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Global renewable energy grew at fastest pace in two decades in 2020 – IEA

Posted on 05/11/2021

Slideshow ( 2 images )LONDON (Reuters) – Renewable energy grew at its fastest pace in two decades last year, led by China, and will continue […]

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Thyssenkrupp raises outlook as recovery boosts demand, prices

Posted on 05/11/2021

Slideshow ( 2 images )FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp on Tuesday raised its full-year outlook for the second time in three months, boosted by a […]

Markets

Claire Trevett: PM steps in, the melting of the pay freeze begins

Posted on 05/11/2021

OPINION For almost a week, the Government has insisted that apay freeze on the vast bulk of public sector workers is not a pay freeze […]

Politics

Tucker Carlson: Anthony Fauci let the coronavirus pandemic happen, why isn't there a criminal investigation?

Posted on 05/11/2021

Tucker: Why isn’t Dr. Fauci investigated for his role in COVID pandemic? ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ host examines why the NIAID director helped fund research at […]

Politics

Tech selloff deepens on inflation fears, Fed outlook

Posted on 05/11/2021

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asian tech stocks tumbled on Tuesday and a regional equity gauge suffered its biggest slide in nearly two months after a […]

Business

What pandemic, ask India’s insurance companies

Posted on 05/11/2021

Though COVID-19 will wreak more damage to the finances of the Indian population, the insurance sector is unlikely to get hurt.Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports. Far less […]

Business

Graeme Ferguson Dies: Canadian Filmmaker Who Co-Founded Imax Was 91

Posted on 05/11/2021

Graeme Ferguson, the Canadian filmmaker who co-founded Imax, died on Saturday at the age of 91. Ferguson had reportedly been battling cancer, passing away at […]

Business

China’s producer prices surge by most in over 3 years

Posted on 05/11/2021

BEIJING (REUTERS) – China’s factory gate prices rose at the fastest rate in three and a half years in April, official data showed on Tuesday […]

Economy

On GPS: Is India the canary in the Covid coal mine?

Posted on 05/11/2021

New Delhi (CNN Business)A terrifying and record-breaking wave of Covid-19 in India threatens to stall the country’s economic recovery and send shockwaves through several important […]

Business

South Korea's Kakao to buy two U.S. storytelling apps for $950 million

Posted on 05/11/2021

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Kakao Entertainment Corp said on Tuesday it was acquiring U.S.-based online comic app Tapas and serialized fiction app Radish for […]

Markets

How the Colonial Pipeline Became a Vital Artery for Fuel

Posted on 05/10/2021

Growing domestic production of oil and gas has led to reduced refining capacity in the Northeast, increasing the reliance on fuel sent from Texas. By […]

Business

Automated steering 'not available' on Texas road where Tesla crashed -NTSB

Posted on 05/10/2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. safety officials investigating the cause of a Tesla Model S crash that killed two men in Texas last month said on Monday […]

Markets

Michael Gove refuses to rule out legal action against SNP over another independence vote

Posted on 05/10/2021

IndyRef2: Susanna Reid grills Ian Blackford When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations […]

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Orvis’ Leigh H. Perkins Dead at 93

Posted on 05/10/2021

Leigh H. Perkins, who purchased The Orvis Company in 1965 and over the next three decades transformed it into one of the country’s top outdoors […]

Business

AP-NORC poll: Biden approval buoyed by his pandemic response

Posted on 05/10/2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is plunging into the next phase of his administration with the steady approval of a majority of Americans, according […]

Politics

Top House Republican says to expect vote on ousting Cheney Wednesday – Punchbowl News

Posted on 05/10/2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Liz Cheney addresses the media during the 2017 “Congress of Tomorrow” Joint Republican Issues Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. January 25, […]

Politics

New Biden DOJ staffer deleted over 39K tweets, including Russia collusion accusations

Posted on 05/10/2021

Biden DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke defends past writings on race Kristen Clarke sits for confirmation hearing as assistant attorney general nominee for DOJ Civil Rights […]

Politics

'We were scared': Asian-owned small businesses devastated by double whammy of Covid and hate crime

Posted on 05/10/2021

Like many small business owners around the country, Leo and Lydia Lee saw the earnings from their Los Angeles restaurant nosedive when the Covid pandemic […]

Business

Dementia carer’s petition campaigns to end council tax discount “discrimination”

Posted on 05/10/2021

Husband calls for change to law after wife’s dementia diagnosis When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. […]

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