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Pakistan calls in army to control deadly clashes in Islamabad

Bloomberg Pakistan has called in the army to take control of violent demonstrations in the capital city, where protesters and police were killed in day-long clashes. The army moved in as a “preventive measure” after police suspended an operation to disperse a protesting religious group following the death of two officers, according to Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal. Six protesters also ...

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US coal industry shows no sign of comeback

President Donald Trump has made clear his intention of “bringing back coal.” He has rolled back environmental regulations and moved to repeal the previous administration’s curbs on carbon emissions from power plants. Last week, adhering to a British-Canadian initiative presented at the 2017 United Nations climate change talks in Bonn, about 20 nations and regions (expected to grow to 50 ...

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Europe’s dearth of diversity

Europe’s male, pale and stale boardrooms face the same fate as the most polluting companies — evolve or die. In recent years, the fund management industry has started to take its environmental, social and governance responsibilities more seriously, mostly by shunning investments deemed damaging to the planet. But there’s another thread to ESG that’s poised to reshape investment behavior and ...

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