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Argentine economic activity plunges amid austerity drive
Argentine economic activity plunges amid austerity drive
by  AFP

Argentina's economic activity continued to plummet in March, with the construction and manufacturing industries leading the slowdown as President Javier Milei's government slashes spending, official figures showed Wednesday.

Scientists say they can make zero-emission cement
Scientists say they can make zero-emission cement
by  AFP

Researchers on Wednesday said they were a step closer to solving one of the trickiest problems in tackling climate change -- how to keep making cement despite its enormous carbon footprint. The Cambridge researchers approached the problem by looking at an industry that was already well established -- steel recycling, which uses electric-powered furnaces to produce the alloy.

Ex-UK Post Office boss 'sorry' over convictions scandal
Ex-UK Post Office boss 'sorry' over convictions scandal
by  AFP

The former boss of Britain's Post Office on Wednesday apologised to the hundreds of staff who were wrongly prosecuted because of faulty computer software, in one of the country's worst miscarriages of justice.

ECB can start cuts before Fed, says Finnish bank governor
ECB can start cuts before Fed, says Finnish bank governor
by  AFP

The European Central Bank did not have to take its cues from the US Federal Reserve and could start to lower rates as soon as June, Bank of Finland governor Olli Rehn told AFP. "While we don't make policy in a vacuum, the ECB is not the 13th Federal district of the US Federal Reserve," which is split into 12 zones, said Rehn.

UK inflation slows to near three-year low
UK inflation slows to near three-year low
by  AFP

Britain's annual inflation rate slowed to a near three-year low in April as energy prices cooled further, official data showed Wednesday, easing a cost-of-living crunch before this year's general election. - Energy cap - Inflation slowed rapidly last month after energy regulator Ofgem lowered the price cap on energy bills for most UK households to the lowest level for more than two years.