The ancient scooter gurgling through a languid summer afternoon brought groceries and a fistful of cash to Sasa Antic’s house. Like many of his neighbors, the 30-year-old Serb hasn’t had a job for some time so the family relies on the arrival of his mo…
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Steel could shed its reputation as a climate threat by using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels for as much as half of global output by 2050, according to BloombergNEF. The steel industry could adopt hydrogen for between 10% and 50% of output by mid-cent…
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Eskom Holdings, the State-owned utility that supplies about 95% of South Africa’s power, rejected proposals by the National Treasury that it sell some plants to reduce its debt mountain, a lawmaker said. Eskom has turned to the government for bailouts …
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Investors holding “poor man’s gold’’ are suddenly a lot richer, and silver’s rally may still have room to run.
Silver has surged 13% this month and touched a two-year high on Wednesday. The metal is benefiting as concerns over the global economic outl…
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Days before crucial elections in states impacted by Germany’s shift away from coal, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet approved a draft law that would distribute massive spending for the ailing communities.
The draft law presented by the Economy Minis…
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Among the tens of thousands of Brazilians who descended on the Amazonian goldmine of Serra Pelada in the 1980s was Percy Geraldo Bolsonaro, father of the current president, Jair Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro senior was among the wildcat miners who endured brut…
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Seriti Resources Holdings, poised to become Africa’s second biggest coal producer, is betting that South Africa will rely on coal for decades even as Africa’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases implements carbon taxes and is under pressure to improve …
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South Africa’s National Treasury outlined its vision to bolster economic growth and tackle a 29% unemployment rate, proposing a range of reforms including cutting red tape for businesses and easing visa rules to boost tourism. The reforms could lift th…
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South Africa’s National Treasury outlined its vision to bolster economic growth and tackle a 29% unemployment rate, proposing a range of reforms including cutting red tape for businesses and easing visa rules to boost tourism. The reforms could lift th…
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Norway’s government warned companies present in Brazil against any involvement in deforestation amid escalating international criticism of the Latin-American country’s management of the Amazon rainforest.
Amid raging wildfires in the rainforest, Franc…
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