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More than 13,000 Nigerian residents take Shell to court over oil spills
Residents fetch water from a well contaminated by oil pollution at Ogale Town, Eleme in southeast Nigeria, on June 13,…
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Oil giant Shell posts highest-ever annual profit of $40 billion
Shell said last month that windfall taxes imposed by the European Union and U.K. following the surge in profits would…
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Euro zone inflation dips for a third straight month as energy prices continue to fall
Inflation in the euro zone eased in the last two months of 2022 but the economic indicator is still well-above…
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Concerns about golden eagles are partly prompting the redesign of a Scottish wind farm
A golden eagle photographed in Scotland. The bird of prey is protected under the U.K.’s Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.…
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UK pulls plug on top tech incubator after setting out to become ‘world’s next Silicon Valley’
Traffic passes around the Old Street roundabout, also referred to as “Silicon Roundabout,” in the area known as “Tech City”…
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Norway’s gigantic sovereign wealth fund loses a record $164 billion, citing ‘very unusual’ year
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund was established in the 1990s to invest the surplus revenues of the country’s oil and gas…
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IMF hikes global growth forecast as inflation cools and household spending surprises
The IMF has revised its global economic outlook upwards. Norberto Duarte | Afp | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund…
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Erdogan suggests Turkey could accept Finland into NATO — without Sweden
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 29, 2022. Nacho Doce | Reuters Turkish…
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Big Oil poised to smash annual profit records — sparking outcry from campaigners and activists
U.S. President Joe Biden has previously singled out Exxon Mobil for making “more money than God” last year. Brandon Bell…
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10 most welcoming places in the world—see which U.S. state made the list
This year’s annual Booking.com Traveler Review Awards included a list of the most welcoming places in the world for 2023.…
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