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Japan celebrates during a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group E match against Germany at Khalifa International Stadium on Nov. 23, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. Brad Smith | ISI Photos | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Japan stunned Germany with a late comeback in their World Cup opener, with …

Climate scientists described the shocking images of gas spewing to the surface of the Baltic Sea as a “reckless release” of greenhouse gas emissions that, if deliberate, “amounts to an environmental crime.” Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Sweden’s prosecutor’s office said Friday that an investigation into gas …

A hydrogen bus photographed in Poland. Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries. Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hydrogen use by the G-7 could jump by four to seven times by the middle of this century compared to …

Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt, in his hotly anticipated inaugural Autumn Statement, unveiled a sweeping £55 billion ($66 billion) fiscal plan. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. government on Thursday unveiled a sweeping £55 billion ($66 billion) fiscal plan as it seeks to plug a …

De Guindos told CNBC the ECB will do “whatever is necessary” to tame inflation. Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty Images It is crucial for the European Central Bank to convey its commitment to bringing prices down in order to keep inflation expectations anchored, according to its vice …

Jim Farley, CEO, Ford, left, and Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors Reuters; General Motors DETROIT — “Same industry. Two different companies.” That’s how influential Morgan Stanley auto industry analyst Adam Jonas recently described General Motors and Ford Motor — bitter rivals for more than a century. The two have consistently …

U.K. businesses are bracing for a difficult winter amid soaring inflation and higher energy bills. Andrew Matthews – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — The doors to The 25, a Torquay-based boutique bed and breakfast on the U.K.’s southwest coast, are now closed for the winter …

Inflation in the euro zone remains well-above the ECB’s target, as energy and food prices soar. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peak inflation “is almost within reach” in the euro zone, a European Central Bank Governing Council member told CNBC Thursday. The euro zone has been battling against surging …

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking at the COP27 climate change summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator,” he told attendees. Gehad Hamdy | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The United Nations secretary general issued a stark warning …

An attendee passes by the Ukraine stand at the Web Summit 2022 tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Patricia De Melo Moreira | Afp | Getty Images LISBON, PORTUGAL — As the war in Ukraine rages on, the country’s technology entrepreneurs are trying to stay positive. “I don’t think there’s something …