French court vetoes return of controversial pesticide in farming law

PARIS (Reuters) -France’s constitutional court on Thursday blocked the re-introduction of a pesticide accused of harming bees, in the latest twist in a fierce political battle in the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer. The court said the re-authorisation of acetamiprid, part of the neonicotinoid group of pesticides banned in France, as proposed under a farming …

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Alza arancelaria de Trump golpea a socios comerciales, desata desafío y preocupación

Por David Lawder y Andrea Shalal 7 ago (Reuters) -Los elevados aranceles impuestos por el presidente Donald Trump a decenas de países entraron en vigor el jueves, elevando el gravamen promedio de importación de Estados Unidos a un máximo de un siglo y dejando a grandes socios comerciales como Suiza, Brasil e India buscando de …

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Italian black-and-white photographer Gianni Berengo Gardin dies at 94

ROME (Reuters) -Gianni Berengo Gardin, one of Italy’s most celebrated photographers, whose black-and-white images chronicled social and cultural changes, has died at the age of 94, the Italian Photography Centre, where he served as president, said on Thursday. Berengo Gardin was born in Santa Margherita Ligure on October 10, 1930, but he considered himself Venetian. …

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BHP, Vale offer $1.4 billion settlement in UK lawsuit over Brazil dam disaster, FT reports

(Reuters) -Global miners BHP Group and Vale have offered around $1.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit in the United Kingdom tied to one of Brazil’s worst-ever environmental disasters, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The lawsuit stems from the collapse in 2015 of the Mariana dam in southeastern Brazil, owned and operated by …

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Zelenskiy discussed new lending program with IMF chief Georgieva

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed a new financial assistance programme for the war-torn country with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in a phone call on Thursday. “We discussed a new programme of financial assistance that will strengthen Ukrainians now and in the post-war period,” Zelenskiy wrote on the Telegram …

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France’s Macron reaffirms support for Ukraine ceasefire after ‘long discussion’ with Zelenskiy, European leaders

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday reaffirmed France’s full support for a ceasefire in Ukraine and the launch of talks aimed at reaching a lasting and solid peace, following a “long discussion” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other European leaders. “I reiterated to the Ukrainian President France’s full support for establishing a …

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