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"It always rains a lot here, it's very cold and it's January and it feels like summer," said Bilbao resident Eusebio Folgeira, 81. French tourist Joana Host said: "It's like nice weather for biking but we know it's like the planet is burning. Scientists have not yet analysed the specific ways in which climate change affected the recent high temperatures, but January's warm weather spell fits into the longer-term trend of rising temperatures due to human-caused climate change. "The record-breaking heat across Europe over the new year was made more likely to happen by human-caused climate change, just as climate change is now making every heatwave more likely and hotter," said Dr Friederike Otto, climate scientist at Imperial College London. French national weather agency Meteo France attributed the anomalous temperatures to a mass of warm air moving to Europe from subtropical zones.

☆ Analysis-Bumper green aluminium output is good news for carmakers, and climate
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Eric Onstad | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Next year’s forecast increase in “green aluminium” output would reduce that by 13 million tonnes, or about 1.2%. Polestar said it pays slightly more for green aluminium, partly due to the administrative costs of changing suppliers, but did not say how much more. Producers, however, are still managing to sell some of their low-carbon output at higher prices under quarterly and annual contracts. Rising output of both will keep green premiums relatively low in the coming years, said Marcelo Azevedo at the McKinsey consultancy. GRAPHIC: Abundant Supplies of Green Aluminium - here

Poland withdrew last-minute objections to a global minimum corporate tax, unblocking a whole package of linked agreements that includes the loan to Ukraine, invaded by Russia almost 10 months ago. "The next six months will demand even greater efforts from us," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the 27 EU leaders gathered in Brussels, asking them for more support from air defences to energy equipment. EU leaders also agreed a ninth package of sanctions against Russia for waging the war against Ukraine, diplomats said. The decision, which requires unanimity, came after EU Russia hawks Poland and Lithuania had warned that proposed exceptions for food security might in fact benefit Russian oligarchs in the fertilizer business. Poorer EU countries want a coordinated response and warned richer member states like Germany against supporting their industries without showing solidarity with the rest of the bloc.

☆ Logitech's quarterly sales down 12%, CFO to depart
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Logitech mouses are seen in the computer shop in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina October 20, 2020. The maker of keyboards, mice and headsets posted a 12% decline in sales at $1.15 billion in the three months ended Sept. 30. In constant currencies, which removes the impact of exchange rate swings, sales was down 7%. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterNon-GAAP operating income plunged 26% to $156 million in the period, the second quarter of Logitech's financial year. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by John Revill and Juby Babu; Editing by Shailesh KuberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Logitech's quarterly sales down 12% to $1.15 bln
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Logitech mouses are seen in the computer shop in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina October 20, 2020. The maker of keyboards, mice and headsets posted a 12% decline in sales at $1.15 billion in the three months ended Sept. 30. In constant currencies, which removes the impact of exchange rate swings, sales was down 7%. Logitech also said its chief financial officer, Nate Olmstead, will be leaving the company. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by John Revill and Juby Babu; Editing by Shailesh KuberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Bosnian woman marks 100th birthday by staging her own art exhibition
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Daria Sito-Sucic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nada Rudan, a 100-year-old self-taught Bosnian painter, speaks with a journalist during an interview in her home in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 20, 2022. "I don't know what boredom means, I don't know what depression means, I always find something to do," she says. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterHer independent spirit, good health and love of travel help. After her husband died in 1999, Rudan visited the United States, central America and numerous European countries, and those journeys inspired many of her paintings, such as a volcano in Hawaii or pyramids in Mexico. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Daria Sito-Sucic; Editing by Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Factbox: Energy crisis revives coal demand and production
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

France - The Emile Huchet coal power plant restarted in early October, only six months after it closed, according to local media. Netherlands - Dutch energy minister Rob Jetten said in June the Netherlands will remove a production cap at coal-fired energy plants to preserve gas. In June, it said it plans to "increase thermal coal production from existing mines this year maximum by 1.5 million tonnes". Spain - The ministry for the ecological transition requested in May the delay of Endesa's As Pontes coal power station closure. (** Note that Ukraine's government has stopped releasing coal production data since the start of the war).

☆ Skydiving keeps 88-year-old Bosnian in the pink
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ibrahim Kalesic, 88-year-old parachuter, waits to jump from airplane during Para Challenge Cup in Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina September 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado RuvicBIHAC, Bosnia, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Bosnian Ibrahim Kalesic is living proof that extreme sports are not always a young man's game - at the age of 88 he keeps fit by regularly jumping out of aeroplanes. "I wish to go on with this for another 10 years so to get into a Guinness book of world records as the Bosnian parachuter." Kalesic made 21 jumps in five days last month during a competition in the northwestern town of Prijedor. His biggest wish is to get his own parachute and another one to use for training young jumpers.

☆ Djokovic has no regrets about missing Slams due to unvaccinated status
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic performs during the opening of a regional tennis centre that will prepare top tennis players for major tournaments, in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado RuvicLONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic missed two of this year's four Grand Slams due to not being vaccinated against the novel coronavirus but the Serbian said he has no regrets about his decision. Djokovic won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2021 but was unable to defend his Melbourne Park crown this year after being deported on the eve of the hardcourt major due to his unvaccinated status. The 35-year-old Serb, who has won 21 Grand Slam titles, was also unable to travel to New York for the U.S. Open. "No, I don't have any regrets," Djokovic told reporters on Thursday on the eve of the Laver Cup in London.

☆ Exclusive: Former top FBI official involved in Trump-Russia investigation under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his own ties to Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A former high-level FBI agent who was involved in the investigation into the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia during the 2016 election has himself come under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his ties with Russia and other foreign governments. A witness subpoena obtained by Insider indicates information that federal prosecutors were seeking about former FBI official Charles McGonigal. "It's very rare that former FBI people at all, and certainly former senior FBI people, wind up as grand-jury targets," the official said. McGonigal used his official FBI letterhead to try and arrange a business meeting with Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania. Since he left the FBI, McGonigal has continued to trade on his expertise in counterintelligence.

☆ Keystone Moldova vă invită la webinarul ”Egalitatea de gen și schimbările climatice”
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-02 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +1 min

Keystone Moldova, în calitate de partener al proiectului Gender Budget Watchdog Network: ”Rețeaua de monitorizare a bugetului sensibil la gen în Balcanii de Vest și Republica Moldova”, vă invită la Webinarul ”Egalitatea de gen și schimbările climatice”. Webinarul va fi organizat pe data de 13 iulie 2021, orele 11.00-15.00. Pentru a vă înscrie la eveniment, accesați: bit.ly/geccregistrationÎn cadrul webinarul veți avea posibilitatea să:- Înțelegeți legătura dintre egalitatea de gen, acțiunile transformatoare privind dimensiunea de gen și răspunsul la schimbările climatice;- Discutați despre abordările privind monitorizarea bugetelor sensibile la dimensiunea de gen în finanțarea acțiunilor privind schimbările climatice;- Explorați posibilitățile de cooperare intersectorială ale OSC-urilor în regiunea Balcanilor de Vest și Republica Moldova. #GenderBudgetWatch***Rețeaua de monitorizare a bugetelor sensibile la gen în Balcanii de Vest și Republica Moldova este finanțată de Agenția Austriacă de Dezvoltare, în cadrul unui parteneriat dintre: Centre for Research and Policy Making (Macedonia), Gender Alliance for Development Centre (Albania), Kosova Women’s Network (Kosovo), Women Action (Montenegro), Gender Knowledge Hub (Serbia), Centre for Civil Society Promotion (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Keystone Moldova (Republica Moldova).

Persons: Webinarul Organizations: Keystone, Agenția Austriacă, Network, Society Locations: Keystone Moldova, Balcanii de Vest, Republica Moldova, Balcanilor de Vest, Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

☆ Most people don't realize Chase's Ultimate Rewards travel portal lets you redeem points for more than just flights and hotels — here's what else you can book
▼ + stars: | 2019-01-14 | by ( Holly Johnson | Freelance Writer | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

If you carry the Chase Sapphire Reserve, you get 50% more travel when you book through the Ultimate Rewards portal. Getty ImagesWhile many Chase Ultimate Rewards enthusiasts transfer points to hotel and airline partners, you can also use points to book "activities" through the Chase travel portal. The Chase Sapphire Reserve gives you 50% more travel when you book through the Chase portal, while you get 25% more travel with the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. When they think about using their Chase Ultimate Rewards points, they focus mostly on airline and hotel partners, while maybe thinking of using their points to book flights or hotels through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal. It's super easy to book activities and experiences through Chase if you know where to look within the Ultimate Rewards portal.

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