Fearing tobacco’s fate, palm oil industry fights back
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – On the morning of Feb. 26, executives from a Washington consultancy presented a strategy paper to some of the most powerful officials in the Malaysian palm …
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Trump EPA says ‘zero evidence’ of biofuel waivers hurting ethanol producers
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ting Shen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental …
Read MoreCanary Islands wildfire prompts 9,000 evacuations; reaches park
Trees burnt in a forest fire are seen in the village of Guia, in the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain, August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Borja Suarez TEJEDA, Spain (Reuters) – …
Read MoreG7 summit seen ending without communique due to gaps on trade: source
(Reuters) – A Group of Seven summit to be held this weekend in France will likely end without a joint communique due to gaps between member nations on trade, a …
Read MoreBrazil’s securities regulator CVM opens investigation into Vale after dam disaster
FILE PHOTO: A helmet with a logo of Vale SA is seen in a collapsed tailings dam owned by the company, in Brumadinho, Brazil February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Washington Alves SAO …
Read MoreIceland unveils memorial plaque for lost glacier
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Iceland unveiled a plaque to its Okjokull ice sheet on Sunday, the first of the country’s hundreds of glaciers to melt away due to climate change. Scientists …
Read MoreMalaysian PM urges Britain to ‘break with Europe’ on palm oil: Bloomberg
FILE PHOTO – A worker collects palm oil fruits at a plantation in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister …
Read MoreCanary Islands authorities evacuate 4,000 as wildfire spreads
Flames and smoke from a forest fire are seen in the village of Moya, in the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain, August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Borja Suarez TEJEDA, Spain (Reuters) …
Read MoreU.S. judge urges VW, SEC to resolve civil Dieselgate suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in California on Friday urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) to resolve a civil suit stemming from its Dieselgate …
Read MoreHeavy downpours wreak havoc in Istanbul, flooding historic Grand Bazaar
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Strong rains in Istanbul on Saturday flooded several neighborhoods, as well as the Grand Bazaar, while officials said one person was found dead in the city. Rain …
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