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COP28: Japan, France back plan to boost climate lending with SDRs
By Rachel Savage and William James DUBAI (Reuters) -Japan and France said on Monday they will support the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) plan to leverage I...
Dec 04, 2023
COP28 president denies he doesn’t respect climate science
By Gloria Dickie DUBAI (Reuters) - COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber defended his role in hosting this year's U.N. climate summit on Monday and insisted he understood and respected the science of climat...
Dec 04, 2023
Analysis-As Bayer confronts mounting Roundup losses, all eyes on Philadelphia trial
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - With Bayer facing investor pressure to resolve thousands of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller after being hit with $2 billion in verdicts in recent weeks, all eyes ar...
Dec 04, 2023
U.S. bank CEOs expected to protest regulation push before Congress
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top bosses of JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and other major banks are expected to warn lawmakers this week that capital hikes and other...
Dec 04, 2023
Arab Energy Fund (APICORP) plans up to $1 billion for decarbonisation technologies
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Arab Energy Fund, formerly known as APICORP, plans to invest up to $1 billion over the next five years in decarbonisation technologies, the Middle East and North Africa-focused m...
Dec 04, 2023
Tanzania flood, landslide death toll jumps to 47
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The number of people killed by floods and landslides in northern Tanzania has jumped to 47, with another 85 people injured, following torrential rain, a senior government off...
Dec 04, 2023
COP28: UAE signs deal with Bill Gates’ nuclear company on advanced reactors
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bill Gates' advanced nuclear reactor company TerraPower LLC and the United Arab Emirates' state owned nuclear company ENEC said on Monday they have agreed to study the potential deve...
Dec 04, 2023
Temperatures in Siberia dip to minus 50 Celsius as record snow blankets Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Temperatures in parts of Siberia plummeted to minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit) while blizzards blanketed Moscow in record snowfall and disrupted flights as win...
Dec 04, 2023
COP28: Abu Dhabi teams up with HSBC, others on climate finance think-tank
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi will host the newly launched Global Climate Finance Centre in partnership with nine founding members including the World Bank, lender HSBC and asset managers BlackRock and ...
Dec 04, 2023
Showbiz in 2023: Hollywood strikes, Beatles last song, ‘Swift effect’
LONDON (Reuters) - From strikes paralysing Hollywood to the Beatles releasing their last ever song, the world of entertainment provided many headlines this year. Below are some of the biggest showbiz ...
Dec 03, 2023
