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UK becomes the first major economy to stop burning coal for electricity, closing its last power plant

Story by Associated Press (CNN) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is to finish its final shift at midnight, after more than half a century of turning coal into power. Owner Uniper says

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Imágenes de antes y después revelan una drástica reducción de los principales ríos de la Amazonia

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Enormes afluentes que alimentan el poderoso río Amazonas —el más grande del planeta— han caído a niveles históricamente bajos, afectando vidas, varando barcos y amenazando a delfines en peligro de extinción mientras la sequía azota Brasil. Según Cemaden, el centro de monitoreo de desastres naturales del país, el país está sufriendo

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US-made drone

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country. Videos online Monday purportedly showed a surface-to-air missile striking it. The U.S. military did not immediately acknowledge losing any aircraft. The attack comes as the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war

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Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries. The incursion follows weeks of heavy blows by Israel against Hezbollah — including an airstrike that killed its

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A pandemic-era student loan benefit ends after Monday. Here’s what borrowers need to know

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A one-year grace period for student loan borrowers who miss a payment is ending this week. When student loan payments resumed last year after a three-plus year pandemic-era pause, the Biden administration provided what it called an “on-ramp period” through September 30, 2024. During that 12-month period, borrowers

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Una tormenta, al menos 160 muertos y un camino de destrucción de 800 kilómetros. Ahora viene el duro trabajo de recuperación de Helene

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Sin suministros, sin electricidad y sin paciencia, las personas que vieron cómo el poder de una enorme tormenta trastocaba sus vidas emergieron a una nueva semana, enfrentándose al enorme desafío de reconstruir. Algunas de las carreteras y puentes que necesitan para hacer el trabajo ya no están allí. La electricidad podría

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Britain’s last coal-fired electricity plant is closing. It ends 142 years of coal power in the UK

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is finishing its final shift at midnight after more than half a century of turning coal into power. The U.K. government

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