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Sudanese city pounded as analysts report 'unprecedented' combat

Voice of America 

Port Sudan, Sudan — Heavy fighting on Saturday shook a Sudanese city besieged by paramilitaries, witnesses told AFP, as U.S. researchers reported unprecedented and escalating combat in the North Darfur state capital. El-Fasher is one of five state capitals in Sudan's western Darfur region and the only one not in the hands of the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, who have been battling the regular army since April 2023. The United Nations says the war across much of Sudan has created the world's largest displacement crisis... Читать дальше...

Mat Sadler salutes Walsall's match-winner

Express & Star 

Mat Sadler has praised Walsall frontman Danny Johnson for his "outstanding" attitude after his dramatic 88th minute winner secured a 2-1 win over Bradford City.

UK blocks approval of first coal mine in 30 years

Energy-daily.com 

London (AFP) Sept 13, 2024
Environmental campaigners on Friday claimed a "huge victory" after a court ruling overturned a decision to allow planning permission for the UK's first deep coal mine in 30 years. High Court judge David Holgate said the previous Conservative government's original decision to grant permission for the Whitehaven mine in Cumbria, northwest England, was "legally flawed". The new Labour gover

UK agrees public control of key electricity operator

Energy-daily.com 

London (AFP) Sept 13, 2024
Britain's new Labour government on Friday said it would take control of key electricity operations to tighten the country's energy security and aid transition to a net zero carbon economy. The state will buy Electricity System Operator - which oversees the balancing of supply and demand in the UK's electricity grid - from National Grid for GBP630 million ($828 million), a joint statement said.

Going green? British fashion struggles with sustainability

Energy-daily.com 

London (AFP) Sept 13, 2024
In an industrial underground space in central London, models in contrasting period dresses and playful streetwear strutted down a brightly lit London Fashion Week (LFW) runway. But unlike most other shows, all the floral dresses, trending workwear and double-denim outfits were second hand at the event by charity Oxfam and online used clothes retailer Vinted's "Style for Change". Bay Garn

The Hague to ban fossil fuel ads

Energy-daily.com 

The Hague (AFP) Sept 13, 2024
The Dutch city of The Hague has become the first in the world to pass local laws banning advertisements for fossil fuels, petrol cars and long-distance air travel, officials said Friday. The administrative city of over 500,000 residents late Thursday adopted groundbreaking local legislation to outlaw ads including for cheap last-minute holidays and cut-price electricity contracts. The la

US moves to curb 'trade loophole' over China worries as sharp tariff hikes finalized

Energy-daily.com 

Washington (AFP) Sept 13, 2024
The US government said Friday it will work to curb the "overuse and abuse" of a mechanism allowing lower-value imports to enter the country duty-free, as concerns grow over Chinese shipments. Under a new regulatory effort, US officials will be seeking to disqualify certain products from this trade exemption - a move that could impact Chinese textile and apparel imports. While roughly 14

China "disappointed" after EU rejects EV exports proposal as talks approach

Energy-daily.com 

Beijing (AFP) Sept 13, 2024
China said it was "deeply disappointed" on Friday with the European Commission's decision to reject a minimum import price proposal aimed at warding off tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. The European Commission, which leads the EU's trade policy, announced last month it would slap import duties of up to 36 percent on electric vehicles imported from China. China's commerce minister Wa

Chile's biggest steelworks sunk by cheap Chinese imports

Energy-daily.com 

Talcahuano, Chile (AFP) Sept 13, 2024
It's the end of an era: after 74 years the blast furnace at Chile's biggest steelmaker will be turned off on Monday, snuffed out by competition from China with the loss of thousands of jobs. For generations life in Talcahuano, a city of 160,000 inhabitants around 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of Santiago, has revolved around the emblematic Huachipato steel mill. "I worked in Huachipat

Climate ambitions face headwinds as EU changes guard

Energy-daily.com 

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 13, 2024
What does the future hold for EU climate policies? Next week's unveiling of the new European Commission will be watched closely for clues - at a time when defending the environment has skidded down the list of priorities in Brussels. It is a far cry from five years ago. Back in 2019, EU-wide elections held in the wake of massive youth climate marches saw a surge of support for the Green