The EU has a plan for a common energy policy — now it must deliver
For the EU, Russia’s war on Ukraine has been an unexpected wake-up call. It has clarified European leaders’ thinking about the real threats to their...
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Sorry children, Father Christmas has supply-chain problems
Dear children I have been unable to deliver any presents to your home for Christmas but your seasonal goodwill is important to us. You now...
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Wind is blowing towards renewable energy in oil-rich Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico has for decades been a sea of hulking oil platforms. The Biden administration now wants to plant wind turbines there. This...
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Axios to be sold to Cox Enterprises as legacy media pursue start-ups
Axios, the digital news company best known for delivering political and business scoops in succinct bullet points, has agreed to sell itself to Cox Enterprises...
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EU plans joint navy patrols to combat Russian threat to infrastructure
The EU is considering joint maritime patrols and naval exercises to combat Russian spy ships and protect critical marine infrastructure. An updated maritime strategy to...
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MSCI investors at risk of exposure to Xinjiang allegations, report says
The world’s biggest asset management, state pension and sovereign wealth funds are passively invested in companies which have allegedly been involved in the repression of...
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Fund advisor presses EV startup Rivian on environment, human rights ahead of IPO
DETROIT, Oct 20 (Reuters) – A union-affiliated pension fund advisor said it is pressing Rivian on human rights and environment concerns in the electric vehicle...
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Ministers under fire for ‘last minute’ attempt to bolster Britain’s winter energy supplies
UK ministers have come under attack for taking a “last minute” approach to bolstering domestic energy supplies this winter and avoiding the possibility of blackouts...
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US job vacancies plunge by more than 1mn in sign of cooling economy
US employers cut more than 1mn job vacancies in August, in a sign that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive efforts to cool the economy are starting...
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‘Carmen Mola’ and the politics of a pseudonym
You could look at the story of “Carmen Mola” this way: a group of guys masquerade as a woman and get, first, a pass for...
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Spread of Omicron variant and new restrictions keep UK shoppers at home
High coronavirus infection rates and tighter restrictions in some parts of the UK kept shoppers away from the high streets on Boxing Day with some...
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For solutions to the energy crisis, look across the Channel
Britain and France are longstanding allies with remarkably similar economies. Yet both countries share a false perception that their own economic policy stands miles —...