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3:16pm, 30th March, 2019

South Africa's Denel may wind down manufacturing for Airbus A400M

South African state arms company Denel is in talks with Airbus about winding down production of parts for the European planemaker's A400M military aircraft, Denel said on Saturday.

Britain targets a third of electricity from offshore wind by 2030

8:33pm, 6th March, 2019

UK

Britain targets a third of electricity from offshore wind by 2030

Britain plans to generate a third of its electricity from offshore wind farms by 2030 and boost the value of exports of offshore wind services and equipment to 2.6 billion pounds a year, the government said on Thursday.

On Ash Wednesday, pope says wealth is 'dust in the wind'

12:18pm, 6th March, 2019

World

On Ash Wednesday, pope says wealth is 'dust in the wind'

Pope Francis told Catholics on Wednesday that success, power and material possessions are fleeting and will disappear "like dust in the wind" as he marked the start of the penitential Christian season of Lent.

Malawian boy saves famine-stricken village with wind turbine in Berlinale movie

3:58pm, 12th February, 2019

Entertainment

Malawian boy saves famine-stricken village with wind turbine in Berlinale movie

A movie premiering in Berlin tells the true story of a young boy from a famine-stricken village in Malawi who studies books about energy then builds a wind turbine that enables farmers to irrigate their land.

Trump turns to Supreme Court to wind down 'Dreamer' immigration program

7:55pm, 5th November, 2018

US

Trump turns to Supreme Court to wind down 'Dreamer' immigration program

President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to end a program introduced by former President Barack Obama that protects thousands of young immigrants who live in the United States without legal statu...

Wind, rain lashes north Philippines as huge typhoon approaches

3:33am, 14th September, 2018

World

Wind, rain lashes north Philippines as huge typhoon approaches

Philippine authorities evacuated more areas on Friday and warned an estimated 5.2 million people in the path of a powerful typhoon to stay indoors, as the country braced for heavy rain and damage to infrastructure and crops.

World’s largest offshore wind farm opens off northwest England

6:49pm, 5th September, 2018

UK

World’s largest offshore wind farm opens off northwest England

The world's largest offshore wind farm will open on Thursday off the northwest coast of England when Danish energy group Orsted unveils the Walney Extension project.

Potential cyclone spins toward U.S. Gulf Coast, heavy rain and wind expected

8:31am, 3rd September, 2018

US

Potential cyclone spins toward U.S. Gulf Coast, heavy rain and wind expected

A storm spinning toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coast is expected to turn into a tropical storm late Monday, bringing heavy rains, strong winds and dangerous tides, the National Hurricane Center said.

Euro goes up as ECB prepares to wind down

5:06am, 14th June, 2018

Business

Euro goes up as ECB prepares to wind down

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro rose to its highest in a month but world stocks wilted on Thursday, as the European Central Bank prepared to pull the plug on its 2.55 trillion-euro, three-year stimulus program.

General Electric's power unit fights for growth as wind, solar gain

4:30am, 24th May, 2018

Business

General Electric's power unit fights for growth as wind, solar gain

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vistra Energy Corp and Dominion Energy Inc – which serve about 5.5 million electricity customers in more than a dozen U.S. states – both say they are done building combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plants.