AmericasQuebec to appeal court ruling on disputed religious symbols law
ReutersAllison Lampert
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People protest Quebec s new Bill 21, which will ban teachers, police, government lawyers and others in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols such as Muslim head coverings and Sikh turbans, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
The Canadian province of Quebec said on Tuesday it would appeal a court ruling that exempts some teachers and provincial politicians from a controversial law that bans public employees from wearing religious symbols.
The ruling, which upheld most of a 2019 law, stops it from applying to educators in Quebec s minority English-language school boards since they hold special rights over education under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Sustainable BusinessAustralia to spend $420 mln on hydrogen, carbon capture projects, PM to say
Colin Packham
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Australia will spend A$539.2 million ($420.25 million) to develop hydrogen and carbon capture projects, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will say on Wednesday.
Australia - one of the world s largest carbon emitters on a per capita basis - is under mounting pressure to reduce its greenhouse emissions as U.S. President Joe Biden convenes a climate summit this week.
Morrison has so far resisted global calls to commit to a target of net zero emissions by 2050, but he will on Wednesday promise additional spending on clean technology as part of the country s next annual budget that will be revealed next month. read more