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Bank of England’s American guru might be closest fit to Carney as governor 20 Sep 2019 - 10:17 pm
Bank of England
Colombian cities gather green speed with electric buses 20 Sep 2019 - 10:17 pm
Colombia's city of Cali launches a fleet of 26 electric buses, September 2019. Courtesy of Cali's mayor's office
Facebook's Zuckerberg pledges cooperation with U.S. antitrust probe 20 Sep 2019 - 07:54 pm
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg addresses the audience during a meeting of the APEC CEO Summit in Lima, Peru, November 19, 2016. Reuters/Mariana Bazo
Millions in England one pay cheque away from homelessness 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
A homeless woman from north Wales sits huddled under a sleeping bag next to her dog in a shopping arcade near the Victoria rail station in London, December 14, 2012. Reuters/Chris Helgren
No-deal Brexit would hit UK far more than EU, ECB’s Rehn says 19 Sep 2019 - 08:30 pm
Governor of the Bank of Finland Olli Rehn attends the informal meeting of ministers for economic and financial affairs (ECOFIN) and Eurogroup in Helsinki, Finland, 13 September 2019. Lehtikuva/Emmi Korhonen
Carbon-cutting cities plug in to ‘electrify everything’ movement 19 Sep 2019 - 08:30 pm
A view of downtown Los Angeles, California on a smoggy afternoon, November 2, 2006. AFP/Gabriel Bouys
Fire and hail push insurers to rethink climate change risks 19 Sep 2019 - 08:30 pm
A homeless man asks for money outside a donut shop during white-out blizzard-like conditions in a winter snow storm in Boston, February 9, 2017. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Big money urges governments to tackle climate change 19 Sep 2019 - 08:30 pm
Countries that signed the 2015 Paris climate accord have committed to keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius. (Vivek/Prakash Reuters)
Companies tighten climate goals as scientific outlook darkens 17 Sep 2019 - 10:21 pm
Further reducing corporate emissions (and expanding the SBTI roster to include the financial sector) will be a hot topic during climate Week in New York later this month.
Fund smarter to switch on lights for the poor: UN envoy 17 Sep 2019 - 08:37 pm
A solar power plant is seen past wind turbines in Canino, central Italy, April 27, 2016. Reuters/Max Rossi
Water wars: Indigenous locals go up against Mexico City airport 17 Sep 2019 - 08:37 pm
View of the Santa Lucia airbase and its surroundings from a hill above San Lucas Xolox, Mexico, August 20, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Oscar Lopez
Gender, geography perils hamper global development 17 Sep 2019 - 07:35 pm
A group of Dalit women of a farming collective walking on the land that they took over for cultivation in Pallur, India. (Thomson Reuters Foundation / Rina Chandran)
Trade talks seen as unlikely to mend US-China divide 17 Sep 2019 - 07:34 pm
China's Communist Party is unlikely to budge on U.S. demands to fundamentally change the way it runs the economy, while the U.S. won't backtrack on labelling Chinese companies national security threats.
Nettles with regal roots hit the London catwalks 17 Sep 2019 - 06:37 pm
Fashion designers Vin + Omi pose for photograph during an interview with AFP at the Savoy Hotel in London on September 13, 2019.  AFP / Niklas Halle'n
Euro zone's 140 billion-euro interest windfall could allow spending boost 17 Sep 2019 - 06:37 pm
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Rich families pour wealth into $31 trillion ESG opportunity 16 Sep 2019 - 08:14 pm
Those born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s are set to take possession of as much as $30 trillion, according to research firm CB Insights. (Reuters/Eddie Keogh)
World must transform food production or face unrest, scientists warn 16 Sep 2019 - 07:47 pm
A farmer tends to a wheat farm in the El-Dakahlia governorate, north of Cairo, Egypt, February 16, 2016. Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany
After bankruptcy filing, Purdue Pharma may not be off hook 16 Sep 2019 - 06:36 pm

In this file photo taken on April 2, 2019 Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in downtown Stamford, Connecticut. AFP / Getty Images North America / Drew Angerer