ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss car importers lobby hit back on Monday at the government’s proposal to limit the use of electric vehicles in any power crunch, saying the mere suggestion could[...]
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Environment
Investor group launches campaign to help companies protect nature
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Here’s the plan: Select 100 companies whose business burdens nature. Then, offer advice on how to lighten their impact and monitor their progress. Such is the vision o[...]
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Investigators, cleanup crews begin scouring oil pipeline spill in Kansas
By Erwin Seba and Nia Williams WASHINGTON, Kansas (Reuters) -Emergency crews on Friday were preparing to labor through the weekend to clean up the largest U.S. crude oil spill in nearly a decade, with[...]
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Britain eyes trade agreements with California, Utah
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain this week inked an agreement aimed at boosting trade and investment with South Carolina, its third such deal with a U.S. state, and is seeking sim[...]
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Keystone spill prompts scrutiny of permit allowing pipeline to run faster
(Adds editing credit) By Rod Nickel and Nia Williams WINNIPEG/CALGARY (Reuters) – The largest oil spill in the 12-year history of TC Energy Corp’s Keystone pipeline, discovered late Wednes[...]
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Broadcom faces EU antitrust probe into $61 billion VMware deal – sources
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Broadcom is set to face a setback in its $61 billion bid for cloud computing company VMware with EU antitrust regulators poised to open a full[...]
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Big Oil does little to act on climate despite vows, U.S. House panel says
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major energy companies are not doing enough to prevent the worst effects climate change despite public promises to fight the problem, a U.S. House panel[...]
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U.S. puts sanctions on Turkish businessman, citing links to Iran’s Quds Force
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration levied sanctions on Thursday on prominent Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan and his network of firms, accusing him of[...]
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BNP Paribas Asset Management heads for the woods with Danish deal
By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – BNP Paribas Asset Management said on Thursday it had bought a majority stake in a Danish firm specialising in woodland and agricultural investments. The pu[...]
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