OXFORD, England (Reuters) – An agriculture bill is to be introduced in Britain’s parliament later this month as the country prepares to develop its own farm policy for the first time in decades, environment minister Theresa Villiers said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Theresa Villiers is seen at Downing
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities warned people on Wednesday to prepare for another wave of evacuations as temperatures in the country’s southeast began to rise after a days-long cool spell, bringing the danger of revitalized blazes. Firefighters have used the break from extreme heat and high winds to strengthen containment lines around several major fires,
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LONDON (Reuters) – England’s agricultural policy is set for a major overhaul once it leaves the European Union, with funding increasingly linked to public benefits such as tackling climate change, environment minister Theresa Villiers is expected to say on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Theresa Villiers is seen at Downing
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(Reuters) – NASA is opening an independent investigation with Boeing over a software glitch that prevented its unmanned astronaut capsule from reaching the International Space Station in December, the agency said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: One of Boeing Co’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut capsules is seen at a production facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., January
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(Reuters) – A 6.4-magnitude earthquake followed by strong aftershocks struck Puerto Rico early on Tuesday, killing at least one person, knocking out power and causing significant damage, authorities and media reported. A home is seen collapsed after an earthquake in Guanica, Puerto Rico January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Ortiz Governor Wanda Vazquez activated security measures on
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FILE PHOTO: A face of the Big Ben clock tower is seen a day before New Year celebrations, during which the bells of Big Ben will chime at midnight, despite otherwise being silent for the duration of the restoration works currently being undertaken at The Houses of Parliament, London, Britain December 30, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File
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LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Sajid Javid will deliver the government’s first post-Brexit budget on March 11, promising more investment to help voters who gave Prime Minister Boris Johnson a sweeping election win last month. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid is seen at Downing Street in London, Britain, December 16,
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China must end the construction of all new coal-fired power plants in order to meet long-term climate goals in the most economically feasible manner, according to a study co-authored by a government-backed research institute. FILE PHOTO: Chimneys of coal-fired power plant are seen next to residential houses in the night in Shijiazhuang,
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that Britain would not lament Iranian Revolutionary
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