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On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to scale back the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulatory framework put in place by his predecessor as a direct response to the financial crisis. In a Friday press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer called the Dodd-Frank Act a "disastrous policy." The new administration is aiming for a broad range of financial reforms, ranging from back rules consumer protections.
French President Emmanuel Macron launches "a coalition of champions for the financing of natural capital" at the Elysée Palace, in the presence of Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Gabonese President Ali Bongo, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, World Bank President Ajay Banga and US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry. IMAGES
The leader of the SNP and Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, says "democracy is what is at stake" after the UK Supreme Court ruled against the unilaterial right of the Scottish parliament to call an independence referendum. "It is now about whether or not we even have the basic, democratic right to choose our own future" she adds. SOUNDBITE
Barcelona, Oct 14. (EFE) .- Mortadelo and Filemón (Mort and Phil) will fight against climate change in the new adventure that its creator, Francisco Ibáñez, has published on Thursday.Ibáñez's new album, number 211 in the "Magos del Humor" collection, hits bookstores ten days before the celebration of World Day Against Climate Change.FOOTAGE OF THE COMIC IN A BARCELONA BOOKSTORE
Porto (Portugal), Jul 22 (EFE) .- (Camera: Cynthia de Benito) "I believe that Cubans deserve a better life and a better government," Ai Weiwei sentenced. The Chinese artist, always committed to human rights, reappears this Thursday in the Portuguese city of Porto with a new reason for struggle, climate change, although without neglecting politics.FOOTAGE OF THE NEW PIECES PRESENTED BY THE CHINESE ARTIST AI WEIWEI AT THE SERRALVES MUSEUM IN PORTO.SOUNDBITES IN ENGLISH OF AI WEIWEI, CHINESE ARTIST.
Madrid, May 13 (EFE) .- (Camera: Á. Padilla / C. Sacrest / M. Alonso / M. Rodríguez / J. Centeno) The global fight against climate change takes place in a two-speed scenario, in the that countries like Germany are betting on more aggressive and ambitious policies, while others, like China, adopt restrictive positions, with short emission reduction targets.FOOTAGE OF CITY OF ROME (UNTIL 1:31), LONDON (1:32 TO 2:51), BERLIN (2:52 TO 4:33), FRANCE (4:34 TO 6:03) AND BEIJING ( FROM 6:04 TO 7:09).