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FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag with stock graph and an oil pump jack miniature model are seen in this illustration taken October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Iran’s capacity to move oil reliant on Malaysian providers: US Treasury official

The U.S. Treasury is increasing its focus on financing for militant groups routed through Southeast Asia, including through fundraising efforts and illicit sales...

By Xinghui Kok7 May 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Australian investment bank Macquarie Group adorns a desk in the reception area of its headquarters in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 28, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
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Macquarie eyes rise of protectionism in upcoming US, EU elections

Voters rattled by a cost-of-living and energy crisis, illegal migration and a changing geo-political landscape seek alternatives beyond mainstream parties.

By Lewis Jackson6 May 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A Marathon Oil well site is seen, as oil and gas activity dips in the Eagle Ford Shale oil field due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the drop in demand for oil globally, in Texas, U.S., May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Hiller//File Photo
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Oil prices edge up after Israel strikes Gaza, truce talks continue

Oil prices ticked up early on Tuesday after Israel struck Rafah in Gaza while negotiations for a ceasefire with Hamas continued without resolution.

By Shariq Khan6 May 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: China's special envoy for climate change Liu Zhenmin speaks at the China Development Forum (CDF) 2024, in Beijing, China March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jing Xu/File Photo
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China’s climate envoy to visit Washington this week, U.S. State Department says

The Biden administration had previously said that U.S. climate change diplomat John Podesta would meet Liu Zhenmin in Washington sometime in May, resuming...

By Reuters6 May 2024Reuters
The Lululemon logo is seen on a wall at the company's headquarters in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Canada’s Competition Bureau launches inquiry into Lululemon over ‘greenwashing’ allegations

Canada's Competition Bureau has launched an inquiry into Vancouver-based Lululemon following a complaint from members of an environmental group.

By CP6 May 2024The Canadian Press
Clammers dig in the mud on the shore of the Raritan Bay in Aberdeen, N.J., on Monday, May 6, 2024, the same day environmentalists hailed the cancellation of a natural gas pipeline project that would have run through the bay en route to New York City. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead

Environmentalists who had fought both projects reacted Monday to the mixed bag they were handed on Friday when the two proposals took differing...

By Wayne Parry6 May 2024The Associated Press
Ottawa is contributing $45 million to help prevent landslides along the Whitehorse Escarpment in Yukon's capital city, where the federal minister of emergency preparedness also announced funding for flood recovery in the territory. The Yukon territorial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Yukon gets $45M to prevent Whitehorse-area landslides, more money for flood recovery

A statement from Natural Resources Canada says Ottawa has set aside a further $3.5 million over the next four years to support flood-hazard...

By CP6 May 2024The Canadian Press
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Capsized barge in Tobago oil spill might have picked up fuel in Venezuela: Trinidad

HOUSTON – A barge that capsized in February and caused a large oil spill near Tobago that also affected neighboring Caribbean islands might...

By Reuters6 May 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A solar panels array, part of the renewable energy community of Politecnico di Milano is seen in Milan, Italy, April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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Italy split on possible solar plant curbs that may jeopardise green goals

Italy's coalition is split over a possible ban on installation of solar panels on agricultural land, according to government officials

By Giuseppe Fonte, Angelo Amante and Francesca Landini6 May 2024Reuters
FILE PHOTO: Stocks of new cars are parked in a lot, at Walon France automobile transport company in Hordain, northern France, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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French carmakers target fourfold jump in EV sales by 2027

French car industry will ramp up EV sales fourfold by 2027 under a strategy agreement to be signed with the government on Monday

By Reuters6 May 2024Reuters

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FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton//File Photo

Trump says US ‘pretty close’ to minerals deal with Ukraine

22 Feb 2025Reuters
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

EU to pare back sustainability rules for companies, draft shows

22 Feb 2025Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A BMW logo is seen on media day at the 2024 Paris Auto Show in Paris, France, October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

BMW says it will review timing of electric Mini production in UK

22 Feb 2025Reuters
X9 electric vehicles by Chinese EV manufacturer XPeng, waiting to be loaded on a ship headed for Thailand (AFP)

China’s EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year’s end

22 Feb 2025Agence France-Presse

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FILE PHOTO: Oil pumpjacks and tanks are pictured in a farmer's field near Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo

US oil imports from Canada hit record ahead of tariff threat, EIA data shows

8 Jan 2025Reuters
dian oil and gas stocks climbed Monday as the country's energy sector absorbed the news of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation. Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from wells near Calgary on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Canadian oil stocks climb as industry absorbs news of Trudeau resignation

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Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s where ‘flow batteries’ can help

4 Jan 2025The Conversation
Solar car port generating green electricity with cars parked at a parkade at the Telus Science Center in Calgary, Alta., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Ramon Cliff/Alamy via Reuters)

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