Afghan evacuees, forest fires and Antarctica
Days before President Donald Trump said he would help Afghan evacuees who fled their country and were stuck in the UAE, cables reveal the Emirati government had already begun returning them to Afghanistan. The U.S. Forest Service is struggling to cope with an increase in wildfires, as cuts under the Trump administration hit home. And scientists are analyzing Antarctica's oldest ice with hopes to reveal more about the Earth's climate and atmospheric record. Today's Recommended Read can be found here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to the Reuters Econ World podcast…
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