UK eases ban on new wind farms, considers OKing coal mine
Britain’s Conservative government has approved the U.K.’s first new coal mine in three decades
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UK eases ban on new wind farms, considers OKing coal mine
Environmental groups have welcomed a decision by Britain’s Conservative government to lift its opposition to onshore wind farms
China's Xi to visit Saudi Arabia to cement Gulf Arab ties
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be arriving to Saudi Arabia to attend meetings with oil-rich Gulf Arab nations crucial to his country’s energy supplies as Beijing tries to revive an economy battered by strict coronavirus measures
Asia stocks lower as China scales back many COVID curbs
Shares are lower in Asia after benchmarks fell again on Wall Street on fears the Federal Reserve will need to keep the brakes on the economy to get inflation under control, risking a sharp recession
China November trade sinks under virus pressure, rate hikes
China’s imports and exports shrank in November under pressure from weakening global demand and anti-virus controls at home
China's Xi visiting Saudi Arabia amid bid to boost economy
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attending a pair of regional summits in Saudi Arabia amid efforts to kick-start economic growth weighed down by strict anti-COVID-19 measures
Tensions over trade deals exposed at Mercosur summit
A summit of the four Mercosur nations has exposed tensions as Uruguay’s eagerness to seek out foreign markets collides with opposition from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay
Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform
Facebook parent Meta Platforms says it will be forced to consider removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation that could require social media companies to pay news outlets
Trump Organization jury deliberating, focusing on last count
Jurors deliberating criminal tax fraud charges against Donald Trump’s company are zeroing in on the charge of falsifying business records
Syria to close govt agencies for 2 days amid fuel crisis
The Syrian government has decided to close state agencies for two days in December due to severe fuel shortages caused by the disruption in the arrival of supplies and Western sanctions
South Africa's lawmakers delay debate on president's future
South Africa’s lawmakers have postponed until next week a debate on the damning report that has resulted in calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down
World shares lower as strong data hit hopes for dovish Fed
Stocks are mostly lower in Europe and Asia after Wall Street pulled back as surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the difficulty of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation
Latvia revokes license of independent Russian TV channel
Latvian media authorities have revoked the license of an independent Russian TV channel exiled in the Baltic country for, among other things, voicing support for the Russian military and including Crimea in its map of Russia
Asian shares lower as strong data hit hopes for dovish Fed
Stocks are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street pulled back as surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the difficulty of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation
Australia's central bank raises key interest rate to 3.1%
Australia’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.1% as it tries to wrestle down inflation
Investors press railroads to add sick time for workers
The major freight railroads now face pressure from investors to add sick days after Congress declined to require them as part of the contracts they imposed last week to avert a potentially devastating nationwide rail strike
Argentina eyes $100 billion as US will share banking data
The U.S. and Argentina have agreed to have their tax agencies automatically share data about their citizens' finances in each other's countries
Putin signs law expanding LGBT 'propaganda' restrictions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBT rights in the country
Japan aims to boost 5-year defense spending to $318 billion
Japan has set a new target for military spending over the next five years to $318 billion, or 1.5 times the current level, as the country seeks defense buildup including the use of preemptive strike
Turkish inflation eases for 1st time in more than a year
Annual inflation in Turkey has eased slightly in November for the first time in more than a year, but remains close to 24-year highs
Turkish inflation eases for 1st time in more than a year
Annual inflation in Turkey has eased slightly in November for the first time in more than a year, but remains close to 24-year highs