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2017 C.E. November 7
Michigan’s minimum wage to go up in January 2018
On January 1, 2018, the minimum wage goes up to $9.25. Any future increases will be tied to the Michigan Treasurer, the unemployment rate and the Consumer Price Index.
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2017 C.E. November 7
France & China join forces to study ocean-based climate change
The main goal of the satellite is to increase the accuracy of forecasts for storms, hurricanes, and cyclones that originate in the oceans.
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2017 C.E. November 6
U.S. report says humans cause climate change, contradicting top Trump officials
Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration's position on climate change, 13 federal agencies unveiled an exhaustive scientific report that says humans are the dominant cause of the global temperature rise.
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2017 C.E. November 6
Myanmar to raise minimum wage
The authorities are exerting efforts to increase the minimum pay rate as workers are struggling with the rising cost of living in their daily lives.
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2017 C.E. November 3
U.S. signs deal with Denmark to expand offshore wind energy cooperation
A new deal calling for further cooperation in the offshore wind energy sector has been signed by the US and Denmark, thanks to a fairly positive view of wind energy within the Trump Administration, according to recent reports.
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2017 C.E. November 3
South African cabinet approves $1.43 an hour national minimum wage
Credit ratings agencies have said a minimum wage could help stabilise the labour market and reduce the number of costly strikes in Africa's most industrialised economy.
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2017 C.E. November 2
Research breakthrough raises hope of predicting future Ebola outbreaks
Scientists optimistic of creating early-warning system after identifying two-year gap between clearance of forests inhabited by fruit bats and emergence of virus
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2017 C.E. November 2
Fiji issues first developing country green bond, raising $50 million for climate resilience
Fiji has become the first emerging market to issue a sovereign green bond, raising 100 million Fijian dollars, or US$50 million, to support climate change mitigation and adaption.
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2017 C.E. November 1
Hong Kong to host 2022 Gay Games as LGBT acceptance grows in parts of Asia
The win comes amid growing momentum for the gay rights movement in Asia, with Taiwan's constitutional court this year declaring that same-sex couples have the right to marry, the region's first such ruling.
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2017 C.E. November 1
Britain has doubled its minimum wage since 2000 with no observable effect on unemployment
The data suggest that the traditional economic idea that rising wage prices reduce the number of available low-paid jobs might not be true.
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2017 C.E. December 13
Canada and China agree to work together to advance climate action and clean growth
Canada's Prime Minister and China's Premier committed to champion the transition to a competitive, low-carbon economy and society, recognizing that the environment and the economy go hand-in-hand.
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2017 C.E. December 13
Democrat Doug Jones beats Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat
Doug Jones, a Democratic former prosecutor, defeated his scandal-scarred opponent, Roy S. Moore, after a brutal campaign marked by accusations of sexual abuse and child molestation against the Republican.
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2017 C.E. December 12
Botswana court orders government to recognize transgender woman as female
A transgender woman has won a legal battle against Botswana's government to be recognized as female in a landmark victory for the rights of the lesbian, gay and transgender community.
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2017 C.E. December 12
European utilities commit to 100% carbon-neutral electricity “well before” 2050
The members of Eurelectric have unanimously agreed to a Vision Declaration that commits them to an ambitious program of making all electricity generated in Europe carbon neutral by 2050.
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2017 C.E. December 7
Boise moves toward 100 percent clean energy
As Burgos and Falconer see it, the city of Boise, Idaho Power and the Sierra Club are all on the same page when it comes to supporting clean energy.
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2017 C.E. December 7
Donors make initial pledges of $857 million to fund UN refugee agency’s work in 2018
Donor governments on Tuesday pledged an initial $857 million to fund the United Nations refugee agency's work to help some 67 million displaced or stateless people worldwide in 2018.
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2017 C.E. December 6
Qatar is building a futuristic World Cup stadium made entirely of recycled materials
The shipping containers can be assembled in a LEGO-like fashion.
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2017 C.E. December 6
SK Innovation to build its own electric car battery gigafactory in Hungary
The new factory would have more than twice the capacity of the company's main battery cell factory in Korea, which was producing 1.9 GWh of batteries for vehicles like the Kia Soul EV and other low volume EV.
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2017 C.E. December 5
Representative John Conyers will leave Congress amid harassment claims
Representative John Conyers Jr., who faces allegations that he sexually harassed former employees, announced Tuesday that he will leave Congress immediately.
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2017 C.E. December 5
Saudi Arabia pledges $100 million to G5 Sahel force
The contribution would be a major boost to the cash-strapped force and bring pledged commitments to more than half the roughly $500 million the G5 Sahel says it needs for its first year of operations.