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Europe needs to spend billions to meet 2030 climate target: WoodMac

LONDON (Reuters) – Europe needs to invest billions in renewable power and storage or it will f...

18th February, 2021

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Most Japan firms oppose holding Tokyo Olympics as planned: Reuters poll

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Nearly two thirds of Japanese firms oppose holding the...

18th February, 2021

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Oil rises 1% as Texas freeze prompts U.S. production drop

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil climbed more than 1% on Wednesday as frigid Texas te...

17th February, 2021

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UK inflation ticks up before expected acceleration in spring

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation edged up in Janua...

17th February, 2021

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Pandemic hitting German wages harder than financial crisis

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans’ nominal earnings fell for the first time in over a decade, t...

17th February, 2021

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EU civil rights groups want ban on biometric surveillance ahead of new laws

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Civil and digital rights groups on Wednesday launched a p...

17th February, 2021

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Australian media firms squeeze more from Google as new law looms

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia claimed an early win in a protracted licencing batt...

17th February, 2021

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U.S. Treasury’s Yellen vows to boost transatlantic cooperation

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed the importanc...

17th February, 2021

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Oil retreats on rising U.S. dollar, though Texas supply choked

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell in early trade on Wednesday as the U.S. d...

17th February, 2021

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Billions of pounds in the red, UK budget to have greenish hue

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak’s annual budge...

17th February, 2021

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Exclusive: Japan’s factory mood turns positive for first time since 2019 – Reuters Tankan

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Sentiment among Japanese manufacturers turned positive in...

16th February, 2021

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Britain’s Cairn files case in U.S. to push India to pay $1.2 billion award

By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Cairn Energy has filed a case in a U.S. d...

16th February, 2021