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U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs to 621 this week

January 26, 2024 U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs, Baker Hughes said.

Italy hires 158 Cuban health workers to work in medical centers in Sardinia

January 26, 2024 According to the Sardinian press, 128 doctors and 30 nurses will arrive in Sardinia very soon since the permits are about to be delivered.

Italian police uncover more than $2 billion tax fraud scheme involving Chinese shadow bankers

January 26, 2024 Italian financial police said Thursday it dismantled a criminal ring that is accused of enabling nearly €2 billion ($2.17 billion) in tax evasion by Italian companies through the use of Chinese shadow bankers.

Spanish companies collaborate on world’s first hydrogen-powered high-speed train project

January 26, 2024 Ten Spanish companies have joined forces to design, build and install, for the first time in the world, a propulsion system based on renewable hydrogen fuel cells on a high-speed train.

UK food prices to keep rising through 2024, IGD says

January 25, 2024 British food and drink prices will continue to rise in 2024, contributing to an extended cost-of-living crisis, a prominent grocery industry researcher said on Thursday.

Lithuania to identify possible competition issues in electric vehicle charging sector

January 25, 2024 Considering the rapid development of electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure in Lithuania, the Competition Council has decided to monitor whether there are any barriers to competition in this sector.

UK set to ban mandatory hidden fees from online shopping, saving money for consumers

January 24, 2024 Fake reviews, shop labelling and hidden fees that make shopping more difficult and expensive for consumers will all be targeted head on to clamp down on unfair trading practices.

EU CO2 reduction targets for trucks and buses

January 24, 2024 The EU agrees on the world’s most ambitious CO2 reduction targets for trucks and buses.

EDF's UK Hinkley Point nuclear plant start date delayed again, costs mount

January 24, 2024 French utility EDF on Tuesday again pushed back the start date on its long-delayed 3.2-gigawatt (GW) Hinkley Point C reactor plant in Britain to at least 2029, with a new estimated cost of between 31 billion and 34 billion pounds ($43.06 billion) based on 2015 values.

Mayor Adams announces agreements with DC 37, CWA Local 1180 to provide flexible work, pay increases

January 24, 2024 New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Office of Labor Relations (OLR) Commissioner Renee Campion announced agreements with District Council 37 (DC 37) and Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 1180, collectively representing over 1,000 911 operators and their supervisors.

Global hotel project pipeline down in 2023, says report

January 22, 2024 The hotel project pipeline was down for most of the world at the end of 2023 with Americas being the only region globally to show an increase in overall hotel pipeline activity, according to year-end data from CoStar, a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

Serbia: Desulfurisation plant at TENT A to be put into trial operation by April

January 22, 2024 Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic stated 18 January, that the construction of the flue-gas desulfurization plant at the \"Nikola Tesla A\" thermal power plant (TENT) is in the final phase and that it will be put into trial operation by April.\r\n