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'Stress test': Olive oil producers adapt to climate change
'Stress test': Olive oil producers adapt to climate change
by  AFP

Olive oil producers are improving irrigation and seeking new varieties of olives to safeguard production as climate change upends harvests, causing prices of the staple of the Mediterranean diet to soar. This has caused prices to soar by between 50 percent and 70 percent over the past year, depending on the variety concerned.

'Not a lab experiment': climate tech CEO on green innovation
'Not a lab experiment': climate tech CEO on green innovation
by  AFP

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has been hosting executives and entrepreneurs in London this week to boost investment in cutting-edge technologies promising big breakthroughs in tackling climate change. - Is there growing investor appetite for climate technology?

China's economy in focus ahead of key July political meeting
China's economy in focus ahead of key July political meeting
by  AFP

A key political meeting that is watched for signals on China's economic direction will be held in mid-July, state media said Thursday, as policymakers seek to shore up a stuttering recovery. State news agency Xinhua said the meeting, to be held from July 15-18, would "primarily examine issues related to further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernisation".

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