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EU launches big climate plan for "our children and grandchildren"

Environment ยท 3:09 PM UTC

European Union policymakers on Wednesday unveiled their most ambitious plan yet to tackle climate change, aiming to turn green goals into concrete action this decade and set an example for the world's other big economies to follow.

United StatesBiden due on Capitol Hill to sell multitrillion-dollar spending plan
TechnologyEXCLUSIVE Twitter sees jump in govt demands to remove content of journalists
United StatesSeven months and ticking, the case for keeping Powell as Fed chair builds
AfricaCitizens arm themselves as looting, unrest roil South Africa
WorldU.S. expected to announce start of evacuation of Afghan visa applicants -sources
United StatesU.S. charges four with plot to kidnap New York journalist critical of Iran

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BusinessU.S. producer prices post biggest annual increase in more than 10-1/2 years
BusinessTop U.S. banks smash profit estimates on rebounding economy
BusinessMore than 150 companies urge U.S. Congress to pass voting rights act
BusinessFed's Powell says economy 'a ways off' from bond taper, inflation to ease

United States

United StatesBiden due on Capitol Hill to sell multitrillion-dollar spending plan
United StatesU.S. Senate democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
United StatesBipartisan U.S. bill aims to expand sales of ethanol after court ruling
United StatesMore than 150 companies urge U.S. Congress to pass voting rights act

Technology

TechnologyEXCLUSIVE Twitter sees jump in govt demands to remove content of journalists
TechnologyApple says it has deployed $1 bln from $2.5 bln California housing fund
TechnologyAnalysis: Electric bus maker BYD shows China complications in Biden climate push
TechnologyFactbox: Five facts on why electric buses are key to Biden's green agenda

Olympics

OlympicsOlympics COVID cluster at Olympic hotel as Tokyo cases surge
OlympicsDo-it-yourself medal ceremony at Tokyo Games amid pandemic
OlympicsEXCLUSIVE Athletics-Bolt tells Richardson to refocus and return after cannabis ban
OlympicsOlympics Buyers can skip the lines with souvenir vending machines

China

ChinaAnalysis: Electric bus maker BYD shows China complications in Biden climate push
ChinaExplainer: How will China's new national carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) work?
ChinaAfter 24-year search, Chinese man reunited with kidnapped son
ChinaChina to start giving COVID-19 shots to teenagers this month

Environment

EnvironmentEU launches big climate plan for "our children and grandchildren"
EnvironmentReactions to EU's "Fit for 55" climate plan
EnvironmentRussian army helicopters join battle against Siberian wildfires
EnvironmentAnalysis: Electric bus maker BYD shows China complications in Biden climate push

Middle East

Middle East ยท 3:14 PM UTCIn first for Gulf, UAE opens embassy in Israel, hails trade ties

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday become the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel, as its envoy hailed the trade and investment opportunities that closer ties would bring at a flag-raising ceremony also attended by Israel's president.

Middle EastIran insists it can enrich uranium to 90% purity - weapons grade - if needed
Middle EastLured by cheap lira, curb-free travel, Arab tourists turn to Turkey
Middle EastEgypt's top court rejects terrorism list appeal by activists- source
Middle EastStocks rebound, yields fall on Powell's dovish remarks

Europe

EuropeTwo decades after 9/11, British spies turn focus back to Russia and China
EuropeMasks to remain mandatory on London transport after national rule easing
EuropePope Francis returns to Vatican for rest after intestinal surgery
EuropeFrench police quell protest against COVID health passport rules

United Kingdom

United KingdomMasks to remain mandatory on London transport after national rule easing
United KingdomUK inflation tests BoE as it jumps to highest since 2018
United KingdomUK reports 42,302 COVID cases, highest since Jan. 15
United KingdomUK fisheries sold out in Brexit deal, industry body says

Africa

AfricaCitizens arm themselves as looting, unrest roil South Africa
AfricaEthiopia: Tigray forces push south as Amhara militias mobilise
AfricaAnalysis: Violence gives South African markets a reality check
AfricaFactbox: Nigeria's oil overhaul faces last battles over fuel, northern drilling

Americas

AmericasBrazil's Bolsonaro, stabbed in 2018, hospitalized with chronic hiccups
AmericasFaced with rare protests, Cuba curbs social media access, watchdog says
AmericasFleeing hardship at home, bias abroad, Venezuelans flock to U.S.
Americas'We're drowning': Argentines struggle under COVID-19 as death toll nears 100,000

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Sustainable BusinessEU launches big climate plan for "our children and grandchildren"
Sustainable BusinessMore than 150 companies urge U.S. Congress to pass voting rights act
Sustainable BusinessEU targets airlines in major climate policy shakeup
Sustainable BusinessEIA says U.S. 2020 coal output lowest since 1965

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