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COP28 summit approves deal on transition away from fossil fuels
DUBAI (Reuters) - The COP28 climate summit on Wednesday approved a deal that would, for the first time, push nations to transition away from fossil fuels to avert the worst effects of climate change. ...
Dec 13, 2023
UK economy shrinks as BoE readies new rates decision – ONS
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economy shrank in October, official data showed on Wednesday, a day before the Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at a 15-year high to curb still-high infla...
Dec 13, 2023
Google, Meta, Qualcomm team up to push for open digital ecosystems
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Qualcomm and seven other tech companies on Wednesday teamed up to push for open digital ecosystems in response to new EU tech ru...
Dec 13, 2023
Column-Speeding through ‘last mile’ of disinflation? :Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - What if the "last mile" is a breeze? Despite what seems like euphoria about disinflation and interest rate easing, it's also fashionable to speak of the hard yards of ...
Dec 13, 2023
China warns of geographic info data breaches, affecting transport, military
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said it found foreign geographic information software could be compromising confidential and sensitive data in key sectors including its military, and warned security departm...
Dec 13, 2023
Zara owner Inditex’s nine-month profit soars 32.5%, sales growth slows down
MADRID (Reuters) - Zara owner Inditex said on Wednesday its net profit jumped 32.5% jump in February-October, but the fast fashion giant's sales growth in the nine-month period slowed down from a year...
Dec 13, 2023
River Rhine in south Germany remains closed to shipping
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Parts of the river Rhine in south Germany are closed to shipping on Wednesday and are expected to remain shut in the coming days after heavy rain and melting snow increased water l...
Dec 13, 2023
Alliance of Small Island States sees ‘a litany of loopholes” in COP28 text
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Alliance of Small Island States said on Wednesday it saw "a litany of loopholes" in a proposed text for a climate deal at the COP28 summit. "The text does not speak specifically ...
Dec 13, 2023
China climate envoy says some issues still remain with COP28 deal
DUBAI (Reuters) - Chinese climate envoy Liu Zhenmin on Wednesday said some issues still remained with the proposed COP28 climate deal. "This is not perfect. Some issues still remain," Liu told Reuters...
Dec 13, 2023
Factbox-Big investors spur consolidation, growth in EV charging sector
(Reuters) - Big companies in Europe, North America and Asia are investing in the fast-moving global EV charging industry, according to a Reuters analysis. That sector is undergoing rapid consolidation...
Dec 13, 2023
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