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Europe’s sanctions on Russia don’t bite
EurActiv
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August 29, 2025
Good morning and welcome to The Capitals. This is Nicoletta Ionta, with Eddy Wax. Got a tip, rumour or story idea? Drop us a line by email – or, for the more discreet, via Signal: @nicolettaionta98 Today's edition is powered by AIJN European Fruit...
Putin ignores international outrage over strikes on UK and EU buildings and launches new deadly barrage on Ukraine - as Zelensky calls on West to show Kremlin 'strong joint signal'
Daily Mail
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August 29, 2025
Vladimir Putin has ignored international outrage over Russia's strikes on UK and EU buildings and has unleashed a new deadly barrage on Ukraine. It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls on Western allies to send a 'strong joint...
Kano Farmers, CSOs Demand GMO Ban, Call for Promotion of Agroecology as Sustainable Alternative
Arise News
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August 29, 2025
. Kano Farmers associations in collaboration with the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), have cautioned the federal government and other farmers’ groups on adopting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as a solution for food security and...
Down and dirty: how regenerative farming is digging into microscopic soil life
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
Nick Padwick hunches over a microscope, examining a sample of compost he has made on his Norfolk farm. “Look at that bad boy! That’s a bacteria-feeding nematode!” he exclaims. “Stunning fungal hyphae.” Padwick, the farm manager at Wild Ken Hill...
European Shares Seen Mostly Lower Before US Inflation Data
RTTNews
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August 29, 2025
European stocks may open broadly lower on Friday as the prospect of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine waned and focus shifted to a key U.S. inflation reading due later in the day that could provide additional clues on the Federal...
Clearvise AG Commissions Weilrod 2 Wind Farm, Strengthening Its Strategic Realignment As Yieldco
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
EQS-News: clearvise AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous clearvise AG commissions Weilrod 2 wind farm, strengthening its strategic realignment as YieldCo 29.08.2025 / 08:30 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement....
Government, not farmers or food industry to blame for food price spike
The Scottish Farmer
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August 28, 2025
A wiser economist than me once described inflation as 'the silent thief'. Advice was to keep wealth in assets, not under the bed. This is a sound suggestion, proffered long before the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, targeted farmers' biggest asset to...
Cameroon cocoa farmgate prices report among the highest in West Africa
Confectionery Production
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Cameroon has stepped-up the pace for cocoa pricing in West Africa, emerging as the nation, reportedly emerging among the highest farmgate pay for the key confectionery ingredient, writes Neill Barston. As per a Cocoaradar report, the major crop is...
When Europe’s electronics become Africa’s waste: A Nigerian take on producer responsibility
The Cable
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August 29, 2025
BY ALIYU UMAR SADIQ The European Union is recognised for its strong environmental policies, yet much of its waste is dumped abroad. Aliyu Umar Sadiq explores what happens when used electronics are exported from the EU to Nigeria. The export of...
Borrell Calls For European Action In Gaza Even Though He Did Nothing As Top Diplomat
SouthFront
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August 29, 2025
Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher The former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, laments the inaction of...
Preliminary licences granted for two more Australian offshore wind farms
Splash 247
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August 29, 2025
The Australian government has awarded three preliminary feasibility licences for offshore wind projects in Western Australia’s Bunbury zone. The Bunbury zone is located south of Perth and was declared in September 2024. Authorities believe that it...
How Italy's banking M&A wave started crashing
CNBC
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August 29, 2025
View of the branches of the Italian bank Monte deo Paschi in Rome. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images By late spring, Italy's banking world was swept up in a storm of convoluted takeover bids and counterbids involving a swathe of the country's...
Argentina’s Rei Pictures Expands to Spain and Mexico, Drives Into TV, Talent Management. Production Services (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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August 29, 2025
Rei Pictures, one of Argentina’s most international-facing production companies is launching a major international expansion that includes new offices in Spain and Mexico and a push into TV, talent management and production services. Formerly...
Europe faces record-breaking wildfires as climate change worsens 2025 season
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 28, 2025
Brussels [Belgium], August 29 (ANI): Europe is witnessing a record-breaking wildfire season in 2025, with experts attributing the intensity to climate change, Euro News reported. Higher temperatures and lower rainfall are aggravating forest fires...
European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 23 and damage EU’s HQ
The Island
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August 29, 2025
Until the 1980s people roamed the mountains of Shennongjia in central China hunting monkeys for their meat and fur.Poor farmers were still clearing vast areas of trees, and as their environment collapsed around them, so did the local population of...
Calculating Emissions from European Food Production
Center for Data Innovation
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August 29, 2025
Researchers from Leiden University in the Netherlands have developed a dataset of high-resolution maps that detail how food and livestock production in Europe contributes to air pollution. The team combined detailed maps of crops and livestock...
EU Proposes Removing Tariffs to Reduce US Duties on Cars
PYMNTS.com - Massachusetts
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August 28, 2025
The European Commission has proposed reducing some of its tariffs on U.S. goods to gain relief from U.S. tariffs on European Union cars and car parts. The Commission said in a press release that its proposals include eliminating tariffs on U.S....
Argentina’s Rei Pictures Expands to Spain and Mexico, Drives Into TV, Talent Management. Production Services (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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August 29, 2025
Rei Pictures, one of Argentina’s most international-facing production companies is launching a major international expansion that includes new offices in Spain and Mexico and a push into TV, talent management and production services. Formerly...
EU offers tariff removals to Trump, as it seeks lower duties on cars
New York Post
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August 28, 2025
The European Commission proposed on Thursday removing tariffs on imported US industrial goods, part of a trade agreement with the United States that should result in retroactive cuts to US tariffs on European cars. The proposals are the first EU...
World's biggest bug farm deploys 10 million maggots to tackle escalating crisis: 'While we solved one problem, we caused another'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 29, 2025
An agricultural startup in France wants to leverage insect-based protein to tackle food waste and strengthen the food chain, but not in the way you might expect, according to The Washington Post. A few years ago, a World Economic Forum report...