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Panama Canal boosts ship depth, crossings at Neopanamax locks after rains

The Panama Canal authority said on Wednesday that recent rains boosted water levels, allowing heavier ships with larger cargo loads to transit the canal's Neopanamax locks.

Panama Canal boosts ship depth, crossings at Neopanamax locks after rains
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EU drafts plan to avoid disputes over green energy mega-projects

The European Union will set out how its member countries should jointly develop major renewable energy projects, in a bid to avoid projects being

EU drafts plan to avoid disputes over green energy mega-projects
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Republican state AGs challenge new US fuel economy rules

A group of 26 state attorneys general led by West Virginia and Kentucky on Wednesday challenged the Biden administration's new fuel economy rules, calling the

Republican state AGs challenge new US fuel economy rules
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Canada reopens cod fishery after 32-year pause to replenish stocks

Canada said on Wednesday it would allow some commercial fishing of cod to restart off its northeastern Atlantic coast, more than 30 years after it was shut down to protect

Canada reopens cod fishery after 32-year pause to replenish stocks
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China gives cities over $316 million in emergency relief amid deadly floods

China has provided more than 2.3 billion yuan ($316.4 million) in funds to help with rescue efforts, emergency supplies and planning as deadly floods and landslides caused by almost

China gives cities over $316 million in emergency relief amid deadly floods
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Companies forging a rare earths industry in the EU

In the rare earths sector, the EU will struggle to meet most of its ambitious goals in new legislation designed to boost domestic output of critical minerals and reduce dependence

Companies forging a rare earths industry in the EU
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The complexity of transforming rare earths from mine to magnet

The EU will struggle to meet ambitious goals for rare earths in new legislation designed to boost domestic output of critical minerals and reduce dependence on China.

The complexity of transforming rare earths from mine to magnet
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Wounded and sick children leave besieged Gaza Strip, in first medical evacuation for weeks

New report warns that almost all of Gaza will face famine within the next three months. CNN's Paula Hancocks looks at the impact the lack of food is already having on the most vulnerable.

Wounded and sick children leave besieged Gaza Strip, in first medical evacuation for weeks
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Severe drought forces corn farmers in China's east to delay planting

After weeks of scorching heat and little rain, farmer Zhang Yunjing had no choice but to collect water from a wastewater pipe to

Severe drought forces corn farmers in China's east to delay planting
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Heat wave scorches US East Coast as dangerous temperatures expand to West

More than 100 million people across the U.S. were under heat warnings on Sunday, with cities on the East Coast bracing for record-breaking temperatures as the heat dome causing the

Heat wave scorches US East Coast as dangerous temperatures expand to West
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Greek yacht crew charged for arson on Hydra island

A Greek prosecutor on Sunday charged 13 crew members of a yacht with arson after fireworks launched from the vessel allegedly sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra, the semi-

Greek yacht crew charged for arson on Hydra island
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Mission 2025 group urges governments to set more ambitious climate goals

Some of the world's biggest companies, finance houses, cities and regions have joined forces to urge governments to increase their climate

Mission 2025 group urges governments to set more ambitious climate goals
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Oil prices rise on fuel demand expectations, easing US dollar

Oil prices rose about 1% on Monday, spurred by the prospect of strong summer driving demand and as tensions in the Middle East and drone attacks on Russian

Oil prices rise on fuel demand expectations, easing US dollar
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Gaza faces the threat of famine. How children starve.

Nearly 166 million people worldwide are estimated to need urgent action against hunger, according to the

Gaza faces the threat of famine. How children starve.
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Heavy rains in Chile cause mining tailing overflow

As heavy rains continue to pummel Chile, cutting off areas of the country and damaging thousands of homes, one community is dealing with a tailings dam rupture that has sent

Heavy rains in Chile cause mining tailing overflow
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Delhi minister stages hunger strike for more water to city amid extreme heat

A Delhi city minister has started an indefinite hunger strike to demand more drinking water for India's capital, where taps in some of its poorest neighbourhoods

Delhi minister stages hunger strike for more water to city amid extreme heat
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Chevron flags second-quarter production impact at TCO, Gulf of Mexico assets

Chevron said on Monday it expects upstream turnarounds and downtime to impact 65,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in production in the second quarter mostly at Tengizchevroil (TCO) in

Chevron flags second-quarter production impact at TCO, Gulf of Mexico assets
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Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp reaches $150 million wildfire settlement

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to a $150 million settlement with 378 plaintiffs arising from one of the 2020 wildfires that

Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp reaches $150 million wildfire settlement
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RE100 corporate initiative calls on Japan to triple renewables capacity by 2035

RE100, a global corporate initiative to foster renewable power procurement, on Tuesday called on the Japanese government to take urgent and concrete steps to triple its renewable

RE100 corporate initiative calls on Japan to triple renewables capacity by 2035
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Hurricane Beryl charges toward Jamaica as record-breaking Category 5 after leaving Caribbean islands in ruins

The already-historic Hurricane Beryl became Cat 5 overnight. It's the earliest ever of that strength in the Atlantic.

Hurricane Beryl charges toward Jamaica as record-breaking Category 5 after leaving Caribbean islands in ruins
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‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat

The Mojave Desert Land Trust's seed bank project holds more than 5 million seeds from 250 species and counting.

‘Seeds are life’: How a seed bank in the Mojave Desert is preserving an ancient ecosystem under threat
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Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in Switzerland

Emergency services with helicopters, drones and rescue dogs searched on Saturday for three people who were missing after violent downpours caused floods and landslides in

Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in Switzerland
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German economy minister urges China to shift from coal power

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday that China was indispensable to achieving global climate goals and must find a safe alternative to

German economy minister urges China to shift from coal power
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One person found dead after Swiss floods

Emergency services found a dead body and kept up a search for two other people missing on Sunday after flooding and landslides in southern Switzerland, police said.

One person found dead after Swiss floods
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Alberto weakens to tropical depression over northern Mexico, 4 dead

Alberto, the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened into a tropical depression as it moves inland over northeastern Mexico, bringing more heavy rains and

Alberto weakens to tropical depression over northern Mexico, 4 dead

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