With corporate help, Obama announces actions on renewable energy
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About 20 pro-Russian rebels killed in fighting in eastern city of Mariupol -minister
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Ukrainian troops storm eastern police HQ, building ablaze
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Germany's GMO policy vacuum stretches on
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Scientists hope 2,000-year-old ice holds clues to climate change
Scientists who retrieved ice samples from the Antarctic say they may unlock clues to how global warming will affect the future
Residents wear masks and scarves to shield themselves against a dust storm as they ride electric bicycles along a street in Korla
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A woman covers her face to shield herself against a dust storm in Korla
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Vermont is first state in U.S. to mandate genetically modified food labels
USA-GMO/LABELING (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Vermont is first state in U.S. to mandate genetically modified food labels
Jonathan Youtt performs a puppet show during a rally in support of proposed GMO labelling in San Francisco
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Vermont becomes first U.S. state to mandate GMO labeling
USA-GMO/LABELING:Vermont becomes first U.S. state to mandate GMO labeling