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Massive UK dieselgate lawsuit reaches court

Massive UK dieselgate lawsuit reaches court

A trial involving five major carmakers opens at London's High Court Monday, marking the latest chapter of the dieselgate emissions scandal that has rocked the auto industry for a decade.

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Not nothing, not enough: is the Paris Agreement working?

Not nothing, not enough: is the Paris Agreement working?

Climate cooperation is facing a reckoning. Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, major polluters are wavering on action while the world fast approaches the deal's safer warming limit.

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Trees, targets and trillions: what's on the agenda at COP30?

Trees, targets and trillions: what's on the agenda at COP30?

This year's United Nations climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking place in the environmentally vulnerable Amazon. But what is actually on the agenda?

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Brazil hopes COP30 in Amazon can unite world for climate action

Brazil hopes COP30 in Amazon can unite world for climate action

Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a fractured world: proof that nations can still unite to confront a global crisis.

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In bid to save shipyards, US set to charge fees on Chinese ships

In bid to save shipyards, US set to charge fees on Chinese ships

An escalating trade war between China and the United States faces another flashpoint Tuesday when Chinese ships will be required to start paying a special fee to dock at US ports.

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US soybean farmers battered by trade row with China

US soybean farmers battered by trade row with China

The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping.

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Hamas and Israel set for hostage and prisoner exchanges

Hamas and Israel set for hostage and prisoner exchanges

Hamas was set to release all surviving hostages on Monday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as US President Donald Trump headed to the region for a peace summit having declared the war "over".

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Who is setting fire to the Amazon?

Who is setting fire to the Amazon?

"Red John" is an old acquaintance of landowners and ranchers in the Brazilian Amazon.

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Mass-produced AI podcasts disrupt a fragile industry

Mass-produced AI podcasts disrupt a fragile industry

Artificial intelligence now makes it possible to mass-produce podcasts with completely virtual hosts, a development that is disrupting an industry still finding its footing and operating on a fragile business model.

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Bucs down 49ers, Rams hand reeling Ravens fourth straight NFL defeat

Bucs down 49ers, Rams hand reeling Ravens fourth straight NFL defeat

Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield piloted the Buccaneers to a 30-19 NFL victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a battle of banged-up teams that saw the Bucs improve to 5-1.

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