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Dame Emma Thompson (centre) during a Restore Nature Now protest in central London (Jeff Moore/PA)
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Dame Emma Thompson backs Just Stop Oil as thousands march

Actress Dame Emma Thompson has backed protest group just Stop Oil and joined a march in London calling for politicians to prioritise nature...

Extinction Rebellion demonstrators march in Westminster, London, last year (Jordan Pettitt/PA)
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Scientist warns of ‘very scary’ nature decline as green groups unite to protest

The rate of nature decline is “very scary”, a conservation scientist has warned as green groups prepare to unite for a major protest...

German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck shakes hands with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Zheng Shanjie before a meeting in Beijing, China June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Maria Martinez
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EU tariffs on China not a ‘punishment’, says German economy minister

The German Economy Minister has said EU tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles should not be seen as a punishment.

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the ExxonMobil oil refinery in Port-Jerome-sur-Seine, France, March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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Striking French workers block delivery trucks at ExxonMobil refinery

Striking workers blocked delivery trucks carrying oil products, including petrol, from leaving the ExxonMobil Chemical France's Port-Jerome-Gravenchon refinery in northern France on Friday.

A man refreshes himself with beer during the first summer heatwave this year in Barbana near Ulcinj, Montenegro, June 19, 2024. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic
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Power outage hits Balkan states as heat overloads system, minister says

A major power outage in the Balkans was caused by a sudden increase in power consumption brought on by high temperatures, and by...

Ferrari's new factory will produce the group's legendary combustion engine cars as well as hybrids and the firm's first EV (AFP)
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Ferrari eyes electric future with solar-powered factory

Italian carmaker Ferrari on Friday inaugurated a new solar-powered factory at the group's historic Maranello site, where its electric car should be produced...

Octopus Energy took over Bulb in 2022 with a package of Government support (Leon Neal/PA)
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Octopus Energy to repay £3bn of UK taxpayer money used for Bulb takeover

Octopus Energy will pay the Government nearly £3bn to reimburse the public money it received to take over collapsed energy supplier Bulb

FILE PHOTO: People walk in front of BYD Auto company and Autotorino store in Milan, Italy, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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What happens next in the EU investigation into Chinese EVs?

The European Commission is planning to impose provisional duties on EVs produced in China, what comes next?

Electric cars waiting to be loaded onto a vessel in China to be transported (AFP)
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Top German minister on peace mission amid China EV tariffs row

Germany's Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck will arrive in Beijing on Friday on a last-ditch mission to avoid a damaging trade war with China...

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Ukraine plans record power imports after Russian attacks on energy system

Ukraine plans record high electricity imports after significant energy infrastructure damage from recent Russian strikes on its energy system.

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