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FILE PHOTO: A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Oil prices dip as investors fret over demand outlook

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Crude oil prices fell 1% on Tuesday as weak U.S. consumer confidence data fed worries about the economic...

Trash and debris little an empty lot on Detroit's eastside, Monday, June 24, 2024. The eastside neighborhood is one of a few that are expected to receive solar arrays as part of Detroit's efforts to remove blight and find uses for underpopulated areas in the city. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)
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Detroit plans to set up solar panel arrays on vacant lots throughout the city

Detroit is using something it has plenty of — vacant land — to produce something the city needs — clean and relatively inexpensive...

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Weisweiler coal power plant of German utility RWE in Weisweiler Germany, January 17, 2023 REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo
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German coal power phase-out likely before 2038 due to economics: climate envoy

Leaders of the Group of Seven developed countries this month pledged to phase out existing unabated coal power generation in energy systems during...

FILE PHOTO: The logo and trading information for Chevron is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 27, 2022.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Chevron flags second-quarter production impact at TCO, Gulf of Mexico assets

(Reuters) – Chevron said on Monday it expected upstream turnarounds and downtime to impact 65,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in production...

FILE PHOTO: The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 23, 2019.   REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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TSX futures rise on strength in commodity prices

Energy shares were poised for a rebound after oil firmed on Monday.

FILE PHOTO: Flags of the U.S. and China sit in a room where U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China's Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, April 26, 2024, in Beijing, China.     Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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China says it reserves right to take measures against US planned investment curbs

China is firmly opposed to rules proposed by the U.S. to ban certain investments in AI.

The personal belongings of migrants abandoned on the banks of the Rio Bravo, a natural border with the United States (AFP)
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Extreme heat is new danger stalking US-bound migrants

Migrants from Latin America already face many risks while attempting to make their way to to the United States. The heat is proving...

FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., as IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde meets with Argentine Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
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IMF approves over $900 million to support Tanzania budget, climate change fight

WASHINGTON – The IMF said on Thursday its executive board approved funding for Tanzania of $786.2 million to help tackle climate change while...

FILE PHOTO: Janet Yellen holds a news conference after a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, U.S. December 13, 2017.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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Yellen says Biden’s China tariffs are strategic, Trump’s would raise costs

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden's increased tariffs on certain Chinese goods as highly strategic but said Republican...

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