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USA: USA consider export ban on diesel due to high fuel prices

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USA: USA consider export ban on diesel due to high fuel prices

A US judge ruled that temperatures in Texas prisons can reach over 50°C, causing suffering and death for inmates every summer. The judge's decision was in response to a lawsuit filed by media companies against a federal court's previous ruling. The case relates to the use of air conditioning in prisons. US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated that the government is examining the feasibility of halting or partially halting diesel exports, which could have an impact in Europe. The US has been a key supplier of diesel to Europe, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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