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California wildfire threat spurs utility PG&E to cut power to 89,000 customers Copenhagen Consensus Center Director Bjorn Lomborg provides insight into what’s causing wildfires in California. Tens of thousands of residents in Northern California will have their power temporarily shut off starting Sunday as the state's largest …
Global Specialty Oleochemicals Market Insights and In-Depth Analysis 2020-2027 | Cargill, Wilmar International, Emery Oleochemicals, Vantage Specialty Chemicals, etc The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Sep 27, 2020 (Market Insight Reports) -- The global Specialty Oleochemicals market is forecast to reach USD 14.7 Billion by 2027, according to a new report by Reports and …
Motorsport: Valtteri Bottas wins in Russia as Lewis Hamilton misses F1 win record Lewis Hamilton's toughest opponents in the Russian Grand Prix weren't even on the track. They were in the stewards' office. Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas cruised to the win Sunday after Hamilton, who was leading, was …

Singapore urges need for international organisations to 'reform' in digital age Singapore has called on global organisations such as the United Nations (UN) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) to reform, so international rules are in line with cybersecurity and other key digital developments. The Asian nation also underscores the need …
Sri Lanka sends back 21 containers of 'recycling' to UK because it was full of rotting MEDICAL WASTE Sri Lanka sends back 21 containers full of 'recycling' to UK because it was full of rotting MEDICAL WASTE Previous illegal containers had rags, bandages and body parts from mortuaries The 260 tonnes of rubbish first arrived in capital Colombo' …
UK university students furious over virus restrictions A view of Manchester Metropolitan University's Birley campus where hundreds of students have been told to self-isolate after over 100 of them tested positive for coronavirus, in Manchester, England, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP) …

Swiss voters reject proposal to end EU freedom of movement Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected an initiative that would have prevented EU citizens from being able to freely work and live in the country. Switzerland's public broadcaster projected the initiative would fail with roughly 62% voting against it in …
Azerbaijani FM, EU Special Representative hold phone conversation Baku, September 27, AZERTAC On September 27, on the initiative of the other side, Azerbaijan`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov held a telephone conversation with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Toivo Klaar. During the telephone …
Swiss voters reject EU immigration curbs Swiss voters have resoundingly rejected an attempt to tear up the country’s agreement with the EU on the free movement of people, in a referendum that echoed the Brexit vote. The largest party in the Swiss parliament, the rightwing, anti-immigration Swiss …

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