An international trade deal being negotiated in secret is a “turbo-charged privatisation pact” that poses a threat to democratic sovereignty and “the very concept of public services”, campaigners have warned.

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Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s “frozen wall of earth” has failed to prevent groundwater from entering th

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The Portuguese government has authorized some companies to prospect for oil & gas in Algarve, the southernmost region of Portugal

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How New Yorker Sy Devore became Hollywood’s swankiest tailor

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