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According to the Atlantic Council, Chinese sales of EVs abroad rose 70 percent in 2023, reaching $34.1 billion. Almost 40 percent went to the European Union (AFP)
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EU plans 36% tariff on Chinese EVs, lower for Tesla

EU Tesla tariffs pegged at just 9% as the bloc continues trade battle with China over state subsidies.

Reinforcing steel bars are stacked at the construction site for the gigafactory of Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt in Lohe-Rickelshof near Heide, Germany, March 25, 2024.   REUTERS/Swantje Stein/File Photo
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Battery maker Northvolt to shift R&D from California to Sweden

Consolidation of Northvolt's research will shift from California to Swedish hub amid strategic review.

LSEG signage is seen on screens in the lobby of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, May 14, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
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Copper miners, energy stocks pull FTSE 100 lower

Energy shares were the biggest losers on the FTSE 100, declining 1% due to a drop in oil prices.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meeting First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan during a visit to Cathays Park in Cardiff. Picture date: Monday August 19, 2024 (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Sir Keir Starmer: Key role for Wales in making Britain energy superpower

Welsh wind farms scheme praised by Prime Minister as crucial to the UK's transition to renewable energy.

People attend a protest against Rio Tinto's lithium mining project, in Valjevo, Serbia, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic
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Scores in central Serbia rally against Rio Tinto’s lithium project

Serbians protest Rio Tinto's lithium project in Valjevo, fearing environmental damage despite potential economic benefits.

Emergency and rescue services work near the scene where a sailboat sank in the early hours of Monday, off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Igor Petyx
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Global warming may be factor in deadly Italian shipwreck, climatologist says

Global warming may have amplified the storm that sank a British yacht off Sicily, killing one and leaving six missing.

FILE PHOTO: Raw copper from Zambia awaits export in a warehouse at Newlyn Terminal at Bayhead at the port in Durban, South Africa, April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File Photo
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Physical buyers win battle for copper market as funds retreat

Investors fleeing the copper market likely to be sidelined, leaving the field clear for physical players who expect slowing demand to weigh on...

FILE PHOTO: Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak reaching surface of the Baltic Sea in the area shows disturbance of well over one kilometre diameter near Bornholm, Denmark, September 27, 2022.  Danish Defence Command/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Russia complains to Germany over Nord Stream sabotage probe

Russia has complained to Germany over its investigation into the 2022 explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines: RIA state news

Miniatures of oil barrels and a rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Hedge funds sell planes, trains, automobiles; buy energy stocks, says Goldman

Hedge funds bought oil, gas and fuels for the fourth straight week, speculators now hold highest proportion of energy stocks this year

The average household energy bill is set to rise by 9% in October when the latest change to the price cap takes effect, according to experts (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Average UK energy bill set to jump by 9% in October, say experts

The average household energy bill is set to rise by 9% in October when the latest change to the price cap takes effect,...

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