A pollution crackdown compounds slowdown woes in China’s heartland
ANYANG/SANGPO, China (Reuters) – For years, China’s industrial heartland has been cloaked in smog, its waterways choked with pollution pumped
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Daniel Craig to have ankle surgery, ‘Bond’ film remains on schedule
Actor Daniel Craig poses for a picture during a photocall for the British spy franchise’s 25th film set for release
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Oklahoma reels, Missouri declares state of emergency from storm, floods
(Reuters) – Dozens of people were rescued from rising floodwaters and felled trees that smashed homes and blocked roadways in
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Women honored at Cannes, as gender parity drive draws scrutiny
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Movie stars including Salma Hayek and Eva Longoria celebrated the role of women in cinema at
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Cult horror director John Carpenter honored at Cannes
72nd Cannes Film Festival – The Carrosse d’Or (Golden Coach) award – Red Carpet Arrivals – Cannes, France, May 15,
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Smog-ridden Mexico City suspends school classes due to pollution
Buildings shrouded in smog are seen as Mexico’s government ordered schools in and around Mexico City to be closed on
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Trash found littering ocean floor in deepest-ever sub dive
NEW YORK (Reuters) – On the deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine, a Texas investor and
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U.S. EPA proposes hike in biofuel mandate to 20.04 billion gallons in 2020: sources
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed increasing the volume of biofuels refiners must blend into
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Box Office: ‘Avengers – Endgame’ Assembles Second-Biggest Second Weekend Ever
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Disney’s “Avengers: Endgame” continues its unprecedented box office run, assembling another $145 million at the domestic
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Arctic nations to meet amid tensions over environment, resources
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Top diplomats from the United States, Russia and other nations which border the Arctic meet in Finland
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