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Britain to ban all new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles from 2040
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy good vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions from all for...
Jul 13, 2021
British transport group Go-Ahead aims to be carbon neutral by 2045
LONDON (Reuters) - Transport group Go-Ahead will withdraw diesel buses and further electrify its rail fleet as part of efforts to become carbon neutral by 2045, the British company said on Wednesday. ...
Jul 13, 2021
EU set to call time on combustion engine within two decades
By Nick Carey, Kate Abnett and Ilona Wissenbach LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union is set to propose measures on Wednesday, as part of a broad climate package, that signal the end of petrol (gasoli...
Jul 13, 2021
British Defence Minister says UK will work with Taliban should they come to power – Telegraph
(Reuters) - Britain will work with the Taliban should they enter the government in Afghanistan, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace told the Daily Telegraph in an interview published on Tuesday. "Wha...
Jul 13, 2021
Masks to remain mandatory on London transport after national rule easing
LONDON (Reuters) - Masks will remain mandatory on London's public transport network after July 19, the city's mayor said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government plans to lift most C...
Jul 13, 2021
Britain’s MI5 spy chief says: Beware of Russian and Chinese agents
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top domestic spymaster cautioned the population on Wednesday to treat the threat of spying from Russia and China as vigilantly as terrorism, warning t...
Jul 13, 2021
Japan’s factory mood in July hits highest since late 2018 – Reuters Tankan
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' business confidence rose in July to hit a more than two-and-a-half-year high, as the country's export-driven recovery remained intact thank...
Jul 13, 2021
Motor racing-Aston Martin aim to fight for F1 titles in four or five years
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll expects to be able to fight for Formula One titles in four or five years' time after investing heavily in his Silverstone-based te...
Jul 13, 2021
WTO seeks to land big prize after 20 years of fish talks
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Negotiators are hoping the World Trade Organization will on Thursday not only deal a major blow to overfishing after 20 years of trying, but in doing so also dispel do...
Jul 13, 2021
Joby, JetBlue team up to create credits for clean flight technology
(Reuters) - Electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation, JetBlue Airways Corp and Signature Flight Support are teaming up to develop aviation carbon credits for using electric and hydrogen propulsion tech...
Jul 13, 2021
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