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Pauses on U.S. foreign aid and local grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling

Pauses on U.S. foreign aid and local grants send funders and nonprofits scrambling

NEW YORK (AP) — Freezing foreign aid . Withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement . Prohibiting nonprofits that receive U.S. foreign aid from providing abortions .
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Climate group publishes guide on how municipalities can put a dollar value on nature

Climate group publishes guide on how municipalities can put a dollar value on nature

HALIFAX — A climate change think tank has released a guide encouraging municipalities to assign specific dollar values to natural assets ranging from wetlands to coastal dunes.
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Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows

Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows

BANGKOK (AP) — Commercial fishing fleets have been playing a key role in trafficking parts of tigers poached in Malaysia, according to research released Wednesday that could help enforcement efforts to save the critically endangered cat.
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UK government backs contentious third runway at London's Heathrow Airport

UK government backs contentious third runway at London's Heathrow Airport

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.
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Who can share seeds? As climate change and counterfeits hurt Kenyan farmers, it's a growing question

Who can share seeds? As climate change and counterfeits hurt Kenyan farmers, it's a growing question

KIKUYU, Kenya (AP) — Tucked away in a lush, forested area of central Kenya's Kikuyu town, the National Seed Bank stands as a crucial safeguard for the future of the country's agriculture.
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UK Treasury chief backs third runway at London's Heathrow Airport

UK Treasury chief backs third runway at London's Heathrow Airport

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Wednesday that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport. Reeves said in a speech that the construction of another runway at the U.K.
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An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together

An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It soars over the borders and divisions of the war-torn Middle East, bringing Arab and Israeli academics together. An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl is now getting global attention.
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Explosion forces crew to abandon Hong Kong-flagged container ship in the Red Sea

Explosion forces crew to abandon Hong Kong-flagged container ship in the Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea, sparking a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the vessel, shipping industry officials said.
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Who can share seeds? As climate change and counterfeits hurt Kenyan farmers, it's a growing question

Who can share seeds? As climate change and counterfeits hurt Kenyan farmers, it's a growing question

KIKUYU, Kenya (AP) — Tucked away in a lush, forested area of central Kenya's Kikuyu town, the National Seed Bank stands as a crucial safeguard for the future of the country's agriculture.
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Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows

Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows

BANGKOK (AP) — Commercial fishing fleets have been playing a key role in trafficking parts of tigers poached in Malaysia, according to research released Wednesday that could help enforcement efforts to save the critically endangered cat.
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