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Antarctica Experiences First Known Heat Wave

Scientists have recorded Antarctica’s first documented heat wave, warning that animal and plant life on the isolated continent could be drastically affected by climate change….

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California Pushes for Solar Panel Waste Policy

California, like many states, has a problem with a rapid influx of end-of-life solar panels, despite that a law (SB 489) passed five years ago…

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‘Burnt and dumped’: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Unilever and Nestlé plastics waste fuelling climate change

A new report by international development and relief agency Tearfund claims that single-use bottles, sachets and packets produced by the companies are being burnt in…

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New blood test can detect 50 types of cancer

A new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer has been revealed by researchers in the latest study to offer hope…

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Will coronavirus make the gender pay gap worse?

Women earn about a fifth less money than men around the world, reflecting factors from motherhood and employment in lower-wage jobs to stereotypes in promotion…

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Climate-damaging products should come with smoking-style warnings

Cigarette packets with grisly warnings of the consequences of smoking are intended to deter smokers. Now a group of public health experts says similar warnings…

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Bayer agrees $39.6 million settlement over Monsanto’s Roundup labeling

The German chemical giant, Bayer is set to pay $39.6 million dollars (€35.8 million) to settle a class action in the United States over alleged…

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What measures have been put in place to help Europe’s 25 million SMEs during the coronavirus crisis?

In this special episode of Business Planet, we look at what measures have been put in place to support small and medium-sized enterprises. There are…

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World’s worst air adds to Serbian capital’s coronavirus woes

Belgrade’s residents on Friday isolated themselves not only from coronavirus but also from acrid smoke, which defied strong winds to transform the Serbian capital into…

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Why did Ecuador’s largest waterfall disappear?

Earlier this year, the 500-foot-tall San Rafael waterfall in the Ecuadorian Amazon seemed to vanish. The country’s largest waterfall in both height and volume, its…

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