Germany should cut taxes to offset costs of curbing emissions: minister
Germany’s economy minister said he would support reducing or scrapping the so-called eco-tax on electricity should the government decide to raise prices on energy in...
More evidence links ultra-processed foods to health harms
(Reuters Health) – People who eat lots of ultra-processed foods are more likely to develop heart disease and to die sooner than those who stick...
Factbox: Leading players and powers in Sudan’s unrest
The Sudanese military’s bloody crackdown on a pro-democracy protest camp in Khartoum this week was a major blow to efforts to create a democracy following...
Trump adviser, leading senator say Mexico tariffs might not go ahead
A White House trade adviser and a leading Republican senator said on Wednesday that a U.S. plan to impose tariffs on Mexican goods might not...
Sudan opposition rejects military chief’s offer of talks as death toll hits 60
Sudan’s military rulers offered an unconditional resumption of talks with opposition groups on Wednesday, two days after security forces mounted a deadly raid on a...
Trump arrives in Ireland for low-key first presidential visit
Donald Trump arrived in Ireland for the first time as U.S. President on Wednesday for a low-key stop-off at one of his golf resorts and...
Germany’s economy minister proposes power tax cuts if there were tougher CO2 decisions
German economy minister Peter Altmaier said he will support reducing or scrapping the so-called eco-tax on electricity to help consumers, should the government decide to...
Exxon agrees to $1 million fine over 2011 Yellowstone River oil spill
Exxon Mobil Corp has agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty to settle U.S. charges involving a 2011 pipeline rupture that spilled oil into...
Brazilian brewer Ambev signs $36 million deal to build solar plants
Ambev SA has signed contracts with four partners to build solar plants in Brazil that will supply clean energy to all of the brewing company’s...
Nepal picks up four bodies, 11 tonnes of garbage in Everest clean-up
Nepali climbers have retrieved four bodies and collected some 11 tonnes of decades-old garbage from Mount Everest and its approach below the base camp as...