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Month: July 2021

A wildfire burns on the side of a mountain in Lytton

Historic Northwest heat wave ‘virtually impossible’ without human-caused climate crisis, study finds

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hundreds dead in a historic heat wave. A Canadian village burned to the ground. Water shortages. Animals competing for food. The culprit? Humans, according to climate change scientists. The unprecedented heat wave in the Pacific Northwest in late June “would have been virtually impossible without the influence of human-caused climate change,”

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Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has defended its decision to train female soldiers to march in high heels

Jarrett: Ukraine requiring female soldiers to wear high heels is sexism

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has defended its decision to train female soldiers to march in high heels, following an outcry from local lawmakers. Women from the Ukrainian armed forces will march in a parade to mark the 30th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, according to a statement from Army Inform, the defense ministry’s official news agency. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports.

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The European Central Bank has unveiled a new strategy following an 18-month review that could provide policymakers with justification to continue to provide stimulus for years to come.

Central banks can’t get enough stimulus

By Charles Riley, CNN Business The European Central Bank has unveiled a new strategy following an 18-month review that could provide policymakers with justification to continue to provide stimulus for years to come. The central bank said in a statement on Thursday that it has abandoned its old policy of targeting inflation of “below, but

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