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Scientists say they can now calculate the trillions in climate damage caused by fossil fuel giants

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Experts believe the research could help bolster climate laws and make polluters pay for their role in global warming. The world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion (€25 trillion) in climate damage, a new study estimates. It is part of an effort to make it easier for …

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UK government to ban use of ‘slave labour’ solar panels by new state-owned energy company

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Campaigners have warned that Chinese slave labour is widespread throughout the renewables sector. Solar panels made with slave labour in China won’t be used by the UK’s new state-owned energy company, the government announced today. GB Energy was launched by Labour in July, in a bid to boost …

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Ceasefire in Ukraine: High-level talks in London downgraded as Rubio skips meeting

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The leadership in Washington is said to have been angered by Ukraine’s refusal to cede territory to Russia, as Kyiv reiterated once again that there are no peace talks before a complete ceasefire. Talks between the US, Ukraine and European officials to discuss ending Russia’s full-scale invasion …

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?How the US is relaxing regulations to lead the self-driving car race

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The Trump administration is loosening regulations to help US carmakers like Elon Musk’s Tesla develop self-driving cars and compete with Chinese rivals. American companies developing self-driving cars will be granted exemptions from certain federal safety regulations for testing purposes, the US Department of Transportation announced on Thursday. …

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Trump claims meeting with China after Beijing denies any trade negotiations

Muhamad Yehia..Cairo Trump insisted that a meeting with China had taken place regarding tariff negotiations, despite Beijing denying any such talks. Investors, however, saw signs of a de-escalation in the trade war, as global stock markets recovered most of the losses in April. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday …

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?Poland’s top diplomat decries Russia’s war in Ukraine: ‘Don’t you have enough land

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo In a wide-ranging speech to the lower house of the Polish parliament, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski crticised Russia’s “fantasies of dominance”. Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Wednesday launched a scathing rebuke of Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, asking: “Don’t you have enough land?” In …

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Trump says Russia made ‘big concession’ by not seizing all of Ukraine

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Trump says he believes both Russia and Ukraine want peace, adding that he has his own deadline for ending the war, but warning that Washington’s attitude could drastically change if an agreement fails to materialise by then. US President Donald Trump says Russia has made a “pretty …

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Mine collapse in eastern Congo kills at least 10, rebel-appointed authorities say

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo GOMA, Congo  — An artisanal gold mine collapsed in a rebel-controlled territory in eastern Congo, killing at least 10 people, authorities said Thursday. The collapse at the Luhihi mine in Kabare territory took place late Wednesday and was caused by “a natural disaster caused by climate change,” …

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IMF chief urges countries to move ‘swiftly’ to resolve trade tensions that threaten global growth

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo  .. The head of the International Monetary Fund urged countries to move “swiftly’’ to resolve trade disputes that threaten global economic growth. IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said the unpredictability arising from President Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign of taxes on foreign imports is causing companies to delay investments …

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As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another

Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo WASHINGTON  — The infighting and backstabbing that plagued President Donald Trump’s first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security and questions of personal loyalty. The latest turmoil threatens to engulf the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed out top advisers and …

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