3 d. ago US banks predict climate goals will fail – but air conditioning firms will thrive

Reports predict global heating will bring catastrophes and that air conditioning market could grow by 41%The world is on track for disastrous global heating – but this will create profits for some air conditioning companies, according to forecasts by leading Wall Street financial institutions.Recent reports by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and the Institute of International Finance all make clear the finance sector considers the Paris climate agreement limiting global temperatures, signed a decade ago by nearly 200 nations, is effectively dead and investors should plan accordingly. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The British firms set to be hardest hit by Trump's sweeping tariffs TODAY

It's only a week since Rachel Reeves unveiled her Spring Statement but her plan to balance the nation's books looks set to blown out of the water.

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3 d. ago Oxford Street pedestrianisation could shake investor confidence and cause crime spike, City Hall warned

Plan to remove motor traffic from ‘nation’s high street’ seen as ‘enormously contentious’ by local residents, Soho Society argues

Events

6 d. ago Today's rugby news as shock World Cup plan emerges that would see Six Nations moved

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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1 week ago Greenland's PM slams Trump's 'hostile takeover' of territory as two US planes land

Comments made by US President Donald Trump have caused friction with Greenland, as US government officials plan a visit that they claim is merely for a national sporting event

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1 week ago The new definition of antisemitism is transforming America – and serving a Christian nationalist plan

Redefining antisemitism in the law was never about Jewish safety. It is about consolidating authoritarian power under the veneer of minority protectionIn 1919, Jacob Israël de Haan, an Orthodox Jewish queer poet and lawyer, arrived in British Mandate Palestine from the Netherlands. Despite his initial sympathies with Zionism, within a few years de Haan would become an outspoken critic of the movement. Driven by what he called a “natural feeling for justice”, he advocated for “another Jewish community in Palestine” – one that sought cooperation with the Arab-Palestinian community. His steadfast opposition to mainstream Zionism made de Haan a controversial figure, drawing the ire of Zionist leadership. On 30 June 1924, de Haan was assassinated by a member of the Zionist organization Haganah.This political assassination represented not merely the elimination of one man, but a portentous statement about which perspectives would be tolerated in the emerging political landscape. A century...

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2 w. ago Poland charges former official who declassified plan for the nation's defense

Polish prosecutors have filed charges against a former defense minister who declassified parts of a plan for national defense

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2 w. ago Plan to help charities facing National Insurance hike rejected

The Welsh Government thinks public sector employers will have to pay an extra £253m due to National Insurance changes

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3 w. ago Today's rugby news as England plan for late night Six Nations trophy presentation in Cardiff emerges

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and the rest of the six Nations

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3 w. ago Canadians who visit US for more than 30 days will be fingerprinted

New requirement hardens enforcement of existing law that hasn’t been applied consistently to Canadians entering the United StatesUS politics live – latest updatesCanadians who visit the US for more than 30 days will be required to register with authorities and have their fingerprints taken, as the Trump administration tightens migration rules amid soaring tensions between the North American neighbors.The new requirement, effective from 11 April, will harden enforcement of an existing law, which states that all foreign nationals 14 years old or older who plan to stay in the US for 30 days or more must register with the authorities. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Muslim nations reject calls by Trump to empty Gaza Strip of Palestinian population

Foreign ministers from Muslim nations support plan to rebuild Gaza put forward by Egypt and backed by Arab states

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