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Nations seek aviation climate pact despite global tensions
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2022
» MONTREAL/PARIS: A United Nations (UN) body has begun global talks to hammer out a consensus on reducing airline emissions in the face of lingering discord over climate change and the impact of war in Ukraine.
Asian markets join global rally, oil rebounds from plunge
Reuters, Published on 10/03/2022
» Asian equities rallied Thursday following a strong bounce on Wall Street and a breathtaking surge in Europe sparked by a plunge in oil prices and bargain-buying following a Ukraine-fuelled rout.
French energy giant withdraws from Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2022
» PARIS: French energy group TotalEnergies has decided to withdraw from Myanmar because of the civil unrest there, it said on Friday, becoming the latest western company to pull out of the country since last year's coup.
Britain brings forward ban on petrol, diesel cars
Business, Reuters, Published on 05/02/2020
» LONDON: Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine.
Biggest wind power generator plans solar, hydro expansion
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2018
» Thailand's biggest wind power generator, Wind Energy Holdings (WEH), plans to invest into other sources of electricity including solar, hydro and biomass to back up its capacity, its chief executive told Reuters in an interview.
LVMH opens high-end 3-storey food hall
Business, Reuters, Published on 10/11/2017
» PARIS: Luxury goods firm LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is opening a second high-end food hall in Paris, betting on growing appetite from locals for gourmet groceries as the group spruces up its stores across the French capital.
WTO reverses its 777X tax credit ruling
Business, Reuters, Published on 06/09/2017
» PARIS/GENEVA: The World Trade Organization has reversed a ruling that Boeing Co received prohibited support for its newest aircraft, dealing a blow to the European Union in its long-running row with the United States over subsidies.
Flying water taxis highlight startup frustrations
Business, Reuters, Published on 25/08/2017
» PARIS: French yachtsman Alain Thebault wants to turn a boat design he used to break a world speed sailing record in 2009 into a clean, fast taxi service for the waterways of major cities.
Cheers in EU as roaming charges end
Business, Reuters, Published on 16/06/2017
» BRUSSELS: Roaming charges for using mobile phones when travelling within the European Union disappeared yesterday, capping a decade-long battle by Brussels to show increasingly sceptical Europeans it can make their lives better.
IEA: Oil pumping to outpace rise in demand in 2018
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2017
» LONDON - Growth in oil supply next year is expected to outpace an anticipated rise in demand that will push global consumption above 100 million barrels per day (bpd) for the first time, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.