| SCS | 0.12% | 16.14 | $ | |
| CMSC | 0.04% | 23.62 | $ | |
| AZN | 1.15% | 91.59 | $ | |
| CMSD | 0.21% | 24.05 | $ | |
| GSK | 0.98% | 48.545 | $ | |
| RIO | -1.51% | 87.52 | $ | |
| NGG | -0.42% | 80.51 | $ | |
| RBGPF | 0% | 84.04 | $ | |
| BCC | 0.56% | 85.485 | $ | |
| BTI | 0.77% | 58.155 | $ | |
| JRI | -0.07% | 13.71 | $ | |
| BCE | 1.07% | 24.776 | $ | |
| RYCEF | 0.41% | 16.97 | $ | |
| VOD | 2.44% | 13.94 | $ | |
| RELX | -1.18% | 39.85 | $ | |
| BP | -1.66% | 35.335 | $ |
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Australia says reliance on coal-fired power drops to record low
Australia's reliance on coal-fired power stations has dropped to a record low, accounting for less than 50 percent of its electricity for the first time, the market operator said Thursday.
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German man sets world record living for 120 days underwater
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Mega-iceberg drifts towards Antarctic penguin island
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Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, as Bangkok was ranked the world's seventh-most polluted major city by air quality monitor IQAir.
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US lawmakers advance forest management bill as fires scorch LA
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