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Trump dismisses climate change at Davos, as Thunberg looks on
US President Donald Trump touted the success of the US economy in Davos yesterday, dismissing “perennial prophets of doom” on climate change to an audience that included Greta Thunberg. With his impeachment trial set to begin in Washington, Trump largely
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Climate change pushes investors to take their temperature
Move over revenue growth and dividend payouts: it’s time to take your portfolio’s temperature. Policymakers are pushing investors to do more to ensure their portfolio choices help to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change by limiting planetary
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South Africa reeling from ‘Afrophobia’ riots
CAPE TOWN: South Africa promised yesterday to tackle the prejudice fuelling a wave of deadly riots and xenophobic attacks, as international anger over the violence overshadowed a pan-African economic conference in Cape Town. President Cyril Ramaphosa said at least ten
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