Orsted shares jump after Democrats sweep US midterm elections
Global renewable energy stocks rallied after Democrats won control of the US House and Senate, with Denmark's Orsted among the European gainers.
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Canada and EU launch 'Alliance for the Future' after membership term dropped
Canada and the EU agreed to deepen ties at a Montreal summit, but the proposed 'associate member' status was removed from the final text after objections from Germany and other member states.
US equity funds post first weekly outflow in three weeks
Investors pulled $6.65 billion from US equity funds as earnings from Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft exposed deep divisions over the cost of building AI infrastructure.
Digital rights group EFF shares family privacy tips for parents
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published advice for Digital Parenting Week, urging parents to build privacy plans with their children rather than rely on constant monitoring.
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Democrats retake both chambers of US Congress in midterms
US networks project Democratic control of the Senate and House after the November 3 midterm elections, a result widely cast as a rebuke of President Trump. Trump has told the New York Times he will accept the results.
German metalworkers begin warning strikes over pay dispute
IG Metall launched a wave of strikes across Germany's metal and electrical industry after employers offered a delayed pay rise the union says amounts to a real-terms wage cut.
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Orsted shares jump after Democrats sweep US midterm elections
Global renewable energy stocks rallied after Democrats won control of the US House and Senate, with Denmark's Orsted among the European gainers.
Stockholm VC Creandum closes $750 million fund, its largest yet
Creandum, the Swedish venture capital firm behind early bets on Spotify and Klarna, has raised $750 million for its eighth fund, betting heavily on early-stage AI startups.
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More Technology →US equity funds post first weekly outflow in three weeks
Investors pulled $6.65 billion from US equity funds as earnings from Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft exposed deep divisions over the cost of building AI infrastructure.
Digital rights group EFF shares family privacy tips for parents
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published advice for Digital Parenting Week, urging parents to build privacy plans with their children rather than rely on constant monitoring.
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Great Barrier Reef shows partial coral recovery after cooler summer
A new Australian survey finds coral cover rose in the northern and central Great Barrier Reef after a late monsoon cooled waters, but scientists warn the reef remains under long-term pressure.
Ghana Reports 98% Drop in Malaria Deaths Since 2011
Ghana's health authorities say malaria deaths fell from 3,259 in 2011 to 52 this year, crediting bed nets, spraying, preventive medicine and two vaccines developed in part at Oxford University.
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Spanish footballer Jesús de Miguel dies after pitch collision
CD Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel Alameda, 30, died on Tuesday after suffering cardiac arrest in a collision with a goalkeeper during a Segunda División match. Police are investigating.
Red Bull's new in-house F1 engine wins back-to-back races in debut year
Red Bull Powertrains' first fully in-house Formula 1 power unit, built with Ford, has powered Max Verstappen to consecutive victories and been declared the sport's benchmark engine by the FIA.
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Cancer diagnoses before age 50 rising faster in three countries, study finds
A new analysis of cancer registry data from England, the United States and the Netherlands has found significant increases in early-onset cancer rates, with researchers pointing to obesity, diet and inactivity as likely drivers.
Former BBC News Chief Turness Joins Talent Agency to Launch Studio
Deborah Turness, who left the BBC last year amid an editorial-bias row, has been named President of a new creator-focused studio at British talent agency Independent Talent Group.
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