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Shell will sell big piece of its Nigeria oil business, but activists want pollution cleaned up first

Shell will sell big piece of its Nigeria oil business, but activists want pollution cleaned up first

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Shell said Tuesday it agreed to sell its onshore business in Nigeria’s Niger Delta to a consortium of companies in a deal worth $2.
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US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it's climate change

US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it's climate change

Much of the United States is shivering through brutal cold as most of the rest of the world is feeling unusually warm weather.
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As cold moves out of much of the West, snow moves into B.C., Environment Canada warns

As cold moves out of much of the West, snow moves into B.C., Environment Canada warns

VANCOUVER — An arctic stranglehold on much of Western Canada is loosening on all but northern Alberta, while a Pacific low-pressure system brings snow to much of British Columbia.
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At Davos, Zelenskyy lashes out at Putin and presses allies to boost Ukraine's fight

At Davos, Zelenskyy lashes out at Putin and presses allies to boost Ukraine's fight

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came out swinging Tuesday against Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, while urging political and business leaders facing war fatigue in
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Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 12

Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 12

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Neighborhoods in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded Monday more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people.
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B.C. animal rescue group receives dozens of hummingbirds over cold, injuries

B.C. animal rescue group receives dozens of hummingbirds over cold, injuries

BURNABY, B.C. — Bitterly cold temperatures in southern British Columbia have prompted a "dramatic increase" in the number of hummingbird admissions to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC.
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Coast guard confirms that fuel spilled into Charlottetown harbour came from ship

Coast guard confirms that fuel spilled into Charlottetown harbour came from ship

CHARLOTTETOWN — The Canadian Coast Guard says there was a fuel spill in Charlottetown harbour earlier this week as a ship was being refuelled, but the extent of the spill remains unclear.
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BC Ferries picks Netherlands-based company to build four more hybrid-electric ships

BC Ferries picks Netherlands-based company to build four more hybrid-electric ships

VANCOUVER — BC Ferries has awarded a contract to build four new hybrid-electric vessels to be ready to sail by 2027.
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Kenya embarks on its biggest rhino relocation project. A previous attempt was a disaster

Kenya embarks on its biggest rhino relocation project. A previous attempt was a disaster

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has embarked on its biggest rhino relocation project and began the difficult work Tuesday of tracking, darting and moving 21 of the critically endangered beasts, which can each weigh over a ton, to a new home.
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Lawsuit over California group's do-not-eat listing for American lobster dismissed

Lawsuit over California group's do-not-eat listing for American lobster dismissed

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A California court has dismissed a lawsuit from a group of fishermen against a conservation group that added New England lobster to its list of seafood to avoid.
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