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Italy hikes climate finance contribution to $1.4 billion per year for the next five yea
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will triple its climate finance contribution to 1.4 billion dollars per year for the next five years, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Friday in its final remarks at the G20 ...
Oct 31, 2021
Analysis-China’s property woes put prestige global projects in play
By Marc Jones and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - China's property sector woes could spell trouble for prestige mega-projects in London, New York, Sydney and other top cities as the developers behind ...
Oct 31, 2021
Factbox-EU, United States end their clash over steel and aluminium
(Reuters) - The United States and the European Union on Sunday ended a dispute over steel and aluminium tariffs and said they would work on a global arrangement on steel and aluminium to combat "dirty...
Oct 31, 2021
Vietnam’s VietJet signs $400-million deal with Rolls-Royce
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's VietJet Aviation on Sunday signed a $400-million contract with Rolls-Royce for the provision of aircraft engines and services, the budget airline said. The deal for the Tre...
Oct 31, 2021
German labour union calls for strikes at seven Amazon locations
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German labour union Verdi on Sunday called on employees to strike at seven different Amazon locations in an ongoing pay dispute. Amazon did not immediately respond to a reque...
Oct 31, 2021
Sanders working to get prescription drug price provision in social spending bill
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Progressive U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Sunday that he was still working on getting a provision to lower prescription drug prices into the social spending bill pe...
Oct 31, 2021
EU, U.S. end steel, aluminium clash, take aim at China’s ‘dirty’ steel
ROME (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union on Sunday ended a dispute over steel and aluminium tariffs and said they would work on a global arrangement on steel and aluminium to combat "...
Oct 31, 2021
EU, U.S. say they took steps to re-establish trade flows in steel and aluminium
(Reuters) - The United States and the European Union on Sunday took steps to re-establish transatlantic trade flows in steel and aluminium, and address the challenges in the sector, they said in a joi...
Oct 31, 2021
G20 leaders call for effective action to cap global warming at 1.5C -official
ROME (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of 20 rich countries called for "meaningful and effective" action to limit global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius in a final communique seen by Reuters on Sunday a...
Oct 31, 2021
ISBE report card reflects pandemic’s impact on Illinois schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois State Board of Education has released its latest school report card. The data has shown how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Illinois schools. ISBE Research Of...
Oct 31, 2021
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