Australia has been struggling with a bushfire crisis since September 2018 as searing temperatures and a relatively dry monsoon compound the problem. As of 8 January 2019, 25 people were killed and around 1 billion animals may have been killed.
Climate patterns like La Niña in the Pacific Ocean, occurring for the first time in 8 years, could determine whether this year will be the warmest on record.
Adani Group's Carmichael coal mine is back in focus amid Australia's bushfire crisis and Germany’s Siemens AG coming under attack for its contract to provide rail signaling systems.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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