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G20 summit kicks off with global pact to fight hunger, poverty
Date: November 18, 2024
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva opened the summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Monday with the launch of a global alliance to combat poverty and hunger that 81 countries have agreed to back. As G20 leaders met at Rio de...
Global offshore wind industry poised to miss big targets as obstacles mount
Date: November 18, 2024
By Nichola Groom and Nina Chestney (Reuters) – After a year of canceled projects, broken turbines, and abandoned lease sales, the global offshore wind industry no longer has much chance to hit the lofty targets set by governments in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere, marking a setback for efforts to fight climate change. The technology...
UK’s Starmer calls for ‘consistent, durable’ ties with China in Xi meeting
Date: November 18, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to establish “consistent, durable” relations between their two nations, pressing on with efforts to thaw ties between London and Beijing at a G20 summit. The meeting in Brazil was the first between the countries’ two leaders since 2018,...
China and Britain enjoy vast space for cooperation, Xi tells Starmer
Date: November 18, 2024
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Monday that the two countries enjoy a vast space for cooperation, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi and Starmer met in Rio de Janeiro on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit, according to Xinhua. The meeting is the first...
Portugal airline TAP’s profit drops on forex losses, higher wage costs
Date: November 18, 2024
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s flag carrier TAP reported a 35% slump in third-quarter net profit on Monday to 118 million euros ($124 million), hurt by foreign exchange losses and a big jump in wage costs. Operating costs rose 6.5% at the airline, which is slated for privatisation, to 1.05 billion euros. That was driven by...
Britain’s energy price cap to rise 1% in January, forecasts Cornwall Insight
Date: November 18, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s domestic energy price cap is expected to inch up by 1% in January, with geopolitical tensions and weather disruptions keeping wholesale energy prices high, analysts at Cornwall Insight said on Monday. Energy regulator Ofgem sets a cap on household energy bills each quarter using a formula that reflects wholesale energy prices...