Web Stories Wednesday, April 24

There’s a more wily reason to target the changing seasons, too. Climate seems to have measurable, if much-debated, effects on voter behaviour. In the UK, all but one of the 11 general elections since 1979 have also happened in April, May or June, when politicians appear to believe the spring sunshine will imbue people with a feeling of optimism that will benefit incumbents. By the same token, waiting in line in furnace-like temperatures might not be the best way to…

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STOCKHOLM: Swedish prosecutors have charged climate campaigner Greta Thunberg with civil disobedience for ignoring police orders to leave two climate demonstrations blocking Sweden’s parliament in March, court documents showed. “The court date has been set for May 8,” a court clerk told AFP on Tuesday (Apr 23) Thunberg, 21, and…

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LONDON/NEW YORK :The yen dropped to multi-year lows against the U.S. dollar and euro on Tuesday, keeping investors on heightened intervention watch ahead of this week’s Bank of Japan meeting, while dovish policy maker comments left sterling near its weakest in months. The euro reached 165.71 yen, its highest since…

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