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Owners of Brazil mine fined more than 60m dollars over burst dams

Brazil has imposed fines amounting to over sixty million dollars over two burst dams that resulted in at least deaths and twenty injuries on November

World News

[IN PICTURES] How would these iconic cities look at +2ºC and +4ºC?

With the COP21 global climate conference due to start in Paris at the end of November, NGO Climate Central has released thought-provoking images of

World News

Hollande and Obama step up pressure on climate change ahead of COP21

The French and American presidents have urged for action to tackle global warming following a warning by the World Meteorological Organization that greenhouse gases reached record levels in 2014.

World News

Greenhouse gas levels reached record and 'dangerous' high in 2014

Levels of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere reached record highs last year, making Earth a more dangerous planet for future generations, says the

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USA

Obama nixes KeystoneXL saying pipeline "not in national interest"

President Barack Obama has trampled over the interests of some very powerful groups by rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline extension project. However

Economy

Experts want 'real driving emissions' tests for EU cars

Motor industry experts from EU member states gathered in Brussels have agreed that cars will undergo real driving emissions tests as well as

Monaco

Into the sea: Monaco's new horizon

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Europe News

Climate protesters take to the streets of Brussels

Dozens of protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels ahead of a UN climate conference next month. The UN meeting will aim to broker a binding

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Francois Hollande visits Iceland glacier

France

Francois Hollande in land of fire and ice

With a few weeks to go until major UN talks on climate change in Paris, French President Francois Hollande is in Iceland to see for himself the

World News

EU urged to tighten air pollution limits in light of VW scandal

The EU must seize the first opportunity since the Volkswagen scandal to tighten air pollution limits, say campaigners. MEPs are set to vote on

USA

World's corals being 'bleached by global warming'

Drained of colour, becoming ghost-like. This is what is happening to the world’s corals. The bright and beautiful are being ‘bleached’, from thermal

Greece

On one beach: 283 lifejackets, 48 plastic tubes, 36 pieces of clothing

Germany

Emissions scandal: VW site launched to check vehicles' software status

Volkswagen’s luxury Audi unit has launched a website allowing customers to check whether their cars are installed with emissions-test-cheating

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Activists celebrate Arctic drilling victory

Germany

#VWGate - automotive industry crisis rocks Germany

World News

VW sets aside billions of euros to cover cost of data dodge scandal

As many as 11 million Volkswagen cars could be affected by the worst scandal in the company’s 78-year-history. Falsified emissions testing on

Germany

Volkswagen CEO in eye of emissions scandal storm

Volkswagen's CEO comes under scrutiny amid revelations falsified emissions tests and sham software could affect 11 million vehicles.

Business Series

Volkswagen shares tumble in line with company's reputation

There are fears that the Volkswagen scandal could hit not just VW in the long-term, but the wider German and European car industry. In Germany the

Germany

Volkswagen's 'Total Recall': oh yeah, we cheated

The world’s number one car maker’s image is taking a beating, and with it the very credibility of clean diesel technology. Volkswagen’s name has been