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Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records
Researchers from China are to be allowed access to half a million UK GP records despite western intelligence agencies’ fears about the authoritarian regime amassing health data, the Guardian can reveal.…
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Countries agree to reduce maritime emissions, tax carbon offenders
Shipping containers are unloaded from arriving cargo ships at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California on May 13, 2019. More than 100 nations in the International Maritime Organization have agreed to fuel standards for ships and fees for carbon…
‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest city
The eldest child was away training for the army when his family died in their sleep. All six of them, two adults and four children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas seeping out from their coal-fired stove into their home in Ulaanbaatar in January, …
At America’s last alumina refinery, a trade war spells trade-offs
But the new metal tariffs don’t cover alumina, and Hansen said his modest efforts to lobby Washington policymakers haven’t had much success.
“It’s not like we’re Coca-Cola or something,” he said.…
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Lessons in not-so-free speech from Kunal Kamra, ‘L2: Empuraan’ cases
The contrasts are striking. L2: Empuraan is a three-hour film with a budget of Rs 180 crore , according to one of its producers. It features one of Malayalam cinema’s most beloved stars and a host of other well-known actors.…
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‘Playing gods with the cradle of life’: French Polynesia’s president issues warning over deep-sea mining
French Polynesia’s president has issued a stark warning over the risks of deep-sea mining, saying it will be allowed in his territory “over my dead body” as he argues the potential for environmental damage outweighs any benefits.…
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Polls reveal Liberal lead, candidates fan out
Canada’s election is in its second week, and polling released this morning shows the Liberals are up eight points over the second-place Conservative party.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney landed in Toronto Sunday evening.…
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EU appears to back down on carbon levy on international shipping
The long-awaited carbon levy on international shipping that was to supply vital climate finance looks set to be heavily watered down, after the EU appeared to be backing down in global talks, in a blow to vulnerable countries.…
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Letters to the editor, March 24: ‘Mark Carney doesn’t have better answers – he has conservative answers’
Open this photo in gallery: Liberal Party leader Mark Carney calls a snap election in Ottawa on March 23.Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images
Trust issues
Re “China ‘ready to move forward’ in relations with Canada, envoy says” (March 21): How lovely.…
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What U.S. energy dominance looks like – it’s all about natural gas
Open this photo in gallery: For Canada, whose oil and gas industry faces the threat of tariffs on exports to the United States, industry officials from both countries urged calm, saying the continent’s need for shared energy security should sway the ad…