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Italian hospitals see jump in patients as heatwave bites
ROME (Reuters) - Italian hospitals in the regions worst hit by soaring temperatures are seeing a jump in heat-related emergencies, medics said on Wednesday. Temperatures remained exceptionally high ac...
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US, China to work ‘intensively’ on climate in weeks ahead – Kerry
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said more work was needed to iron out agreements with China on major issues, after three days of talks in Beijing designed to rebuild trust between th...
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Sberbank CEO tells Putin of huge returns on its AI investments
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's dominant lender Sberbank is making around $3 billion each year from artificial intelligence, a return on investment of about 200%, CEO German Gref told Russian President Vl...
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Analysis-French backlash scuppers appointment of US economist for EU Big Tech regulation
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A French-led backlash led to a U.S. economist withdrawing from a top European Union antitrust job on Wednesday, a move some economists said risks undermining compe...
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Democratic senator wants new taxes on private jet travel
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Ed Markey on Wednesday said he is proposing additional taxes on private jet trips to address the climate impacts of wealthy travel. Markey, a Democra...
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Analysis-Cooling UK inflation may signal time for rethink for sterling bulls
By Amanda Cooper and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - Evidence that Britain's red-hot inflation is finally cooling has knocked the wind out of sterling, which had been riding high as this year's be...
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Strong US apartment construction suggests slide in rental costs
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) - A surge in U.S. rental home construction could soften rent prices in the months ahead, a much-awaited milestone in the Federal Reserve's effort to tame inflation even as ...
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EU regulators extend Amazon, iRobot decision deadline to Dec. 13
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have extended their deadline for a decision on Amazon's $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot to Dec. 13 after the companies reques...
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US SEC accepts six spot bitcoin ETF proposals for review
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accepted applications to create spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds from six firms including BlackRock for review, the f...
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EU’s environmental protection expenditure rose 24% in four years -study
By Dina Kartit (Reuters) - The European Union's expenditure on environmental protection (EP) rose by 24% between 2018 and 2022, with investments reaching 69 billion euros ($77.47 billion) solely in 20...
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