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As the Omicron variant sweeps through the United Kingdom

London bars and restaurants are shutting themselves down as Omicron rips through UK

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As the Omicron variant sweeps through the United Kingdom, pushing daily coronavirus infections to their highest level on record, British businesses are shutting their doors again — but not because of government instructions. Restaurants and other venues are instead deciding they have no choice but to close early for Christmas

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The world could burn a record amount of coal next year despite efforts to scrap the dirtiest fossil fuel

By Reuters Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new all-time high this year, undermining efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. The IEA said global power generation from coal was expected to reach 10,350 terawatt-hours in 2021,

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The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor.

Bill to clamp down on products from China’s Xinjiang passes Congress, will head to Biden

Story by Reuters The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor, part of Washington’s continued pushback against Beijing’s treatment of the country’s Uyghur Muslim minority. The Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act by unanimous consent, sending it to the White House, where

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