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US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft
US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power Microsoft
by  AFP

Three Mile Island, the site of America's worst nuclear accident, will restart operations to provide power to Microsoft, Constellation Energy announced Friday. Constellation Energy expects the Three Mile Island reactor to go back online in 2028.

UK economic data delivers fresh blow to new govt
UK economic data delivers fresh blow to new govt
by  AFP

UK state debt is as big as the country's economic output for the first time since the 1960s, data showed Friday, as the new government warns of tough fiscal decisions before its maiden budget. - 'Tough decisions' - Friday's data also showed "the highest August borrowing on record, outside the (Covid) pandemic", Darren Jones, a senior official at the UK Treasury, said in a statement.

Bank of Japan leaves key interest rate unchanged
Bank of Japan leaves key interest rate unchanged
by  AFP

The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged on Friday, after a decision to hike them in July pushed the yen sharply higher and fuelled turmoil across world markets. Japanese central bank officials said borrowing costs would be left at 0.25 percent, a policy decision widely predicted after the fallout from the previous hike.

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