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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that his government's budget announcement will be 'painful'

UK Economic Data Delivers Fresh Blow To New Govt

UK state debt is as big as the country's economic output for the first time since the 1960s, data showed Friday, as the new government warns of tough fiscal decisions before its maiden budget.
Rooney's second novel 'Normal People' became a hit BBC drama series

Sally Rooney Returns With 30-something Questions

Irish author Sally Rooney, hailed as the "voice of a generation" after the runaway success of "Normal People", examines modern love in all its glory and friction in her fourth novel "Intermezzo" released next week.
Snippets of genetic data were among personal information accessed by hackers at 23andMe

23andMe CEO Under Fire After Directors Resign From Board

Genetic-testing firm 23andMe was dealt a major blow in its effort to take the company public on Tuesday when its independent directors resigned from the board over what it called CEO Anne Wojcicki's lack of action on the matter.
Graphic showing the type of energy used to generate electricity in G7 countries in 2023

'End Of An Era': UK To Shut Last Coal-fired Power Plant

Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station has dominated the landscape of the English East Midlands for nearly 60 years, looming over the small town of the same name and a landmark on the M1 motorway bisecting Derby and Nottingham.
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is set to unveil the line-up for her new top team

Von Der Leyen Set To Reveal EU's New Top Line-up

After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is expected on Tuesday to unveil her new top team to help steward the EU through the next five years of global uncertainty.
An aerial view of the forest fire in Brasilia National Park, Brazil, taken on September 15, 2024

Brazil's Farmers Fret Over Fires And Drought

Sugarcane farmer Marcos Meloni is still haunted by his battle last month to fight the flames on his land, as the double-edged disaster of fires and drought hits Brazil's agricultural sector hard.
In 2022, some 175 nations agreed to fast-track negotiations toward a world-first treaty on plastic pollution

Environment Takes Centre Stage As Global Summits Loom

Global warming. The summit, known as COP29, is expected to land a new agreement on "climate finance": money from rich nations most responsible for global warming to developing countries vulnerable to climate change.

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