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With U.S. spy comedy on bill, Moscow drive-in cinema re-opens

June 12, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, CINEMA, CIS Countries, CORONAVIRUS, East European Countries, Emerging Market Countries, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Epidemics, Epidemiology, Europe, European Union, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Pictures, RUSSIA, US, Video

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians got a taste of open-air cinema under balmy twilit skies on Thursday when a Moscow drive-in

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Entertainment 

Post-lockdown cinema trip in Portugal is blast from the past

June 2, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, CORONAVIRUS, DRIVEIN, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Europe, European Union, Film, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Pictures, PORTUGAL, US, Video, Western Europe

People watch a film inside their cars at the Comiccon festival during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oeiras, Portugal

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Entertainment 

Playing to an empty room: Paris orchestra plays Strauss in COVID-19 era

May 29, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, CONCERT, CORONAVIRUS, Epidemics, Europe, European Union, France, HEALTH, Music, Picture available, US, Video, Western Europe

Violinist Renaud Capucon and musicians perform “Metamorphosen” by Richard Strauss during a rehearsal ahead of a concert without audience in

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Environment environmentNews 

Drought adds to Belgian farmers’ coronavirus misery

May 29, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, BELGIUM, Climate Politics, DROUGHT, Droughts, Environment, Europe, European Union, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), General News, Government / Politics, Precipitation, Spices / Herbs / Fruit / Vegetables, US, Water and Other Utilities (TRBC), Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As coronavirus lockdowns disrupt food supply chains and shuttered restaurants curb demand for some of their produce,

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Eight countries say gas deserves help as EU readies ‘green recovery’ fund

May 26, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, CORONAVIRUS, ENERGY, Energy (Legacy), Energy Markets, Environment, EU, EU Institutions, Europe, European Union, Financials (Legacy), General News, Government / Politics, HEALTH, Natural Gas, US, Western Europe, Wind Farms

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Eight European countries have urged the European Union to include natural gas in future funding, as the

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Environment environmentNews 

Portugal suspends foreign trash imports to cope with own increased waste

May 17, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments CORONAVIRUS, Environment, EU Institutions, Europe, European Union, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Pictures, PORTUGAL, Public Health, TRASH, US, Western Europe

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal, which usually attracts huge mounds of rubbish from other European states because of its low waste

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Entertainment 

Virus brings Cannes Festival ‘stepladder gang’ down to earth

May 12, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, CANNES, CORONAVIRUS, Diseases, Europe, European Union, Film, FILMFESTIVAL, France, HEALTH, Health / Medicine, Living / Lifestyle, US

CANNES, France (Reuters) – In a normal year, Joseph Morpelli would be getting ready to plant his stepladder opposite the

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Environment environmentNews 

European lawmakers to consider tougher climate law: draft

May 8, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, Central / Eastern Europe, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, East European Countries, Eastern Europe, Environment, EU, EU Institutions, Europe, European Union, General News, Government / Politics, International Trade, LAW, Lawmaking, Pollution, South, US, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe

(Reuters) – European Union lawmakers are considering toughening the bloc’s planned climate law, with stricter near-term emission goals and a

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Analysts cut EU carbon price forecasts as coronavirus causes demand slump

April 24, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments CARBON, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Coal, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Environment, EU, Europe, European Union, fired Power Stations, France, Germany, Government / Politics, Industrials (TRBC), Natural Gas Utilities (TRBC), Picture available, Pictures, POLL, Polls, Power Markets, Regulation, Reports, Reuters Polls, United Kingdom, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – Analysts have sharply cut forecasts for the price of European Union carbon permits for 2020 to 2022

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European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers urge green coronavirus recovery

April 14, 2020 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Advocacy Groups / Pressure Groups / Lobbies, Climate Politics, CLIMATECHANGE, CORONAVIRUS, Environment, EU Institutions, Europe, European Union, General News, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, HEALTH, International Trade, Non, Pollution, RECOVERY, US

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European politicians, companies, lawmakers and activists called on Tuesday for green investment to restart growth after the

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