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Far-reaching UN treaty a must to cut global plastic use: experts
Only a bold and ambitious UN treaty with sweeping reforms of the entire plastic life cycle can stem the world's waste crisis, experts said Monday.
'Embezzled' Lebanese cash in Swiss banks: media report
Banks in Switzerland are holding a substantial amount of the millions of dollars Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh is accused of embezzling, Swiss media reported on Sunday. Twelve Swiss banks have received a large part of the money he is alleged to have embezzled, estimated at up to $500 million, SonntagsZeitung reported on Sunday.
How Italy's generous green homes scheme turned 'wicked'
An Italian scheme to make homes more energy efficient has been wildly popular, but the government is seeking to rein in its "out of control" costs amid fears it could send the deficit soaring.
Brazilian favela 'shack' wins house-of-year award
At first glance, it is a house like dozens of others in the crowded favelas of Brazil. The narrow, twisting roads in the favela are difficult for vehicles to navigate.
Macron warns EU-South America deal hinges on environment
French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday that a long-delayed trade deal between the EU and four Latin American nations "is not possible" if they do not follow European environmental policies.
Germany's Scholz in India to press on EU trade deal
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in India on Saturday seeking to deepen business ties between the world's number four and five economies and push for progress on an EU trade deal despite differences over Ukraine.
Walloped by hurricane, Cuba's tobacco sector struggles to its feet
Cuban farmer Maritza Carpio, 62, is optimistic. As Cuba battles its worst economic crisis in three decades, the government and state-owned company Tabacuba -- which buys 95 percent of its crops from private producers -- provided aid to farmers like Carpio in the form of donations of materials, and cheap loans.
EU agrees new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine
The EU agreed a new round of sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion, the bloc's Swedish presidency announced.
History says Fed can't tame inflation without recession: report
There is no recent precedent for a central bank successfully defeating inflation without "substantial economic sacrifice or recession," said a report presented Friday to Federal Reserve policymakers.
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