German consumers face higher green power levy in 2020
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A fee levied on German consumers to support renewable power is likely to rise by 1.5-4.6% in 2020, industry sources said on Monday, a day before power…
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Alamos Gold halts construction at Turkish project amid protests
(Reuters) - Alamos Gold has halted construction work at its Kirazli project in western Turkey, the Canadian gold miner said on Monday, after its mining concessions expired on Sunday amid…
The Russian who could have been first to Moon
From BBC Pioneering cosmonaut Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov died on Friday in Moscow aged 85. With his passing, the world has lost another direct connection to the Cold War space race…
Heavy rains in Ivory Coast threaten cocoa crop
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Unusually heavy rain last week in most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa growing regions has disturbed the development of the October-to-March main crop and disease is spreading…
Climate change activists target BlackRock in London
LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change activists targeted BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, in London on Monday, demanding that the world’s major financial institutions stop funding what they describe as…
Rescuers search waist-high muddy waters for missing people in typhoon-hit Japan
NAGANO, Japan (Reuters) - Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of the worst typhoons to hit Japan in recent history, while…
Climate change activists target BlackRock offices in London
Protesters hold a banner outside the BlackRock office during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration in the City of London, Britain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Henry NichollsLONDON (Reuters) - Climate change activists targeted…
German rail operator holds Europe-wide PPA tender for green power
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German railway operator Deutsche Bahn [DBN.UL] has launched a tender for 5% of its annual electricity supply from renewable sources for the next eight years, aiming to…
Rescue workers battle mudslips, waist-high waters in typhoon-hit Japan
NAGANO, Japan (Reuters) - Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of the worst typhoons to hit Japan in recent history, as…
Climate change activists target London's financial district
LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change activists targeted London’s financial district on Monday blocking Bank junction, vowing a day of disruption for major institutions which they said were financing an environmental…