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Heatwaves killed 61,000 in Europe last year, says study
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Heatwaves killed 61,000 in Europe last year, says study

More than 61,000 people died because of last year’s brutal summer heatwaves across Europe, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine….

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Turkiye and Sweden fail to end their NATO membership standoff. Their leaders will try again on Monday
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Turkiye and Sweden fail to end their NATO membership standoff. Their leaders will try again on Monday

BRUSSELS: Sweden and Turkiye made some progress in talks aimed at overcoming President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s objections to the Nordic country joining NATO but gaps…

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Canadian wildfire emissions hit record high as smoke reaches Europe
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Canadian wildfire emissions hit record high as smoke reaches Europe

Wildfires burning through large swathes of eastern and western Canada have released a record 160 million tonnes of carbon, the EU‘s Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service…

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CBAM: India-EU work stream on CBAM, FDI, WTO to address trade, tech issues
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CBAM: India-EU work stream on CBAM, FDI, WTO to address trade, tech issues

India and the EU have identified five areas including Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and foreign direct investment that would be discussed in their bilateral…

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gtri: $1.3 billion of India's exports to EU to get affected by deforestation law: GTRI report
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gtri: $1.3 billion of India’s exports to EU to get affected by deforestation law: GTRI report

India’s exports of about $1.3 billion to the EU could get affected every year by the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) adopted earlier this week,…

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India seeks exemptions for MSMEs from EU's carbon tax: Sources
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India seeks exemptions for MSMEs from EU’s carbon tax: Sources

India is pressing the European Union for a mutual recognition agreement for its carbon certificates and exempt MSMEs in certain sectors to insulate the domestic…

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eu tariff: India weighs options against EU law on retaliatory tariffs
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eu tariff: India weighs options against EU law on retaliatory tariffs

New Delhi: India is exploring ways to counter the EU‘s domestic law that allows it to impose retaliatory tariffs in response to an appeal into…

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Serbia, Kosovo leaders in EU-backed talks to normalise ties
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Serbia, Kosovo leaders in EU-backed talks to normalise ties

PRISTINA: The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo meet in Brussels on Tuesday to continue talks on the implementation of a European Union-backed 11-point plan to…

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EU Carbon Tax: Top government officials, industry leaders likely to meet on May 4 to discuss EU's carbon tax
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EU Carbon Tax: Top government officials, industry leaders likely to meet on May 4 to discuss EU’s carbon tax

Top officials of different ministries, including those from finance, commerce and steel, as well as industry leaders are likely to meet on May 4 on…

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Should U.S. airlines pay passengers for delays like the EU?
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Should U.S. airlines pay passengers for delays like the EU?

Southwest Airlines spent the early part of 2023 trying to make good after a historic meltdown resulted in more than 16,700 canceled flights during the…

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