Economy
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Germany is shutting down its coal industry for good, so far without sacking a single worker
“My grandpa did it like this, we used it like this to destroy the big stones,” he tells Foreign Correspondent.…
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Independent Scotland ‘would face five year wait to rejoin EU’
And it warns that Scotland would effectively be forced to adopt the euro or see its influence shrink within the…
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Michel Barnier rejects UK’s call for Canada-style trade deal
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has rejected British demands for a Canada-style trade deal that would free the…
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Dark day for Polish coal
WARSAW — Ostrołęka C was supposed to be Europe’s last new big coal-fired power plant. Paola Tamma Politico It likely…
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Europe wants to compete with the big boys of tech
That’s the message European Union tech czar Margrethe Vestager aims to convey on Wednesday when she unveils plans to help…
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The world’s biggest work-from-home experiment has been triggered by coronavirus
In major hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore, shops are shuttered, public facilities are closed, and there are few people…
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The UN’s anti-Israel blacklist will harm a lot of Palestinians
That’s the real takeaway from the blacklist Turtle Bay released on Wednesday of 112 companies that do business with Israeli…
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‘It Will Be Catastrophic.’
Klong Khong beach on the southern Thai island of Koh Lanta is a long sweep of coarse silver sand fringed…
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Brexit: EU Parliament makes tough demands for talks
MEPs called on the UK to follow EU policies in a host of areas as the price for an ambitious…
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We depend so much more on Chinese travellers now.
Australia has joined New Zealand, the United States, Indonesia, India, Israel and other countries in deciding to refuse entry to…
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A Mediterranean Contest for EastMed Natural Gas is About to Begin
The leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Jordan will hold a trilateral summit in Amman on the 14th of April to…
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Middle East’s $2 trillion wealth could just vanish in 15 years
The Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf face a budget reckoning and risk squandering their $2 trillion in financial wealth…
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‘Having to ask for somewhere to live, it’s difficult indeed’:
She used to be on first-name terms with TV hosts Michael Parkinson and Mike Walsh, and with the superstars –…
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Can charcoal make beef better for the environment?
Mikki Cusack asks whether a remedy dating from the 3rd Century BC could help cut emissions and boost soil health.…
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No food, no fuel, no phones: bushfires showed we’re only ever one step from system collapse
More broadly, they highlighted the immense vulnerability of the systems which make our contemporary lives possible. Anthony Richardson The Conversation…
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Finland’s Women-Led Government Has Equalized Family Leave: 7 Months For Each Parent
In Finland, where women lead the five parties in the coalition government, here’s one change they’re making: equal paid leave…
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