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Environment environmentNews 

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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Entertainment 

Bored by Brexit? British TV starts Brexit-free news channel

October 18, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments BRITAIN, Broadcasting (TRBC), Company News, Currencies / Foreign Exchange Markets, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Elections / Voting, EU, Europe, European Union, France, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Human Interest / Brights / Odd News, International Trade, Ireland, Major News, Northern Ireland, Television, United Kingdom, United States, US, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – After three years of Brexit crisis, Sky News is betting that some viewers are so bored by

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Entertainment 

Kimono runway show lights up Tokyo fashion week

October 15, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Apparel and Accessories (TRBC), Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, Europe, Fashion, General News, Japan, Living / Lifestyle, TOKYO, United Kingdom, US, Western Europe

TOKYO (Reuters) – Rock met kimonos as Tokyo kicked off its fashion week with a dazzling runway show that put

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Entertainment 

Alicia Vikander takes on bilingual role in Tokyo-set ‘Earthquake Bird’

October 11, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Asia / Pacific, BIRD, Celebrities, EARTHQUAKE, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Europe, Film, FILMFESTIVAL, Japan, LONDON, Nordic States, Personalities / People, Pictures, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, US, Video, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – Alicia Vikander plays a murder suspect caught in a love triangle in “Earthquake Bird,” a thriller set

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Entertainment 

‘Stories through his music’: Jose Jose fans pay tribute to Mexican singer

October 10, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Celebrities, Emerging Market Countries, JOSEJOSE, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Mexico, Music, South America / Central America, US, Western Europe

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Waving white roses, singing ballads and clutching portraits of a dapper man in a tuxedo, thousands

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Entertainment 

‘Two Popes’ filmmakers hope Pope Francis is amused

October 8, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, ARGENTINA, Arts / Culture / Entertainment, BRAZIL, Celebrities, Christianity, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Europe, Film, FILMFESTIVAL, Italy, LONDON, Picture available, POPES, Religion / Belief, South America / Central America, THE, TWO, United Kingdom, United States, US, Video, Western Europe

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis visits his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican, December 21,

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Environment environmentNews 

Eight EU countries call on Timmermans to raise 2030 climate goal to 55%

October 8, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, Central / Eastern Europe, COMMISSION, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, East European Countries, Eastern Europe, Environment, EU, EU Institutions, Europe, European Union, France, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, Latvia, Netherlands, Non, Pollution, PORTUGAL, South, Spain, Sweden, TIMMERMANS, US, Western Europe

FILE PHOTO: Frans Timmermans, first Vice President of the European Commission, speaks during an Emergency Declaration for Nature and People

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Entertainment 

Director Iannucci swaps political comedies for ‘modern’ ‘David Copperfield’

October 3, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Arts / Culture / Entertainment, Books, Celebrities, Entertainment Production (TRBC), Europe, Film, FILMFESTIVAL, Living / Lifestyle, LONDON, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), Personalities / People, Pictures, THEPERSONALHISTORYOFDAVIDCOPPERFIELD, United Kingdom, US, Video, Western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) – British satirist Armando Iannucci swaps political comedies for Charles Dickens in “The Personal History of David Copperfield,”

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Environment environmentNews 

Azores shuts roads, schools as hurricane approaches

October 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, AZORES, Disasters / Accidents, Euro Zone, Europe, European Union, General News, LORENZO, Major News, Picture available, Pictures, PORTUGAL, Precipitation, STORM, Transportation (TRBC), United States, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe, Wind / Hurricanes / Typhoons / Tornadoes

Waves crash on a wall along the coast near Angra do Heroismo, before the arrival of Hurricane Lorenzo in Azores,

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Environment environmentNews 

Malaysia to require banks to report exposure to climate risks

September 26, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Asia / Pacific, Banking Capital and Liquidity Requirements, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Central Banks / Central Bank Events, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Company News, Currencies / Foreign Exchange Markets, Debt / Fixed Income Markets, Derivatives, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, Insurance (TRBC), Malaysia, Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers, National Government Debt, Nature / Wildlife, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, Science, South America / Central America, United States, US, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s central bank governor said financial institutions will be required to report their exposure to climate

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