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VW's German workers to strike from Monday
VW's German workers to strike from Monday
by  AFP

Workers at German factories for carmaker Volkswagen are to go on strike from Monday over plans to cut thousands of jobs, union IG Metall said Sunday. After little progress in several rounds of talks between labour representatives and Volkswagen bosses, workers at VW factories across Germany will begin the first stage of planned strike action.

Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power
Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power
by  AFP

Vast lines of solar panels reflect the blazing sun in India's western deserts, a dazzling ocean broken only by bristling wind turbines. The Khavda plant in Gujarat state consists of some 60 million solar panels and 770 wind turbines spread over 538 square kilometres (208 square miles) -- almost the size of the sprawling megacity Mumbai.

The farm fires helping to fuel India's deadly air
The farm fires helping to fuel India's deadly air
by  AFP

Blazing flames light the sky as Indian farmer Ali Sher burns his fields to clear them for new crops, a common but illegal practice that is fuelling deadly pollution killing millions. - 'Land will become barren' - Some farmers are slowly shifting to better practices.

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