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We cannot ‘lockdown’ to avoid the climate crisis

By Vaughan Lindsay, CEO, ClimateCare The parallels between the Coronavirus response and how we could...

2nd March, 2021

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UK house price growth picks up unexpectedly in February – Nationwide

LONDON (Reuters) – British house price growth picked up unexpectedly last month, mortgage lend...

2nd March, 2021

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Jack Ma loses title as China’s richest man after coming under Beijing’s scrutiny

By Yingzhi Yang and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – Alibaba and Ant Group founder Jack Ma has l...

2nd March, 2021

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Mining magnets – Arctic island finds green power can be a curse

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Eric Onstad COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – In the tenth century, Erik t...

2nd March, 2021

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Betting on death of petrol cars, Volvo to go all electric by 2030

By Nick Carey and Helena Soderpalm LONDON (Reuters) – Volvo’s entire car line-up will be...

2nd March, 2021

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Oil extends losses on worry over possible supply increase from OPEC

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday, extending losses t...

2nd March, 2021

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Brexodus from City of London to the EU slows

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The shift in financial staff and assets from the City of Londo...

2nd March, 2021

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Climate extremes seen harming unborn babies in Brazil’s Amazon

By Jack Graham (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new study that links extreme rains with lower...

1st March, 2021

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Energy leaders grapple with climate targets at virtual CERAWeek

By Ron Bousso and Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global energy leaders and other lu...

1st March, 2021

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AstraZeneca sells stake in vaccine maker Moderna for nearly $1 billion

(Reuters) – AstraZeneca sold its stake in rival COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna for roughly $1...

1st March, 2021

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Vulnerable children stay shut indoors in UK with no vaccine in sight

By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Britain’s children return to sc...

1st March, 2021

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No papers, no jab: Lebanon’s migrants face barriers to COVID-19 vaccination

By Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Ethiopian who has lived in Lebanon f...

1st March, 2021