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Canada joins allies in lowering price cap on Russian oil
Yahoo Finance
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TORONTO (Reuters) -The Canadian government said on Friday it will join some of its closest allies in lowering the price cap for Russian oil over its continued war in Ukraine, the country's finance department said in a statement on Friday. Canada...
Sarah’s Oil: release date, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the drama
What to Watch
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August 8, 2025
After a summer season of blockbusters, the fall ushers in several thought-provoking and inspirational stories, case in point, the 2025 new movie, Sarah’s Oil. Sarah’s Oil is based on the true story of Sarah Rector, a young girl who remarkably beat...
Businesses get roadmap for effective ESG reporting
Business and Financial Times
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August 12, 2025
Ghanaian businesses now have a practical formula to successfully guide their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, thanks to expert insights shared at a recent webinar jointly organized by the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC)...
Oil Prices Fell Below $65 Per Barrel
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Unsplash As of Wednesday, the Dow Jones Index (US30) rose by 0.18%. The S&P 500 Index (US500) gained 0.73%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Index (US100) closed up by 1.21%. The US stocks rose as investors reacted to strong corporate...
Energy-efficient new vision system offers unique eco benefits
Control Engineering
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August 7, 2025
Engineers from Glasgow, São Paulo State, and Hong Kong Metropolitan University have developed a low-power system that uses organic, biodegradable, and recyclable materials to detect and store color data. A recently developed, energy-efficient...
UK food security 'at risk' as climate displacement hits farms worldwide
Farming UK
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Climate change is fuelling extreme weather and displacement in key food-producing countries, posing a rising risk to the UK’s food supply, according to new analysis. The report reveals that £3 billion worth of UK food imports – including staples...
Green Hydrogen Recalibration: Boom, Bust, and What’s Next
Saur Energy
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Green hydrogen (GH2) has emerged in the past few years as a beacon of sustainable fuel. Touted as a way to decarbonise industries where abatement was tough due to limitations of solar an wind energy, it was championed as a versatile clean energy...
Pension alert: Labour urged to address 'significant wealth gap' in retirement savings
GB News
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August 12, 2025
The Labour Government is facing calls to plug a "significant wealth gap" between pensioners in Britain after shocking new research. Analysis has exposed a troubling reality in British retirement planning, with male pension savers putting aside 27...
Hot temperatures begin to blanket UK as 5 day 33C heatwave begins
Birmingham Live
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August 8, 2025
A new heatwave is about to begin in the UK, with weather authorities forecasting 33C skies for huge swathes of the country. Scotland, northern England, north Wales, and Northern Ireland were all recently hit by Storm Floris, plummeting the...
Food Network chef Brittanny Anderson shares details about her new Richmond restaurant Bar Buoy
WTVR-TV - Virginia
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August 8, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond restaurant owner and Food Network chef Brittanny Anderson has announced her newest venture, Bar Buoy, set to open in the former Brenner Pass location in Scott's Addition. Earlier this summer, Anderson announced Brenner...
The UK households that will qualify to get £250 a year off energy bills under new rules
Manchester Evening News
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August 8, 2025
Certain households across the UK will be eligible for £250 a year off their energy bills under new plans launched by the government. Electricity bills will be cut for thousands living near new pylons, as Labour moves forward with plans to "get...
Oasis are supersonic as Gallagher brothers blow Scotland away for first time since '09
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 8, 2025
It was the reunion many thought would never happen but the Oasis 25 tour was well worth the wait and more. Eleven months after tickets were snapped up, the eagerly awaited Oasis bandwagon rolled into Scotland as the Gallagher brothers kicked off...
Violent, lawless, broken Britain? The facts tell a different story
The Times
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When Mexico warned its citizens about the risks of visiting Britain, it sounded absurd — like a parody of a Foreign Office travel alert. “Robberies and physical assaults, mainly involving knives, have increased,” says the official advice. Britain...
UK rats breed through council cuts, utility failures and climate change
Environment Journal
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August 7, 2025
A 22-inch rodent nesting in a Teesside home is the tip of the iceberg, with a perfect storm of ageing wastewater and sanitation infrastructure, poor housing stock and rising temperatures encouraging infestations. On Monday 4th August shocking...
Chairman of William Cook Group claims UK manufacturing resurgence is 'wishful thinking'
BusinessLive
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August 8, 2025
The chairman of North defence firm William Cook Group has rounded on Government strategies aimed at boosting manufacturing, claiming a sector resurgence is “wishful thinking”. Sir Andrew Cook – chair of the sixth-generation family firm with...
British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman make first call home since being detained in Iran
Heart Radio
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6 August 2025, 12:55 | Updated: 6 August 2025, 15:42 A British couple detained in Iran have spoken to their family for the first time in seven months. Your browser doesn't recognise available video formats. Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East...
Oasis reunion is more than just music… gigs have reaffirmed community spirit, fun and united the UK, says Dominic Mohan
The Scottish Sun
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August 8, 2025
THEY came. They swore. They conquered. This storming Oasis triumph of a comeback has been more than a reunion, it is a resurrection. A resurrection not only of the greatest British band of the past 50 years, but also the reawakening of a huge...
Where were the cheapest places to fill up on midgrade gas in cities in Hartford County in week ending Aug. 2?
Hartford Reporter - Connecticut
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August 8, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Hartford County selling...
Oil Market Sceptical Over How Impactful Additional Tariffs On India Would Really Be
myMotherLode - California
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 9:50 PM EDT Image Source: Pexels The potential impact from these tariffs Oil prices pushed lower yesterday despite President Trump slapping an additional 25% tariff on India for purchasing Russian oil. The reaction could...
It’s time to start backing Britain – the best investments to buy now
MoneyWeek
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August 8, 2025
Things haven’t been great for the UK stock market over the last two decades. Indeed, the City has been a “serial underachiever”, especially when compared with the US, says Andrew Jones, a portfolio manager on the global equity income team at Janus...