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As Trump throws lifeline to coal plants, critics warn of higher costs and health risks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Before Donald Trump returned to the White House, the Biden administration and many electric utilities were building a future dominated by renewable energy. They aimed to replace coal, slashing greenhouse gases and reducing air pollution that ...
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Tanzanian leader orders smaller convoys and shared buses to cut fuel use as prices rise

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) - Tanzania 's President Samia Suluhu Hassan, whose motorcades are reportedly among the largest in Africa, is cutting down on the number of official and luxury vehicles as part of measures to save fuel ...
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Lucky Strike maker BAT brings back former executive to fill CFO role

April 9 (Reuters) - British American Tobacco named Dragos Constantinescu as its chief financial officer on Thursday, bringing back a former executive who had spent 16 years at the tobacco giant before moving to Asahi Breweries, Japan's largest brewer. The ...
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Uniqlo-owner Fast Retailing flags record year after strong quarter

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - The Japanese owner of clothing brand Uniqlo raised its full-year forecast on Thursday, flagging another record year, as international growth produced a stronger-than-expected jump in quarterly profit. Fast Retailing said its operating profit ...
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Benin is holding an election for a new president as security worsens and critics denounce clampdown

COTONOU, Benin (AP) - Voters in Benin will vote Sunday to elect a new president as outgoing leader Patrice Talon steps down after a decade in power with a mixed legacy of economic growth, but also a growing jihadi ...
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UniCredit flags risk of losing key staff, clients in a Commerzbank tie-up

MILAN, April 9 (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit said the uncertainty arising from an integration with Commerzbank could cause employees "with fundamental institutional knowledge" to leave, potentially leading to client loss for both lenders. UniCredit, which owns almost ...
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Seven & i delays listing of North America business

TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Seven & i Holdings said on Thursday it has pushed back the timing of the listing of its North American operations to the financial year starting April 2027 or later, rather than in the ...
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China’s car exports accelerate despite disruption from Mideast crisis

BEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) - Car exports, an increasingly important source of growth for China's hyper-competitive auto sector, picked up pace in March despite shipment disruptions from the crisis in the Middle East, one of the industry's key overseas ...
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US container imports down 1% in March, Descartes says

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. container import volumes fell 1.1% in March from last year, supply chain technology provider Descartes Systems Group said on Thursday. U.S. seaports last month handled 2,353,611 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs), the ...
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Mercedes reports drop in Q1 sales during ‘transition year’ for China market

BERLIN, April 9 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz reported another drop in sales in its core car business in the first quarter of 2026 as the German premium carmaker lost further ground in the tough Chinese market amid an overhaul of ...
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Supreme Court vacates Steve Bannon contempt-of-Congress charges

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Monday vacated contempt-of-Congress charges against ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon, who had refused to honor a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 , 2021, attack, and later served a four-month sentence.The Court ...
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South Korea’s Kia slashes long-term EV target by a fifth

SEOUL, April 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's Kia Corp on Thursday cut its 2030 target for electric vehicle sales by about 20% to 1 million, reflecting weaker demand and the scrapping of EV subsidies in the U.S. last year. Shares ...
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