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EU carbon trading revamp to boost revenue return to industry, commissioner says
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (339+ words) LISBON, May 12 (Reuters) " The European Commission's revamp of the bloc's carbon emissions trading system aims to ensure more revenue is returned to industry as an incentive "for it to decarbonise further, EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra "said on Tuesday. Speaking…...
Italy's Culture Ministry rocked by dismissals as Meloni struggles to reshape landscape
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (456+ words) ROME, May 11 (Reuters) " Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli has sacked two senior aides after uproar over denied funding for a documentary, adding to turbulence at a ministry already shaken by months of resignations and political infighting. The "upheavals are the…...
Putin says he thinks the Ukraine conflict is coming to an end
3+ day, 53+ min ago (39+ words) By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that he thought the Ukraine conflict was coming to an end. Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine triggered the "most serious crisis in relations between Russi. .....
Merz says Europe wants a strong NATO and shares US goal of ending Iran war
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (66+ words) By Johan Ahlander STOCKHOLM, May 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday Europe wanted to work to keep the NATO alliance functioning, despite differences with the United States that the Iran war has exposed. Tensions between "U. .. ....
Kremlin says peace in Ukraine is still a very long way off | 1330 & 101. 5 WHBL
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (326+ words) MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) " The Kremlin on Saturday said that the United States was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but "that getting to any sort of agreement was a "very long way off…...
Analysis-Trump’s feuds, tensions with allies likely to outlast Iran war
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (1147+ words) By Matt Spetalnick and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - With his decision to pull some U. S. troops from Germany, his threats to draw down forces elsewhere in Europe and his downplaying of Iran’s recent attacks on an important Gulf partner, P. .....
Ryanair to shut Thessaloniki base in Greece due to high fees, says senior executive
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (41+ words) By Lefteris Papadimas and Kalliroi Pappa ATHENS, May 8 (Reuters) - Ryanair will close its operating base at Greece's Thessaloniki airport this winter and cut the number of flights in and out of the city after "airport operator Fraport hiked annual fees....
US says it will revert to higher tariffs on EU goods if Brussels misses July 4 deadline
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (397+ words) WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) " The U. S. will revert to higher tariffs on European Union goods if Brussels fails to implement trade deal commitments before a July 4 deadline, U. S. Trade Representative Jamieson "Greer said on Friday. Greer, speaking on Fox Business Network's "Mornings with…...
Russian drones swarm smaller Ukrainian power stations, data shows
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (592+ words) By Max Hunder and Prasanta Kumar Dutta KYIV, May 8 (Reuters) " Russia has increasingly focused its aerial attacks on small Ukrainian power substations, with increased drone capacity allowing it to disrupt Ukraine's grid over the past winter more than ever, data…...
Denmark’s coalition talks break down in setback for prime minister Frederiksen
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (39+ words) COPENHAGEN, May 8 (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's bid to form a new government coalition broke down on "Friday when a key partner abandoned the talks, jeopardising her ambition of securing a third consecutive term in office after. .....