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Dec 3, 20243 min read
Facts-Which countries have completed debt swaps for nature and climate
LONDON - Debt swaps are becoming a more widely used tool to help indebted countries raise money for conservation or climate-related...
Dec 3, 20247 min read
Fuel oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion for Iran and its proxies
DUBAI - A sophisticated fuel oil smuggling network that some experts believe generates at least $1 billion a year for Iran and its...
Dec 2, 20246 min read
Threatened by climate change, Panama Canal has big plans to deal with drought
TRES HERMANAS, Panama - The lush river valleys of El Zaino y La Arenosa in western Panama, home to hundreds of families that eke out a...
Dec 2, 20241 min read
Exclusive-Russia's VTB CEO says BRICS summit was a slap in the face for the West
MOSCOW - A summit of the BRICS countries held in the Russian city of Kazan in October was a slap in the face for Western nations which...
Dec 1, 20241 min read
Trump warns BRICS nations against replacing US dollar
WASHINGTON - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that BRICS member countries commit to not creating a new currency or...
Nov 29, 20242 min read
Adani allegations a legal issue between private firms and US, India says
NEW DELHI - India's foreign ministry said on Friday that bribery allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani is a legal issue between...
Nov 29, 20241 min read
Puma signs long-term deal with Portuguese Football Federation
German sportswear maker Puma said on Wednesday it signed a long-term kit deal with the Portuguese Football Federation, replacing...
Nov 29, 20242 min read
Australia PM says social media firms now have a responsibility to protect kids
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday that social media platforms now have a responsibility to ensure the...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Canada's Trudeau urges unity on US tariff threat, some provinces nervous
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada must stay united against a threat by Donald Trump to impose tariffs but two...
Nov 27, 20245 min read
Trump tariffs would harm all involved, US trade partners say
Officials from Mexico, Canada and China and major industry groups warned that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat of hefty tariffs...
Nov 26, 20244 min read
Analysis-Adani's 'renewable energy marvel' trapped in U.S. bribery indictment
NEW DELHI - Betting big on the clean energy goals of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, billionaire Gautam Adani found backers in...
Nov 24, 20242 min read
Explainer-COP29 - How does $300 billion stack up?
BAKU - Countries agreed at the U.N.'s COP29 climate conference to spend $300 billion on annual climate finance. Here are some ways of...
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