Retailers to tackle sustainability at key conference

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Global fashion retailers gathering in Barcelona this week will discuss how they respond to pressure from regulators and consumers to move to more sustainable models while reversing declining sales in Europe. Executives from companies including Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein, Spain’s Mango, and Ireland’s Primark are among those attending the World Retail Congress,…

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Factbox-Global offshore wind tenders including floating techology

By Susanna Twidale and Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Floating wind is viewed as the final frontier for offshore wind as turbines can be installed in deeper waters than fixed-bottom foundations, harnessing stronger and more continuous wind to generate more power. There are two main types of tender for traditional and floating wind projects. Governments…

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Foreign states rush high-risk Sudan evacuation, some foreign citizens hurt

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom have evacuated embassy staff from Sudan, while other nations rushed to get their citizens to safety as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum on Sunday. The eruption of fighting eight days ago between the…

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UK military have evacuated diplomatic staff from Sudan, Sunak says

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday the country’s armed forces evacuated diplomatic staff and their family members from Sudan. Sunak paid tribute to what he called a “complex and rapid” evacuation after he said there had been a significant escalation in violence and threats to embassy staff. But British nationals living…

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U.S. shares with European banks ways Russia is evading sanctions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. on Sunday said it shared information with European bankers, government officials and business leaders to clamp down on Russia’s tactics to try to skirt Western sanctions. Brian Nelson, Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, held briefings last week in Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Italy to promote more effective policing…

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Brazil takes fight against racism abroad

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Government officials from Brazil are using their president’s first visit to Europe since being elected to raise awareness and fight against the racial discrimination faced by the Brazilian community in Portugal and elsewhere. Brazil’s minister of racial equality, Anielle Franco, was one of the officials who travelled with President…

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Brazil hopes for conclusion to EU-Mercosur trade deal this year

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Brazil hopes the Mercosur trade deal with the European Union (EU) will be concluded this year, a government official said on Sunday, ending years of delay and opening the way to increased trade between the two regions. The EU and the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay…

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