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FILE PHOTO: Emma Hansson, chairman of IF Metall Stockholms lan, stands on strike outside Tesla's Service Center in Segeltorp, as workshop workers at the electric car company Tesla have gone on strike demanding that the company sign a collective agreement, in Stockholm, Sweden, October 27, 2023.  Jessica Gow/TT News Agency/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Tesla investor, Norway’s KLP, to support collective bargaining motion at AGM

Tesla investor KLP will vote in favour of a shareholder proposal urging the U.S. EV maker to engage in wage and other labour...

Chinese flag and Tesla logo is seen through a magnifier in this illustration taken January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo
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Tesla’s China-made EV sales fall 6.6% y/y in May

Tesla's China-made EV sales dropped 6.6% from a year earlier to 72,573 units in May, data from the CPCA showed on Tuesday

l Power’s Genesee Power Plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power-Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Canadian carbon capture rollout lags – industry, Ottawa at odds

Question of who should bear the financial risk for pricey carbon capture projects is slowing the technology's adoption in Canada

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani speaks as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol looks on during a joint news conference during 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea, June 4, 2024.   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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South Korea’s Yoon calls for greater cooperation with Africa on minerals, trade

Joint declaration calls for partnership on critical minerals as South Korea increases development aid for Africa to $10bn.

FILE PHOTO: A ponderosa pine tree is cut down after having burnt in the Brattain Fire, at Fremont National Forest, near Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File photo
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Warren Buffett’s PacifiCorp utility reaches $178 million wildfire settlement

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, said on Monday it agreed to pay $178 million to resolve claims by...

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Chinese refiner Rongsheng buys its first Canadian TMX crude oil cargo

Chinese refiner Rongsheng Petrochemical has bought its first Canadian crude cargo via the recently expanded Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX) from TotalEnergies through a...

Nigerians are facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation, with double-digit inflation leaving many struggling to afford food (AFP)
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Nigeria union strike shuts power grid, schools, disrupts flights

Unions in Nigeria are also protesting an electricity tariff hike and there have been widespread blackouts after the Transmission Company of Nigeria said...

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Coldplay thank fans for helping band exceed climate target

British band Coldplay is claiming that it exceeded its climate change target after pledging to put on one of the greenest tours in...

SpaceX, Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he attends a roundtable during the 6th edition of the "Choose France" Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, France on May 15, 2023. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
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Tesla stands by Musk pay after ISS urges shareholders to reject package

Tesla on Monday defended a proposal to ratify CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package and said a new compensation would be costlier

FILE PHOTO: A security member walks as he patrols at Bank Indonesia headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
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Indonesia cenbank says no outright RRR cut as it expands loan incentive scheme

Bank Indonesia is set to expand a scheme offering relief for lending to sectors including automotive, electricity, gas, and water utilities

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