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EU ‘will start collapsing’ unless it takes on Polish challenge – official
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union "will start collapsing" unless it challenges a ruling by Poland's top court that national legislation trumps European laws, a senior offic...
Oct 11, 2021
Lava from La Palma volcano burns cement plant, prompting lockdown
LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - A stream of red-hot lava gushing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma engulfed a cement plant on Monday, raising a thick cloud of smoke and promp...
Oct 11, 2021
Romania’s president says proposes centrist party head to form govt
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has proposed Dacian Ciolos, leader of a centrist party, as a candidate to form a government, after the nine-month-old minority liberal coalition...
Oct 11, 2021
Europe’s top development banks agree to deepen cooperation outside EU
LONDON (Reuters) - The EU's lending arm, the European Investment Bank, and the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said on Monday they would deepen their cooperation outside ...
Oct 11, 2021
With climate clock ticking, companies scramble to set green targets
(Reuters) -Hundreds of companies around the world have promised to cut carbon emissions, but the deadlines they have set are years away and it is hard to tell if it is enough. According to scientists ...
Oct 11, 2021
Column: Hedge funds’ dollar policy: longer for longer
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - The dollar is at a crossroads after a 5% rally in four months, as many investors assess how much of the Fed's bond purchase taper and future rate hikes are ...
Oct 11, 2021
Zimbabwe’s biggest business group warns local currency could collapse
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's currency is in danger of collapsing as companies resort to the U.S. dollar for transactions, the country's main business group said in a letter to its members, amid a cra...
Oct 11, 2021
Energy from bogs: Estonian scientists use peat to make batteries
By Janis Laizans and Andrius Sytas TARTU, Estonia (Reuters) - Peat, plentiful in bogs in northern Europe, could be used to make sodium-ion batteries cheaply for use in electric vehicles, scientists at...
Oct 11, 2021
Coughing Putin says he’s fine, tests for COVID daily
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen coughing during a televised government meeting, reassured officials on Monday that he was fine and said he was being tested for COVID-19 virtu...
Oct 11, 2021
Mexico president says foreign companies transported contraband fuel
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that well-known foreign companies have transported fuel improperly and that his government was committed to ending c...
Oct 11, 2021
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