Iran’s economy implodes; U.S. insists arms embargo stay in place

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Iran’s economy implodes; U.S. insists arms embargo stay in place

by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2020 The combination of crippling U.S. sanctions and the devastating coronavirus outbreak have caused Iran’s economy to crash, reports say. U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s energy industry have taken the heaviest toll. Iran currently sells less than 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day, and possibly less than 100,000. […]

Do we really need pandemics to reduce emissions? China accounted for third of globe’s total

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Do we really need pandemics to reduce emissions? China accounted for third of globe’s total

by WorldTribune Staff, June 22, 2020 Emissions are likely to decrease in 2020 due to the coronavirus, but the world would need many more pandemics to offset China’s voracious appetite for coal, analysts say. BP’s chief executive Bernard Looney wrote in a LinkedIn post that in order to get to net zero emissions by 2050, […]

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