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Nuclear’s EU comeback on show at Brussels summit
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Promoting nuclear power was long taboo in Brussels, but a high-profile international summit Thursday will send...
Bank of England to hold rate despite slowing inflation
London (AFP) - The Bank of England is widely expected to keep its main interest rate at a 16-year high...
US Fed holds key rate, still sees 3 cuts in 2024
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to keep interest rates at a 23-year high for a fifth...
Biden unveils almost $20 bn for Intel to boost US chip production
Chandler (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden unveiled almost $20 billion in grants and loans Wednesday for Intel's...
US Fed holds key rate, pencils in 3 cuts this year
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to hold interest rates at a 23-year high for a fifth...
Biden admin unveils strict auto standards to speed electric shift
New York (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday revised pollution standards for cars and trucks meant to accelerate...
No oil and gas majors aligned with climate targets: report
Paris (AFP) - All major oil and gas companies plan fossil fuel expansion incompatible with limiting warming to 1. 5...
US steelworkers union backs Biden in reelection bid
Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden won the endorsement of the United Steelworkers (USW) union Wednesday, less than a...
Argentina’s battered middle class shrinking under Milei
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's middle class is vanishing: with austerity cuts introduced by self-proclaimed "anarcho-capitalist" President Javier Milei, ever...
EU agrees new caps on duty-free Ukraine farm imports
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU member states and lawmakers on Wednesday reached a deal to cap duty-free imports of a...
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