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UK pumps £14 bn into nuclear plant on path to net zero
UK pumps £14 bn into nuclear plant on path to net zero
by  AFP

The UK government Tuesday said it will invest billions of pounds in the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant as it strives to meet net zero and energy security targets. The £14.2-billion ($19-billion) investment will end "years of delay and uncertainty", the UK Treasury said in a statement, adding it would unlock a "golden age" of nuclear power to "boost the UK's energy security".

Hopes rise as US and China hold second day of trade talks
Hopes rise as US and China hold second day of trade talks
by  AFP

The United States and China began a second day of trade talks on Tuesday, seeking to shore up a shaky tariff truce in a bitter row deepened by export curbs. China is also in talks with other trading partners -- including Japan and South Korea -- to try to build a united front to counter Trump's tariffs.

Eurostar to launch routes to Germany and Switzerland
Eurostar to launch routes to Germany and Switzerland
by  AFP

Eurostar said Tuesday it would launch new direct train routes from London to Frankfurt and Geneva, as potential competitors threaten to break its three-decade monopoly on cross-channel rail travel. The announcements come as Eurostar's three-decade monopoly in the Channel Tunnel looks likely to end.

Huawei founder says chips still lag 'one generation' behind US
Huawei founder says chips still lag 'one generation' behind US
by  AFP

Chinese tech giant Huawei's chips still "lag behind the United States by one generation", state media quoted its founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei as saying in a rare interview on Tuesday. Speaking to the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, 80-year-old Ren insisted the United States had "exaggerated" Huawei's achievements.

Sunny Greece struggles with solar energy overload
Sunny Greece struggles with solar energy overload
by  AFP

In a field in central Greece that once grew clover and corn, maintenance worker Nikos Zigomitros deftly drives a tractor between rows of solar panels, trimming weeds under a blazing sun. In the meantime, solar panel operators will have to ensure production does not outstrip capacity, thereby limiting their potential earnings.

Asian markets extend gains as China-US talks head into second day
Asian markets extend gains as China-US talks head into second day
by  AFP

Asian stocks squeezed out more gains Tuesday as the latest round of China-US trade talks moved into a second day, with one of Donald Trump's top advisers saying he expected "a big, strong handshake". Still, he said he expected "a big, strong handshake" at the end of the talks.