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What went right this week: saving UK gig venues, plus…

Posted by March 30, 2023

The ‘population bomb’ might never go off – report The world pop

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Analysis-Rate rises pile pain on SME firms in U.S. and…

Posted by March 30, 2023

Unlike large companies that typically issue fixed-rate debt and have little exposure to short-term rate fluctuations, SMEs rely on direct bank fundin

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King Charles to Germany: Arming Ukraine took courage

Posted by March 30, 2023

BERLIN — King Charles III hailed Germany’s “courageous” move to give military support to Ukraine as he talked up British-German t

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UK production jumps 13% in February as supply-chain snags ease

Posted by March 30, 2023

UK car production rose 13 percent in February in its first increase in three months, helped by an easing of supply-chain snags and robust output in both domest

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UK is worst private jet polluter in Europe with flight…

Posted by March 30, 2023

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailPrivate jet users in the UK emitted more damaging g

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EU regulators distance themselves from Credit Suisse bond writedowns

Posted by March 30, 2023

BRUSSELS — European regulators distanced themselves from the Swiss decision to wipe out $17 billion of Credit Suisse's bonds in the wake of the bank's rescue,

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Analysis-Rate rises pile pain on SME firms in U.S. and…

Posted by March 30, 2023

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Woman holds U.S. dollar banknotes in front of Euro banknotes in this illustration taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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Private jet flights in Europe soar to record levels —…

Posted by March 30, 2023

A private jet is landing over the snowy mountains of St. Moritz in Switzerland. Private jet emissions, which have a disproportionate impact on the environment,

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UK and EU boost co-operation over new carbon border tax

Posted by March 29, 2023

Britain and the EU are boosting co-ordination of efforts to tackle climate change and respond to a massive US green subsidy programme, in a sign of warmi

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Grant Shapps vows to press ahead with UK ban on…

Posted by March 29, 2023

UK energy secretary Grant Shapps has vowed to press ahead with plans to ban the sale of new petrol- and diesel-engined cars by 2030 despite the EU recent

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