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French company TotalEnergies will cut North Sea oil and gas investment by 25 percent next year after the UK government extended a windfall tax on energy firms.
French prosecutors said Friday that they had opened a corruption investigation into top central banker Sylvie Goulard, who simultaneously stepped down from the Bank of France. "Neither Sylvie Goulard nor her lawyer were informed that the investigation had been reopened," the source said.
US President Joe Biden signed into law Friday a rare intervention by Congress forcing freight rail unions to accept a salary deal, avoiding a possibly devastating strike -- but putting the pro-union Democrat in an awkward political position. - No choice - Judging by the overwhelmingly bipartisan support in Congress for forcing through the deal, the political hit for Biden will be contained.
Ghana and Uruguay compete for the ultimate spot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and thousands of Ghanaian supporters were captured jamming to GH songs in Qatar.
Austria has cut its dependence on Russian gas but it must keep up efforts to diversify its supplies for the next cold season, the head of Austrian energy group OMV told AFP. Europe has sought to reduce its reliance on Russian oil and gas since Moscow invaded Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden signed into law Friday a rare intervention by Congress forcing freight rail unions to accept a salary deal, avoiding a possibly devastating strike -- but putting the pro-union Democrat in an awkward political position. The episode is awkward politically for Biden who frequently touts his pro-union credentials.
Underneath the lush countryside in eastern France lie the pipelines expected to rescue Europe before a winter without Russian gas. Once viewed as the "cul-de-sac" for Russian gas, France has now become one of the entryways for gas to the rest of Europe.
US job gains were unexpectedly robust in November despite efforts to cool the economy, while unemployment held steady and wages ticked up, the government reported Friday. The report also said there were notable job gains in leisure and hospitality, health care, as well as in government.
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia's strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure were "inevitable" as the Kremlin rejected US President Joe Biden's terms for talks and warned the assault would continue. "The special military operation continues," he added, using the Kremlin term for the assault launched on February 24.
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