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Forest fire risks mount in drought-hit Nordic nations
"I need water", pleads farmer Lars Jonsson, casting a desperate eye over a parched field in eastern Denmark where the only shade is that cast by wind turbines. I have to look at what I will be planting in my fields in the future," says Jonsson, who also grows rye and wheat in a region were grain irrigation is prohibited.
Valentino returns men as it sheds coed format for Milan fashion week
Italian haute couture house Valentino opened men's fashion week in Milan on Friday, abandoning its coed format of the past three years for men front and centre on the runway.
France to push shipping carbon tax at finance summit
France said Friday it would throw its weight behind an emissions tax on the heavily polluting shipping industry, adding momentum to a campaign long championed by Pacific island nations and environmental campaigners.
Michael Jordan to sell majority stake in NBA's Charlotte Hornets: team
Basketball legend Michael Jordan will sell his majority stake in the NBA's Charlotte Hornets to an investment consortium, the team announced Friday. Jordan acquired a controlling investment in the Hornets in 2010.
Stocks climb after busy week for central banks
World stock markets rose Friday and currencies gyrated as investors digested diverging interest-rate decisions by central banks on three continents this week. - 'Divergence' - "This week has seen a divergence in global central bank policy," noted Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor.
Hungarian govt, media train sights on Soros son
After years of demonising billionaire investor George Soros as a sinister liberal bogeyman, the Hungarian government and its allied media are taking aim at a fresh target -- his son Alexander.
Trendy French island limits visitors to fight 'overtourism'
The small French island of Brehat, a popular north coast tourist destination, is restricting the number of visitors this summer after seeing as much as 15 times its population arrive at its rocky shores in a single day. In the spring and summer, the number of visitors can peak to nearly 6,000 in a single day.
Intel to invest up to $4.6 bn in new Poland chip site
US chip giant Intel said Friday it will invest up to $4.6 billion to build a new site in Poland, creating around 2,000 jobs in the process. Intel has said its European sites will help with cost efficiency in the EU's supply chain, and plans to produce 80 billion euros worth of chips in Europe over ten years.
France to plough cash into low-emission planes: Macron
France will pump hundreds of millions of euros into developing low-emission aircraft, engines and aviation fuel in the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. Paris would dedicate 300 million euros ($330 million) to aircraft and motor research, Macron said during a visit to jet engine maker Safran just outside the capital.
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