COP27
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Focus
10/4/2022 1:41:08 PM
German energy giant RWE said Tuesday that it will phase out the burning of coal by 2030, saving 280 million metric tons of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions.
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World
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Region
10/3/2022 3:48:23 PM
Major oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are expected to make this week their biggest output cut since the start of the Covid pandemic in efforts to buttress prices.
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World
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International
9/29/2022 8:00:00 PM
The NATO military alliance warned Thursday it would retaliate for any attacks on the critical infrastructure of its 30 member countries and joined other Western officials in citing sabotage as the likely cause of damage to two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
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World
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Africa
9/29/2022 5:20:50 PM
Fuel prices in Ethiopia rose by about 20 percent Thursday, in the second such increase in less than three months as the government lifts fuel subsidies, deepening economic hardship in Africa's second most populous country.
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Business
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Energy
9/26/2022 2:41:52 PM
As Europe heads into winter in the throes of an energy crisis, offices are getting chillier. Statues and historic buildings are going dark. Bakers who can't afford to heat their ovens are talking about giving up, while fruit and vegetable growers face letting greenhouses stand idle.
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World
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Region
9/25/2022 5:07:09 PM
The United Arab Emirates agreed Sunday an 'energy security' agreement with Germany to supply liquefied natural gas and diesel as Berlin searches for new power sources to replace Russian supplies.
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World
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International
9/25/2022 10:55:13 AM
Italians were voting on Sunday in an election that could move the country's politics sharply toward the right during a critical time for Europe, with war in Ukraine fueling skyrocketing energy bills and testing the West's resolve to stand united against Russian aggression.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/20/2022 9:57:50 PM
The British economy is reeling from the major blows of Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the international energy crisis.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
9/20/2022 9:42:21 PM
European governments are acting to reduce the prices paid by individuals and businesses for energy against a background of spiralling prices.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
9/19/2022 2:46:29 PM
Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Saudi Arabia and meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of a Gulf trip, his spokesman said Monday, as Germany rushes to secure energy supplies.
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World
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Africa
9/18/2022 4:32:16 PM
Africa's most industrialised economy South Africa is again facing sweeping power cuts, caused by failures at ageing and poorly maintained infrastructure, the nationalised utility company said Sunday.
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World
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International
9/18/2022 12:28:24 PM
China has stepped up spending on coal in the face of extreme weather, a domestic energy crunch and rising global fuel prices -- raising concerns Beijing's policies may hinder the fight against climate change.
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COP27
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Climate change
9/17/2022 9:00:00 AM
People around the world should shoulder the responsibility of combatting the energy crisis that has swept the world and led to significant rises in electricity bills, Christian Berger, head of the European Union delegation to Egypt, said on Friday while celebrating Egyptian-European Energy Day.
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World
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Region
9/16/2022 10:00:00 PM
Lebanese depositors, including one armed with a hunting rifle, broke into at least five banks on Friday to demand their trapped savings, a sign of growing chaos in the small Mediterranean nation amid a historic economic meltdown.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/16/2022 3:25:00 PM
As winter approaches, tour operators are training their sights on Europe which faces the prospect of colder conditions than usual given the ongoing energy crisis sparked by the Russian-Ukrainian war
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World
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International
9/13/2022 2:31:50 PM
Paris will start switching off the ornamental lights that grace city monuments hours earlier than usual, plunging the Eiffel Tower and other landmarks in the dark to cope with surging electricity costs, officials said Tuesday.
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World
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International
9/12/2022 3:32:04 PM
The UN urged EU countries on Monday to continue battling climate change and not resort to more fossil fuels in their response to soaring energy prices and fears of winter shortages.
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Business
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Energy
9/12/2022 3:29:43 PM
Norway, which has replaced Russia as Europe's leading supplier of natural gas, said Monday it was "sceptical" about a gas price cap proposed by a majority of EU members.
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Business
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Energy
9/12/2022 11:33:00 AM
Germany will fall into recession next year, a leading think-tank warned Monday, with Europe's biggest economy facing soaring inflation as Russia slashes energy supplies.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
9/9/2022 4:56:59 PM
Europe is facing an energy crisis that is squeezing ordinary people's finances and in just a few weeks could mushroom into rolling blackouts and factory shutdowns. Already, many economists say a recession is on the way.
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