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UK's Starmer hails 'landmark' carbon capture funding
UK's Starmer hails 'landmark' carbon capture funding
Economy
by  AFP

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday said planned government investments of nearly £22 billion ($28.8 billion) in the capture and storage of carbon emissions marked a "landmark week" for Britain. "It is a landmark week in our national story, because this week we saw the end of coal, the power that built this country for many years," Starmer said, speaking in Chester, near Liverpool.

As EU targets Chinese cars, European rivals sputter
As EU targets Chinese cars, European rivals sputter
Economy
by  AFP

As the EU seeks to put a brake on competition from Chinese electric cars, European automakers are stuck in second gear. Weaker demand for their cars in China, whose economy is slowing, and growing competition from cheaper Chinese EVs elsewhere are among the main drags on European automakers, which employ 2.4 million people.