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French minister quits, then unquits over farm bill dispute
French Environment Minister Monique Barbut, who handed in her resignation in protest after parliament's approval of a farm bill allowing the temporary reintroduction of two pesti...
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Extreme rainfall threatens north as China enters peak flood season
China has entered its peak flood control period, weather experts said, with extreme rainfall set to increase in frequency and intensity from late July to early August, with much o...
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Senegal's 'Pink Lake' recovers its rosy hue, reviving salt trade
Standing waist-deep in the waters of Senegal’s famed Pink Lake, Seydou Toure uses a shovel to scrape salt from the lakebed that he will later sell to tourists and traders.
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Heavy rains wreak havoc in parts of India, 26 dead in Assam
At least 26 people have died this week in India's northeastern state of Assam due to flooding after incessant rain, authorities said, with more thunderstorms and strong winds exp...
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Fast-moving wildfire in southern France forces hundreds to flee
A fast-moving wildfire that erupted in the Var department in southern France on Tuesday has burned more than 2,500 hectares and forced 400 people to flee their homes, local auth...
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Chile rains leave 13 dead, 7 missing, authorities say
The heavy rains that have hit much of Chile have left 13 people dead and seven missing, authorities said on Tuesday, while the government said it would seek sanctions on electric...
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Japan sizzles in first 'brutally hot' days of the year
Japan sizzled under sweltering, life-threatening heat on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to top 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some cities in what the gover...
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Tropical Storm Bertha churning off US Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Bertha churned across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday as tropical-storm conditions spread across portions of the northern Gulf Coast, while a separate we...
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Airlines decry 'double whammy' from proposed EU carbon charge on some international flights
A European proposal that would impose new carbon costs on some international flights would leave carriers being hit twice, the president of Emirates said on Tuesday, as more airli...
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Fires in Spain and France, hail in Balkans; Europe's erratic weather persists
Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent and many scientists say human-driven climate change is increasing the intensity of heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and destructive st...
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 strikes southwestern China
An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 struck the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan on Tuesday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said.
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French lawmakers back farm bill despite pesticide outcry
French lawmakers approved an emergency farm bill in the early hours of Tuesday that could allow the temporary reintroduction of two pesticides accused of harming bees, despite bei...
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Investors see pollution plan silver lining in EU carbon overhaul
A European Union plan to tie free pollution permits to investments in decarbonisation could enhance corporate accountability, investors said, despite concerns that a broader overh...
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Ontario wildfires expand as smoke lingers in parts of the US
Wildfires burning across Ontario have grown to 735,000 hectares (1.8 million acres), from 650,000 hectares over the weekend, Premier Doug Ford said on Monday, as air quality from ...
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EU waives penalties for oil and gas firms that breach methane law
The European Commission instructed EU governments to waive penalties for three years for oil and gas companies that breach its methane emissions law, following pressure from the U...
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Spain's largest wildfire of the year burns for a fifth day as new heatwave looms
A wildfire raged out of control across Spain's central Guadalajara province, as forecasters warned an approaching heatwave would raise fire risks across much of the country.
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Chinese rescuers use explosives to clear boulders trapping landslide victims
Heavy boulders hampered efforts to reach 34 people reported missing for three days after a landslide during torrential rain.
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Danube water levels reach lowest in 30 years, hampering farming and shipping
Water levels of the Danube river in Romania fell to their lowest since 1996 over the weekend, prompting irrigation restrictions for farmers and partially disrupting shipping and ...
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