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Unequal cities bear the brunt of deadly disease outbreaks 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
A new low-cost housing development on the Lat Phrao canal, Bangkok, part of flood-prevention work backed by the ‘100 Resilient Cities’ network, December 20, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Michael Taylor
Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost to the planet? 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
Farmers plough the land with the help of their horse on a plantation in Tierra Blanca de Cartago, east of San Jose, May 15, 2012. Reuters / Juan Carlos Ulate
Spotlight on diversity, politics and Nazi past at 70th Berlin film fest 18 Feb 2020 - 06:52 pm
Workers lay the red carpet for the upcoming Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany February 18, 2020. Reuters/Michele Tantussi
HSBC announces job cuts and radical overhaul as profits slide 18 Feb 2020 - 10:12 am
FILE PHOTO: HSBC logos are seen on a branch bank in the financial district in New York, U.S., August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Sustainability disclosures by European companies generally poor 18 Feb 2020 - 12:10 am
People walk along a park during the sunset in Istanbul, Turkey, February 17, 2019. Reuters/Umit Bektas
Facebook's Zuckerberg calls for new-style regulator for EU 17 Feb 2020 - 07:34 pm
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany, February 15, 2020. Reuters/Andreas Gebert
Hyundai says $740 million Chilean bridge project on track after cost dispute 17 Feb 2020 - 05:46 pm
The Chilean government claimed HDEC had sought to increase the cost of the project by 50%, or $300 million, a request rejected by the current government of President Sebastian Pinera.
Nestle’s M&A appetite grows as sales growth lags behind goal 14 Feb 2020 - 12:40 am
Nestle Chief Executive Mark Schneider and Chief Financial Officer Francois-Xavier Roger talk during a news conference at the company headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, February 13, 2020. Reuters/Pierre Albouy
Hyundai bet big on China. Now coronavirus is twisting its supply chain 13 Feb 2020 - 10:59 pm
A worker stands in front of parts of Hyundai Motor's sedans at its plant in Asan, South Korea, January 27, 2016. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
Big oil traders start investing in renewables 13 Feb 2020 - 10:59 pm
A solar power plant is seen past wind turbines in Canino, central Italy, April 27, 2016. Reuters / Max Rossi
London Fashion Week urged to sashay away from polluting sequins 13 Feb 2020 - 10:58 pm
Models present creations from designer Victoria Beckham during the Spring Summer 2020 collection on the third day of London Fashion Week on September 15, 2019. AFP / Niklas Halle'n
As coronavirus fails to ease, interest in 'force majeure' 13 Feb 2020 - 10:58 pm
An employee deliver buns to a customer through a ramp from the restaurant counter at a store, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 12, 2020. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Era ends for Canada’s bombardier aerospace giant 13 Feb 2020 - 09:40 pm
Bombardier employee Francis Masse polishes the sign of Bombardier Global 7500 shown during a media tour in Montreal, December 19, 2018. Reuters / Christinne Muschi
India offers to import US dairy, chicken legs to seal elusive trade deal with Trump 13 Feb 2020 - 09:26 pm
A member of bomb disposal squad from Gujarat Police scans a vehicle parked along a route that US President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be taking during Trump's visit later this month, in Ahmedabad, India, February 13, 2020.
UK economic policy left in disarray after chancellor quits 13 Feb 2020 - 07:05 pm
Sajid Javid leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on October 19, 2019. AFP / Tolga Akmen
Walmart to close Jetblack personal-shopping service in new york 13 Feb 2020 - 06:52 pm
People wait in line pay at a Walmart during a sales event on Thanksgiving day in Westbury. New York, US, November 22, 2018. Reuters / Shannon Stapleton
Audit slams safety US oversight of Southwest Airlines 12 Feb 2020 - 10:46 pm
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California, on March 28, 2019. AFP / Mark Ralston
China rapid rebound thesis tested as virus fallout deepens 12 Feb 2020 - 10:46 pm
A staff member checks the temperature of a guest entering at a hotel in Macau on January 22, 2020, after the former Portuguese colony reported its case of the virus that originated from Wuhan in China. AFP / Anthony Wallace

Stock Market

A flag with the logo of pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca flies outside their facility for biological medicines in Södertälje, south of Stockholm, Sweden on February 8, 2022. Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP. UK drugs giant AstraZeneca says US listing starts February
Peninsula Gold, silver hit peaks and stocks struggle on new US-EU trade fears 
People look out at the view of the skyline of the financial office buildings in the City of London from Primrose Hill in London on January 2, 2026. Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP London stocks hit record as 2026 kicks off with global gains
(Files) A salesman displays gold chains at a jewellery store in Bengaluru on September 17, 2025. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed / AFP) Gold tops $4,500 for first time on rate cut bets, geopolitics

Energy

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Peninsula ExxonMobil closes UK plant, citing 'policy' obstacles
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Qatar Business

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