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CANBERRA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Australia's highest court on Wednesday upheld a landmark ruling that planning authorities must consider the climate impacts of proposed fossil fuel projects. The High Court on Wednesday voted to dismiss an appeal brought by coal miner MACH Energy against an earlier decision by the Court of Appeal in the state of New South Wales (NSW). The appeal court in 2025 ruled unanimously that the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) failed to properly consider local climate effects when it approved Mach Energy's bid to expand and extend the operating life of its Mount Pleasant coal mine north of Sydney in 2022. The appeal against the IPC decision was brought by an environmental group led by local residents. Anita O'Hart, a lead lawyer for the environmental gr...

SAO PAULO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign has asked the country's top electoral court to investigate whether the U.S. decision to suspend consular services ahead of Sunday's presidential election was related to security concerns or constituted election interference, local media reported Saturday. The petition, filed by Lula's Brasil Pronto Pra Mais coalition with the Superior Electoral Court, argued that the suspension could have portrayed Brazil as unstable on the eve of the vote and benefited opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party. The U.S. Embassy announced Thursday that consular services at the embassy and its consulates in Brazil would be suspended starting Friday, citing "security concerns" without elaborating. U.S....

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Australian High Court rules authorities must consider climate impacts of fossil fuel projects-Xinhua

Lula campaign asks Brazil’s top electoral court to probe U.S. consular service suspension-Xinhua