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Volkswagen closes $2.6 billion investment in self-driving startup Argo AI
German automaker Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) has closed its $2.6 billion investment in Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based self-driving startup disclosed in a blog post on Tuesday….
Northern Ireland faces ’potent threat’ from Brexit and Covid-19
Northern Ireland faces a “potent threat” to its prosperity and stability if reduced business confidence due to uncertainty over post-Brexit trading rules compounds the economic…
ECB expected to pump up eurozone support as pandemic persists
The European Central Bank could announce Thursday hundreds of billions of euros in new bond-buying to keep fighting the pandemic crisis, analysts predict, as EU…
Hong Kong: Boris Johnson urged to form alliance over China security law
Seven former UK foreign secretaries have urged Boris Johnson to form a global alliance to coordinate the response to the China-Hong Kong crisis. China is…
Thousands face homelessness in Greek refugee relocation push
Abdelkader Rahmoun hasn’t slept in days. The 44-year-old Syrian and his family are among thousands of recognised refugees about to lose the temporary homes they…
Energy Institute pledges to reach net zero emissions ’well before’ 2050
The Energy Institute, the membership organisation for the energy sector, has committed to achieving net zero emissions ”well before” mid-century. The group announced on Friday…
EU recovery fund has ’green strings’ but no ban on fossil fuels
The European Commission pledged on Thursday to attach climate conditions to its massive funding package to save Europe’s coronavirus-battered economies, but stopped short of banning…
Online child abuse rising during lockdown warn police
Police forces across the world are warning that criminals and paedophiles are using the coronavirus lockdown to target children. Data gathered by the BBC reveals…
U.N. delays crucial climate summit for a year, cites pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the United Nations to delay until late 2021 a crucial climate summit that had been scheduled for Britain this year,…
Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
A deluge of online misinformation and hoaxes during the coronavirus crisis is stoking fear and confusion across Asia, where violators of lockdown rules can face…
Climate crisis making world’s forests shorter and younger, study finds
Climate breakdown and the mass felling of trees has made the world’s forests significantly shorter and younger overall, an analysis shows. The trend is expected…
EU must play global role in virus crisis, says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said the European Union should take more global responsibility in the coronavirus crisis, especially as ties with the United…
Asian stocks gain on economic hopes, but Hong Kong risk clouds outlook
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday as growing optimism about a global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic trumped immediate concerns about…
News Corp to stop printing more than 100 Australian papers
Rupert Murdoch’s Australian flagship media group News Corp announced Thursday it will stop printing more than 100 regional and local newspapers, blaming a collapse in…
UN agencies and Italian Red Cross sign cooperation agreement to prevent COVID-19
Red Cross volunteers to further assist with temperature screenings at the premises of 26 UN agencies operating in Italy. On behalf of the 26 UN…
Could Cycle Superhighways boost house prices?
New analysis suggests houses near London’s Cycle Superhighways enjoy valuations that are 80 per cent higher than average. Could the sudden surge in the number…
EU, Japan strenthen ties to face COVID-19 crisis
EU and Japan leaders at a video conference Tuesday signalled close coordination in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, stressing the importance of global solidarity, cooperation…
’Deeply troubling’: Covid-19 to spur record drop in global energy investment
A sobering report published today by the IEA predicts that global energy investment will plummet by $400bn in 2020, in a major turnaround from the…
More peacekeeping operations, fewer troops in 2019: report
The number of international peacekeeping missions rose slightly in 2019, but the number of personnel deployed continued to decline, researchers said Wednesday. The number of…
EU’s Von der Leyen to unveil trillion-euro recovery plan
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen will on Wednesday propose a roughly one-trillion-euro post-virus recovery fund for Europe, but will have to win over…
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