Farmers drive tractors to Paris to protest pesticide ban
Hundreds of farmers have driven their tractors to Paris to amplify their demand to be allowed to use banned pesticides on sugar beets to help ensure “food sovereignty” for France.
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CVS acquires Oak Street primary care for $10.6 billion
CVS Health is plunging deeper into providing primary care with an approximately $10.6 billion deal to acquire Oak Street Health.
New versions of Microsoft’s search engine and internet browser will use AI
The announcement comes just one day after Google announced its own AI-powered search engine chatbot, named Bard
Britain’s biggest gas supplier accused of ‘profiteering’ from energy crisis
Climate campaigners hit out at Norwegian state-owned Equinor’s record £62bn profits as household bills riseBritain’s biggest gas supplier, the Norwegian state-owned oil company Equinor, has been accused of “profiteering” from the energy crisis and high…
International team to present update on MH17 investigation
An international team is presenting an update Wednesday on its investigation into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.
IEA: Asia set to use half of world’s electricity by 2025
The International Energy Agency says Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025.
FTSE 100 hits fresh all-time high as inflation and recession fears ease
Index rises to 7934.30, pushing it above previous record set on 3 FebruaryThe UK’s blue-chip shares index has hit a fresh all-time high, only days after a previous record was set last Friday.The FTSE 100 index rose by almost 1% on Wednesday morning, ev…
Asian shares mixed after Wall St gains on Fed chair comments
Shares are mixed in Asia after stocks rallied on Wall Street following comments by the chair of the Federal Reserve signaling that last week’s stunningly strong jobs report won’t by itself sway its stance on interest rates hikes.
French giant TotalEnergies posts record $20.5 million profit amid high oil prices
France’s TotalEnergies said Wednesday that high oil and gas prices bolstered its net profit to a record $20.5 billion in 2022.
UK MPs and peers find HSBC complicit in Hong Kong human rights abuses
Bank sided with China in denying pension payouts to people who fled crackdown, says all-party groupHSBC is complicit in human rights abuses against Hong Kong residents by siding with Chinese authorities and denying pension payouts to those who fled the…