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Europe may have stable weather until October

Bloomberg The high pressure system that brought record temperatures to parts of Europe this summer and blocked wind from blowing through the region looks set to last until October, potentially limiting returns for wind-farm operators from SSE Plc to Orsted AS. Wind generation was 20 percent below average last month, according to weather data company Vaisala OYJ. In parts of ...

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Brexit sees number of EU workers in UK fall

Bloomberg Further evidence that Brexit is deterring EU workers emerged in figures published on Tuesday. The number of EU nationals working in the UK in the three months through June plunged by 86,000 from a year earlier to 2.28 million, the biggest decline since records began in 1997, the Office for National Statistics said. The 3.6 percent drop was driven ...

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Vienna takes Melbourne’s crown as world’s most liveable city

Bloomberg Vienna has ended Melbourne’s seven-year reign as the world’s most liveable city, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Austrian capital scored a near perfect score of 99.1 out of 100 in the index, whose criteria include stability, healthcare and the environment. Cities in Australia and Canada took six of the top 10 spots, with the US again missing ...

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