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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani at a nuclear power plant

It may become impossible to tell if Iran starts making a nuclear bomb

9 May 2019

US hostility to arms control treaties has put Iran back on a path to building nuclear weapons, and inspectors could be left blind if the deal collapses
Power lines

UK goes a week without coal but the renewables revolution is stalling

8 May 2019

The country that first started turning coal into electricity has managed without it for a week. But don't be fooled by the good news

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