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FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A woman pours water on her head after filling her containers with drinking water from a municipal tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
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India sees record peak demand for power in north as heatwave persists

People in India have been trying to stay cool during a weeks-long heatwave.

Over a dozen people were missing in China on Tuesday after heavy rains and flooding struck swathes of the south (AFP)
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Over a dozen people missing as extreme weather hits China

China is struggling with continuous rainfall and flooding, and some of the highest temperatures of the year.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Singapore’s Temasek to sell Pavilion Energy to Shell

Shell hopes the deal with Temasek will strengthen its position in the liquefied natural gas market.

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Australia’s Energy Future: Consumer Energy Resources

The Australian Energy Council has published a discussion paper on the growing role of consumers in the energy transition and how to better...

A Hyundai Ioniq 5 electric vehicle is displayed next to a vertical smart farm at the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS) in Singapore June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su
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Chile lithium miner SQM reaches supply deal with Hyundai, Kia

Hyundai and Kia has done a deal with SQM for material necessary for EV batteries.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from a field which caught fire on a hot summer day during a heatwave in New Delhi, India, June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
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India’s ‘heat trap’ cities make summers worse, says government official

Smoke billows from a field that caught fire amid above-normal temperatures in New Delhi

FILE PHOTO: A worker loads copper cathodes into a warehouse near Yangshan Deep Water Port, south of Shanghai March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/ File Photo
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Record copper prices likely to pause U.S. scrap shipments to China

China's copper waste and scrap imports are climbing compared with last year.

FILE PHOTO: A worker shovels coal as he loads a truck at a coal port in Hanoi February 23, 2012. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
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More than 800 coal plants worldwide could be profitably decommissioned, research group says

Though only a tenth of existing coal plants are scheduled to shut down by 2030, more could close if efforts are made to...

FILE PHOTO: Monsoon clouds gather over the Gateway of India in Mumbai August 1, 2007. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/File Photo
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India’s monsoon rains a fifth below normal so far

India has had 20% less rainfall than normal since June 1.

FILE PHOTO: A person walks next to BYD Seal car in a BYD Auto company and Autotorino store in Milan, Italy, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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Berkshire Hathaway sells $39.8 million of shares in China’s BYD

BYD is one of Berkshire Hathaway's few non-U.S. investments.

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