 
 
							American firms producing electric vehicles to electric utility equipment largely want higher China tariffs to be reduced, delayed or abandoned altogether
 
 
							French investigators say Durov has failed to take action against illegal activities like terrorism, organised crime, drug trafficking and cyber-bullying on Telegram
 
 
							Several institutes backed by Beijing — including some that are sanctioned by the US — are exploiting loopholes in existing export controls to access advanced AI tech
 
 
							The claim comes at a time when China is in the midst of a tense tech and trade war with the West, with both sides lobbing spying accusations at each other
 
 
							The European Commission said it conducted an investigation, including sending a team to Tesla facilities in China, to verify what subsidies the firm had received
 
 
							Current unilateral curbs were benefitting foreign rivals at the expense of US businesses, California Democrats said in a letter this week
 
 
							Asian economies are particularly vulnerable to torrential rains and storms, which can make up for 80% of the extreme weather events in the region
 
 
							A recent report saying carbon offsets were ‘largely ineffective’ could lead firms to abandon or pare back investment in nature and carbon removals
 
 
							Latest allegations come at a time when Adani Enterprises is looking to launch a $1 billion share sale by mid-September
 
 
							Markets took their cue from an overnight rally on Wall Street after a bigger-than-expected drop in US unemployment claims calmed investors' nerves
 
 
							That was nearly as much as the climate change-related losses China suffered in the first six months of the year combined
 
 
							China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and has set ambitious targets to cut down its emissions, including hitting peak carbon levels by 2030