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Meta expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger amid children's online safety regulatory push
Meta Platforms is rolling out its "Teen Accounts" feature to Facebook and Messenger on Tuesday, as it faces sustained criticism about not doing enough to protect young users from o...
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Viatris to pay up to $335 million to resolve opioid-related claims
Viatris said on Monday it would pay up to $335 million over nine years as part of a nationwide settlement to resolve claims by U.S. state and local governments that it fueled an ep...
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Hundreds rally to bring film and TV production back to Hollywood
Costume designers, set builders, musicians, producers and business owners attended the rally.
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Rio Tinto, BHP yield to union pressure on benefits to Pilbara workers
An Australian mining union said on Friday it secured key pecuniary benefits for its workers in the iron-rich Pilbara region from Rio Tinto and BHP Group , including flight delay co...
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U.S. asks Mexico for USMCA review of labor rights at auto plant
The U.S. on Wednesday asked Mexico to review whether workers at an Aludyne Automotive's auto parts factory are being denied labor rights, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representativ...
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Musk's cuts at US Social Security agency are illegal, lawsuit claims
Disability rights groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday claiming the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk broke various laws by firing thousands of workers and shuttering o...
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Colombia's Ecopetrol to invest up to $700 million in SAF production plant
Colombia's state-run energy company Ecopetrol plans to invest between $500 million and $700 million to build a plant to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) jet fuel, company's ...
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German asset manager DWS fined 25 mln eur in greenwashing case
Deutsche Bank-owned asset manager DWS has been fined 25 million euros ($27 million) for greenwashing, or overstating their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing cre...
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Johnson & Johnson unit ordered to pay $1.64 billion in HIV drug marketing case
A federal judge ordered a Johnson & Johnson unit on Friday to pay the U.S. government $1.64 billion after a jury found it liable in a whistleblower lawsuit for illegally promoting ...
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Turkish competition board opens probe into Apple, other companies
The Turkish Competition Board said on Thursday it had decided to open an investigation into Apple , Destek Bilisim, Easycep Bilisim, Getmobil Technology and HB Bilisim regarding wh...
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Hydrogen-powered trains to be introduced in northern Italy
Residents and visitors to Valcamonica, an Alpine region in northern Italy, will be able to ride hydrogen-powered trains from next year.
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China to expand carbon trading market to steel, cement and aluminium
China released plans on Wednesday to expand its carbon trading market into the steel, cement and aluminium smelting industries, a move that will force another 1,500 firms to buy cr...
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Saudi Aramco launches first direct air capture test unit
Saudi oil giant Aramco has launched a pilot direct air capture unit able to remove 12 tons of carbon dioxide per year from the atmosphere, it said on Thursday.
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China's HBIS collaborates with Vale to advance steel decarbonisation
Chinese steelmaker HBIS group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with iron ore mining giant Vale to promote decarbonisation in the steel value chain, both companies said on...
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Asia's green jet fuel ambitions exceed demand, heralding exports
Asia's ability to supply sustainable aviation fuel will outpace regional demand this year and next as more production comes online, increasing exports and potentially lowering pric...
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Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in landmark climate case
A German court on Monday resumes hearing a landmark case brought by a Peruvian farmer who argues that the German energy giant RWE's emissions have contributed to the melting of And...
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Indonesia plans launch of forestry-based carbon offset trade soon, Antara reports
Indonesia plans to launch sales of carbon offsets from its forestry sector soon, while authorities work on recognising existing international standards, state news agency Antara re...
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Activist investor against Woodside directors' election due to climate concerns
An activist investor is opposing the election of directors at an upcoming annual general meeting of Australian energy major Woodside Energy , citing poor returns and the company's ...
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