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Rents in central London surges by record 4.3%

Bloomberg Londoners have returned to their city center with a bang. Rents in central districts surged 4.3% in June from the previous month, the fastest pace on record, as the easing of lockdown restrictions lured tenants back to urban life, according to estate agent Hamptons International. That’s the first time since the start of the pandemic that rents saw a ...

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EU set to require cutting new car emissions to zero by 2035

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) is set to propose all new cars sold from 2035 should have zero emissions, as part of an unprecedented plan to align its economy with more ambitious climate targets. The European Commission, the bloc’s regulatory arm, plans to require emissions from new cars and vans to fall by 65% from 2030 and drop to zero ...

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Canada imposes wildfire rules on trains

Bloomberg Canada’s transportation authority imposed new rules on its two largest railroad companies operating in wildfire-ravaged British Columbia as it investigates whether a freight train caused a blaze that destroyed a village two weeks ago. Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Co will have to ensure they can respond within 60 minutes to any fire detected along rail ...

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