Biden administration to invest $1.2 billion in projects to suck carbon out of the air
The Biden administration will announce on Friday its first major investment to kickstart the US carbon removal industry -- something energy experts say is key to getting the country's planet-warming emissions under control.
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Rohingya: At least 23 dead, 30 missing after boat sinks
As many as 30 others are missing after the boat foundered and was abandoned by crew on Sunday.
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FinnCap and Cenkos Names Set to Disappear From City of London
London brokers FinnCap Group Plc and Cenkos Securities Plc are planning to ditch their names when they complete
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New Zealand plans to require large firms to report gender pay gaps
New Zealand's government plans to compel large businesses to report the state of their gender pay gaps in a bid to increase equity in the workplace, the country's Minister for Women Jan Tinetti announced Friday as the ruling Labour party gears up for an election fight.
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Japan eyes tax break for domestic EV battery, chip production - Nikkei
TOKYO Japan plans to create tax breaks for domestically-made electric vehicle (EV) batteries and semiconductors from April 2024
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Civil rights groups file lawsuit over Tennessee's redistricting maps
Several civil and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Republican Gov. Bill Lee and other state officials over Tennessee's congressional and state Senate maps, which they allege are discriminatory and violate the constitutional rights of voters of color.
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Philippine Central Bank Head Cautions Against Quick Policy Pivot
Philippine central bank Governor Eli Remolona warned against “sudden reversals” of monetary policy when asked about the possibility
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Singapore Q2 GDP grows 0.1% q/q, lower than first estimated
SINGAPORE Singapore's economy expanded less than initially estimated in the second quarter, official data showed on Friday, as
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Caltech reaches 'potential settlement' in Apple, Broadcom patent case
By Blake Brittain The California Institute of Technology has reached a "potential settlement" in a high-stakes patent infringement
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Period poverty: In Africa, women are being priced out of buying sanitary ware
BBC research reveals that women in Africa spend up to 13% of their income on menstrual products.
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Russian missile hits hotel used by UN in Zaporizhzhia -officials
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -A Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday evening, leaving one
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US Black women-owned venture capital fund mounts defense to conservative's race lawsuit
By Nate Raymond The founders of a venture capital fund devoted to funding Black women-owned businesses on Thursday
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