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Economy
Coal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first time
Sydney (AFP) - Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to...
Eco-friendly French cargo ship revives sail power
New York (AFP) - A French ship navigating past New York City to harbor laden with Champagne, Cognac and jam under...
UK announces record green energy auction
London (AFP) - The UK on Tuesday said it had awarded a record 131 new green infrastructure projects in a...
French lawmakers warned of ballooning budget deficit risk
Paris (AFP) - The public deficit in France is at risk of reaching 5. 6 percent of GDP this year...
China to launch anti-dumping probes into Canadian canola, chemicals
Beijing (AFP) - China said Tuesday it would launch an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola and chemical products, in apparent...
‘Queen of Trash’ in dock in Sweden’s biggest toxic waste scandal
Stockholm (AFP) - Eleven people went on trial in Sweden on Tuesday, accused of illegally dumping toxic waste in the...
UN hosts Libya rivals for central bank crisis talks
Tunis (AFP) - The United Nations said it held talks Monday with rival powers in Libya over the country's central...
State oil company’s ‘financial strain’ compounds Nigeria’s fuel shortage
Lagos (AFP) - Weeks of fuel scarcities in Nigeria are compounding a cost-of-living crisis, with the state-run oil company acknowledging...
Volkswagen mulls plant closures and job cuts in Germany
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German automotive giant Volkswagen said Monday it could take the unprecedented move to close production sites...
US hotel workers launch strike over holiday weekend
New York (AFP) - As many as 10,000 hotel workers were on strike across the United States on Sunday, at...
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