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Climate protester scales London’s Big Ben on final day of action

October 19, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Airlines (TRBC), Airport Services (TRBC), BRITAIN, CHANGE, Civil Unrest, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Crime, Defense, England, Environment, Europe, General News, International Trade, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Major News, Pollution, PROTESTS, Society / Social Issues, Tourism / Travel, United Kingdom, US, Western Europe

Tree surgeon Ben Atkinson, 43, stands after unfurling Extinction Rebellion banners from his climb up Big Ben in London, Britain,

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PG&E noteholders, wildfire victims file formal reorganization plan

October 18, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments BANKRUPTCY, Bankruptcy / Insolvency, Company News, Corporate Debt Renegotiation, E, Equities Markets, Major News, PG, Restructuring / Reorganization, United States, US, Wildfires / Forest Fires

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Noteholders of PG&E Corp and a committee for victims of the wildfires that pushed the power

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Prince William and wife Kate see impact of climate change at Pakistan glacier

October 17, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Afghanistan, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, BRITAIN, Celebrities, Children / Youth Issues, Climate Politics, Conflicts / War / Peace, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Education, Environment, Europe, Fashion, General News, Government / Politics, Living / Lifestyle, Major News, Pakistan, Personalities / People, Pictures, Pollution, ROYALS, United Kingdom, US, Western Europe, Wildfires / Forest Fires

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate on Wednesday visited a melting glacier in the Hindu Kush

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Entertainment 

Vietnam pulls DreamWorks’ ‘Abominable’ film over South China Sea map

October 14, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, ASEAN Countries, Asia / Pacific, Broadcasting (TRBC), China (PRC), Company News, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Emerging Market Countries, Film, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, Leisure and Recreation (TRBC), Major News, South Korea, SOUTHCHINASEA, Transportation (TRBC), United States, US, VIETNAM

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has pulled DreamWorks’ animated film “Abominable” from cinemas over a scene featuring a map which shows

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Four dead, 17 missing as fierce typhoon pounds Tokyo

October 13, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Aid Relief / Humanitarian Agencies, Airlines (TRBC), ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Company News, Disasters / Accidents, Floods, Formula 1, General News, Japan, Major News, Passenger Transportation : Ground and Sea (TRBC), Picture available, Precipitation, Rugby Union, Sport, STORM, Transportation (TRBC), US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

TOKYO (Reuters) – Four people were killed and 17 were missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in

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Structures destroyed, medical emergencies as California wildfire hits mobile home park

October 11, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments California, Company News, Disasters / Accidents, Fires, General News, Major News, Real Estate Markets, Transmission Lines, United States, US, Utilities (TRBC), WILDFIRE, Wildfires / Forest Fires

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A wildfire that erupted in Southern California on Thursday destroyed structures at a Riverside County mobile

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California power cutoff begins as wildfire risks rise

October 10, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Bankruptcy / Insolvency, California, Company News, Disasters / Accidents, E, General News, Major News, PG, Production Status Changes, Real Estate Markets, Transmission Lines, United States, US, Utilities (TRBC), WILDFIRE, Wildfires / Forest Fires

(Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of California homes and businesses started to lose electric power early Wednesday as part of

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Exclusive: Kim Kardashian praises climate activist Thunberg and hopes for meeting

October 9, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ARMENIA, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, Central / Eastern Europe, Emerging Market Countries, Enterprise Reporting, Environment, Europe, EXCLUSIVE, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, Interviews, KARDASHIAN, Leisure Products (TRBC), Living / Lifestyle, Major News, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Nordic States, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Sweden, TECHNOLOGIES, United States, US, Video

YEREVAN (Reuters) – US reality TV star Kim Kardashian heaped praise on Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday,

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Entertainment 

‘South Park’ creators offer mocking ‘apology’ to China over episode

October 8, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, Basketball, CHINA, China (PRC), Hong Kong, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Internet / World Wide Web, Major News, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), PARK, South, Sport, TELEVISION, United States, US

LOS ANGELES/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The creators of satirical animated series “South Park” issued a mocking “apology” to China after media

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Poll shows Brazilian Catholics do not agree with Bolsonaro on Amazon

October 8, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments AMAZON, Americas, Bolivia, BRAZIL, Christianity, Climate Politics, COLOMBIA, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, ECUADOR, Elections / Voting, Environment, Europe, French Guiana, Government / Politics, Guyana, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Italy, Major News, PERU, Pictures, Polls, Pollution, POPE, Religion / Belief, South America / Central America, Suriname, SYNOD, United States, US, Vatican City, Venezuela, Video, Wildfires / Forest Fires

BRASILIA (Reuters) – A majority of Brazilian Catholics believe global warming is a scientific fact and preservation of the Amazon

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