition staged in the City Hall, Paris, on how large cities around the world are fighting back against climate change has...
OX2 acquires Swedish wind project
Energy Global
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July 28, 2025
OX2 has acquired project Fageråsen in the Dalarna region, Sweden, from Eolus and Dala Vind. The acquisition includes a planned wind farm with up to 34 wind turbines and an estimated annual production of up to 700 GWh, which corresponds to about...
China hopes for ‘reciprocity’ at trade talks with US in Stockholm
FOX 11 and 41 - Washington State
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July 28, 2025
China said on Monday it looked forward to ensuring “reciprocity” in trade with the United States, as top Beijing and Washington economic officials are set to renew negotiations in the Swedish capital Stockholm. Talks between the world’s top two...
How Clustering Multilateral Environmental Agreements Can Bring Multiple Benefits to the Environment
Inter Press Service
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July 28, 2025
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada, Jul 28 2025 (IPS) -...
US-China restart trade talks in Sweden, possible extension of tariff truce in play
Malay Mail
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July 28, 2025
STOCKHOLM, July 28 — Top economic officials from the United States and China are set to renew negotiations Monday, with an extension of lower tariff levels on the cards as President Donald Trump’s trade policy enters a critical week. Talks between...
Talks highlight the fact that cooperation benefits both sides, confrontation harms both
China Daily Global
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In an era marked by global economic uncertainty, the just-concluded China-US economic and trade talks held in Stockholm underscored a crucial principle of China's relations with other countries: collaboration over confrontation. Chinese...
Bessent says 'not to panic' over tariff rate surges on Aug. 1
CNBC
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July 30, 2025
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a press conference at government quarters Rosenbad after the trade talks between the U.S. and China concluded, in Stockholm, Sweden, July 29, 2025. Magnus Lejhall | TT | Via Reuters Treasury Secretary...
Green Methanol Market To Reach USD 19.08 Billion By 2032 Demand Driven By Sustainable Fuel Alternatives, Shipping Decarbonization, And Circular Carbon Economy
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The global green methanol market is witnessing robust growth due to rising concerns over carbon emissions, surging adoption of clean fuels in the transportation sector, and ongoing investments in green hydrogen and...
Deciphering ancient artifacts with a lost language used by women in Zambia
PRI - The World
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July 30, 2025
Geometric patterns on cloth. Symbols etched into sacred masks. Experts believe it’s all part of an ancient, largely forgotten writing system that was used by women in Zambia. Recently, the curators at the National Museum of World Culture in...
Ivar Giaever, modest Nobel-winning physicist
The Times
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As a Nobel prizewinner, Ivar Giaever was surely within his rights to call his autobiography I am the Smartest Man I Know. But the title was firmly tongue-in-cheek, he insisted, despite his achievements. For a start, he asserted, he was far from...
Viktor Gyokeres could make Arsenal debut against Tottenham in Hong Kong
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Sweden opens new honorary consulate in Cape Town
The South African
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July 26, 2025
The Embassy of Sweden has officially opened a new consulate in Cape Town, expanding its diplomatic footprint across the Western and Eastern Cape. The move underscores Sweden’s longstanding commitment to South Africa and aims to enhance cooperation...
Climate change and children’s health
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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“I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is.” — Greta Thunberg, Swedish activist Children are uniquely vulnerable to climate change. In many parts of the world, people are facing multiple climate-related events such as severe...
US-China Extend Tariff Truce 90 Days in Stockholm Talks
WebProNews
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July 27, 2025
In a move that underscores the fragile détente in U.S.-China economic relations, Beijing and Washington have agreed to extend their existing tariff truce by an additional 90 days, according to multiple reports emerging from ongoing trade...
We can’t let industry impede or weaken plastics treaty
Rabble.ca
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July 30, 2025
Plastic has only been in widespread use for about 75 years. Now it’s everywhere, from the highest mountaintops to the deepest ocean, from the Arctic to Antarctic. In swirling ocean patches, in the air and soil, in our food and drink — even in our...
Sweden opens Cape Town consulate to strengthen regional ties
Cape Town ETC
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July 26, 2025
The Embassy of Sweden has opened a new consulate in Cape Town to expand its reach across the Western and Eastern Cape, strengthening a relationship deeply rooted in solidarity and shared values, Cape {town} Etc reports. Sweden’s support for South...
Green transition: sustainable for whom?
Meer
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July 27, 2025
In January 2025, Amnesty International’s branches in Norway, Sweden, and Finland, in collaboration with the Saami Council, released a report1 uncovering human rights violations against the Sámi Indigenous People linked to the green transition. The...
Dublin weather: Azores high 'not playing' as 'big time' summer heat return forecast
Dublin Live
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July 27, 2025
Ireland is set to brace itself for a significant surge in summer temperatures as we edge towards August, forecasters have said. Multiple forecasts are reporting how the start of August will see a massive improvement in our weather, thanks to the...
Taking innovation steps with SANY BEV wide body trucks in Sweden
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 27, 2025
In early March, the first two SANY SKT105E battery electric wide body trucks arrived in Sweden from China for deployment at LKAB’s Svappavaara operations with earthmoving contractor Snells Entreprenad AB, supplied by Swedish SANY dealer Nordkust...
Koenigsegg Tried To Set A Nürburgring Fast Lap In 2024, But The Weather Didn't Play Nice
CarBuzz
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July 27, 2025
Koenigsegg has a penchant for shattering records, from acceleration to top speed, and in the last little while, track records too. Last year, the Jesko Attack took on Laguna Seca and broke a record, but a back-and-forth battle between Koenigsegg...