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Republican electoral victories Tuesday cast doubt over whether the US would enact any significant measures to curb planet-heating emissions in the near-term. States were still tallying results on Wednesday as the Trump administration officially withdrew from the Paris climate agreement. According to HuffPost, that makes the US the only country to exit the nonbinding global pact to cut climate-changing carbon emissions. In Montana and Texas, climate-change-denying candidates cruised to victory. While many Senate and House races remain undecided, two sunny spots for climate advocates and environmentalists were in Arizona and in Colorado. Democrat Mark Kelly handily beat Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally. Kelly made tackling climate change a key part of his platform. And in Colorado, former governor and 2020 presidential contender John Hickenlooper ousted Republican Sen. Cory Gardner. Claiming to be a 'national leader' on climate, Gardner consistently peddles the conspiracy theory that environmentalists are plotting to control the economy.
Seoul, Jul 30 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean giant Samsung Electronics achieved a net profit of 5.55 trillion won ($4.67 billion) in the second quarter, a 7.33 percent year-on-year increase, driven by its semiconductor division.The company's gross operating profit between April and June was 7.7 trillion won, 8.21 percent more than the same quarter of 2019, while its operating profit stood at 8.15 trillion won, an increase of 23.48 percent year-on-year, Samsung Electronics said in a statement on Thursday."Even as the spread of COVID-19 caused closures and slowdowns at stores and production sites around the world, the Company responded to challenges through its extensive global supply chain, while minimizing the impact of the pandemic by strengthening online sales channels and optimizing costs," the statement said. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: A SAMSUNG STORE IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, says its recovery is gaining momentum as it reports a second successive quarter of UK sales growth, the first time it has done so in more than five years. Hayley Platt reports.
Britain's biggest supermarket Tesco says it is trading ahead of expectations and outperforming rivals after a move to sacrifice profitability in favour of price cuts and better services won back customers. But as Joel Flynn reports, the CEO's turnaround plan is far from complete.
Japan releases several economic indicators most likely highlighting weak spending and modest growth, while China sets out to report inflation, trade and other activity data. Pamela Ambler reports.
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