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Weyerhaeuser beats quarterly profit estimates on high real estate demand

U.S. forest product firm Weyerhaeuser on Thursday beat estimates for first-quarter profit on increased demand for housing construction.

Weyerhaeuser beats quarterly profit estimates on high real estate demand

XPeng may consider overseas production due to Europe regulatory scrutiny

By Sarah Wu BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker XPeng said on Thursday an ongoing European probe into Chinese-made EVs and regulatory changes could steer it to invest in plants or

XPeng may consider overseas production due to Europe regulatory scrutiny

EU Commission eyeing exemptions for 'forever chemicals' ban, letter shows

By Kate Abnett and Ludwig Burger BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Commission is planning to allow exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or "forever chemicals", to

EU Commission eyeing exemptions for 'forever chemicals' ban, letter shows

Iran's capacity to move oil reliant on Malaysian providers, US official says

By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The United States sees Iran's capacity to move its oil as reliant on service providers based in Malaysia, with oil being transferred near Singapore and throughout

Iran's capacity to move oil reliant on Malaysian providers, US official says

High school students, frustrated by lack of climate education, press for change

Distress about the Earth’s future is driving many young people to act

High school students, frustrated by lack of climate education, press for change

Powerful storms kill 3 as tornadoes tear through central and southeastern US

Severe storms are tearing through the central and southeast U.S., spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee and another in North Carolina

Powerful storms kill 3 as tornadoes tear through central and southeastern US

Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -The world's largest stablecoin, Tether, has stepped up monitoring of how its tokens are used in broader crypto markets and payments in a bid to combat illicit

Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance

Civil suit settled in shooting of Native American activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue

A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit seeking damages from a 23-year-old man and his parents in the shooting of a Native American activist in northern New Mexico amid confrontations about a statue of a Spanish conquistador and aborted plans to reinstall it in public

Civil suit settled in shooting of Native American activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statue

Dozens still missing after South African building collapse; 7 confirmed dead

Rescue teams are continuing to search for dozens of construction workers who are believed to be buried in the rubble of an unfinished five-story apartment building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday

Dozens still missing after South African building collapse; 7 confirmed dead

Australia boosts funds to Taiwan-ally Tuvalu amid Pacific contest for influence with China

Australia will quadruple its financial assistance to Tuvalu, a Pacific Island nation at risk from rising seas, to cement a landmark climate migration and security

Australia boosts funds to Taiwan-ally Tuvalu amid Pacific contest for influence with China

Factbox-How Ukraine is keeping the lights on under Russian fire

Russia launched a barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, hitting nearly a dozen energy infrastructure facilities across the country, in the latest in

Factbox-How Ukraine is keeping the lights on under Russian fire

Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims

Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238 people who have died due to ongoing flooding

Kenya declares public holiday to mourn flood victims

Exclusive-UAE planning second nuclear power plant, sources say

By Alexander Cornwell and Maha El Dahan DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates will tender shortly for the construction of a new nuclear power plant that would double the number of the small Gulf

Exclusive-UAE planning second nuclear power plant, sources say

Inflation in Japan's capital slows more than expected, slides below BOJ goal

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Core inflation in Japan's capital slowed much more than expected in April and fell below the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, complicating its decision

Inflation in Japan's capital slows more than expected, slides below BOJ goal

Traders scramble for US storage as distillates demand disappoints

Traders are rushing to fill up storage tanks along the U.S.

Traders scramble for US storage as distillates demand disappoints

Brazil rains cloud national soy outlook as big farm state submerges

By Ana Mano and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The outlook for the soybean harvest in Rio Grande do Sul, which was on track to become the second largest producer in Brazil behind Mato Grosso

Brazil rains cloud national soy outlook as big farm state submerges

Argentina budget cuts hitting nuclear energy ambitions, atomic body says

Argentina's nuclear energy ambitions are coming under pressure from a tough austerity package and cost-cutting drive by libertarian

Argentina budget cuts hitting nuclear energy ambitions, atomic body says

World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April

The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a temperature record, the European Union's climate

World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April

Vulnerable Moldova tightens energy cooperation with Norway

Norway and Moldova on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to tighten cooperation in the energy sector aimed at securing supply in the eastern European country that is trying

Vulnerable Moldova tightens energy cooperation with Norway

BP softens tone on 2030 oil output cut to reassure investors

BP softened the language on its pledge to cut its 2030 oil and gas output in an effort to reassure

BP softens tone on 2030 oil output cut to reassure investors

Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling

An appeals court has granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the city

Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling

Phillips 66 misses first-quarter profit estimates on weaker margins

By Sourasis Bose and Nicole Jao (Reuters) -Oil refiner Phillips 66 reported a first-quarter earnings miss on Friday, as seasonal maintenance and a renewable fuels conversion project at its Rodeo,

Phillips 66 misses first-quarter profit estimates on weaker margins

New Zealand foreign minister calls China relationship complex

New Zealand's foreign minister on Friday described the country's relationship with China as "complex," and called out the hardening rhetoric across the Taiwan

New Zealand foreign minister calls China relationship complex

US power and natgas prices turn negative in Texas, California and Arizona

U.S. spot power and natural gas prices turned negative in Texas, California and Arizona for Tuesday as pipeline maintenance trapped gas in the Permian Shale in West Texas

US power and natgas prices turn negative in Texas, California and Arizona

China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first

China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
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