Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Ireland mourns death of ‘trailblazing’ singer Sinead O’Connor
By Graham Fahy and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland on Thursday mourned the death of Sinead O'Connor, the singer who was remembered for a stirring voice that stopped people in their tracks on...
Jul 27, 2023
U.N. climate chief calls on G20 to lead way on mitigation at summit
DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. climate chief and the incoming president of the COP28 climate summit called on Thursday for the Group of 20 major economies to lead the way on delivering a positive outcome ...
Jul 27, 2023
Record 2022 temperatures will be average for UK by 2060 -Met Office
LONDON (Reuters) - The searing temperatures experienced in Britain in 2022, when the country recorded its hottest day on record, will be considered average by 2060 and 'cool' by the end of the century...
Jul 27, 2023
Canada emissions cap final regulation expected by mid-2024, minister says
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Canada will likely publish the final regulations of a plan to cap and cut greenhouse gases from the oil and gas sector, its largest and fastest-growing source of emissions, by mi...
Jul 27, 2023
Lawmakers seek to limit corporate and foreign ownership of US farmland
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers from both parties are pushing legislation that would limit who can own American farmland, with a latest effort from Democratic Senator Cory Booker...
Jul 27, 2023
Firefighters battle Greece wildfires overnight as farms, factories burn
By Alexandros Avramidis and Stamos Prousalis VOLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Firefighters in Greece battled flames burning for the 10th day on the island of Rhodes, while new blazes erupted on the mainland ...
Jul 27, 2023
Norwegian woman, Nepali sherpa become world’s fastest to climb all 14 tallest peaks
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Norwegian woman and her sherpa guide climbed Mount K2 in Pakistan on Thursday, their 14th highest mountain in just over three months, becoming the world's faste...
Jul 27, 2023
Wildfire on Spain’s Gran Canaria island ‘stabilised’ – emergency services
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) - Firefighters have "stabilised" a wildfire that ravaged 400 hectares of woodland in the centre of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, local emergency services ...
Jul 27, 2023
Roche: have abandoned some trials due to U.S. drug pricing plans
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Roche said it had abandoned certain drug development projects or acquisitions under consideration because of planned price cuts in best-selling prescription medicines in the Unit...
Jul 27, 2023
US grid operator PJM declares level one emergency amid scorching heat
(Reuters) - PJM Interconnection, the biggest U.S. electric grid operator, issued a level one emergency alert for Thursday as people crank up air conditioners to stave off the heat wave. The operator i...
Jul 27, 2023
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