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ANALYSIS-Sri Lanka’s economic crisis exposes gaps in renewable energy push
Date: April 19, 2022
• Power cuts, fuel shortages force many to cook on firewood • Crisis highlights delays in shift to clean energy sources • Tough challenges lie ahead in net-zero shift, analysts say By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, April 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It is hard to know how much Sri Lankan forest has been cut down...
Mercedes-Benz launches second all-electric SUV
Date: April 19, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz unveiled its EQS sport utility vehicle (SUV) on Tuesday, a 660 km (410-mile) range car that will be made in America and go on sale by autumn. Production of the EQS, the premium carmaker’s second electric SUV after its EQC, will begin at its plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama this year. The...
European stocks down, yen hits 20-year low as US hikes loom
Date: April 19, 2022
By Samuel Indyk and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – European shares were lower on Tuesday, while yields on 10-year U.S. inflation-linked bonds were close to turning positive for the first time in two years, as the prospect of aggressive Fed tightening to rein in inflation kept investors on edge. Investors were also preparing for the...
European crypto industry steps up efforts to influence EU policy
Date: April 19, 2022
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – More than 40 crypto business leaders have asked the European Union not to require crypto firms to disclose transaction details and dial down attempts to bring to heel rapidly growing decentralised finance platforms. The European Union, like countries and jurisdictions across the globe, is working to tame the freewheeling...
Sweden boosts spending to offset inflation impact, Ukraine war
Date: April 19, 2022
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden’s minority centre-left government pledged 35 billion crowns ($3.64 billion) in extra spending this year as it juggles the impact of the war in Ukraine, soaring post-pandemic inflation and an election looming in September. The economy has bounced back quickly from the coronavirus pandemic and despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is expected...
Bionic limbs lift Gaza amputees’ self-esteem
Date: April 19, 2022
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – A “smart” prosthetic hand that mimics human anatomy and motion has allowed Ahmed Abu Hamda to play with his children and regain self esteem, part of a new project in Gaza Strip, where conflict with Israel has left hundreds of Palestinians without limbs. Since March, a Qatari-funded hospital in...