World Business
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Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy
Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, the largest private energy company in Ukraine, pulls out a piece of paper with bar charts showing how much new electricity his company has brought online this year in the country versus how much Russian bombs have destroyed.
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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel, stiffer competition from bigger carriers, and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.
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Trump names Interior-designee Doug Burgum to head new White House council on energy
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the Interior Department, will also lead a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S. "energy dominance" around the world.
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Trump has promised to ‘save TikTok’. What happens next is less clear
After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal battle about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe: Donald Trump.
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South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with thousands of advertisers.
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The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US election
The United Arab Emirates opened its annual oil-and-gas summit on Monday as it plans to increase the country's energy output as global prices stay volatile and world politics remain uncertain ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
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You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anyway
Elon Musk’s X has been modified so that accounts you’ve blocked on the social media platform can still see your public posts.
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Volkswagen’s employee council says the automaker plans to close at least 3 German plants
Volkswagen has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least three plants in Germany, the head of the company's works council said Monday.
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Time to end the time change
A 2023 YouGov poll found just 21% believe the U.S. should continue the practice, although they are divided on whether standard or daylight saving time should prevail.
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IMF chief warns that world risks falling into slow-growth rut and urges China to enact reforms
The world economy, buffeted by conflict and growing geopolitical rivalries, is in danger of getting stuck in a slow-growth, high-debt rut, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday.
