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The environmental footprint of shipping, a crucial cog in the global economy, is significant.

Market participants are keenly watching the European Central Bank this week as the Frankfurt institution meets to discuss its pandemic-era stimulus.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to hike taxes on Tuesday to fund health care and reforms to the country's social-care system.

Ford, Volkswagen and Daimler are still struggling to deal with the impact of the chip shortage, and execs say a lack of chips is likely to remain a problem.

The issue of what to do with turbine blades when they're no longer needed is a headache for the industry.

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Tesla and Baidu are all shunning established chip firms and bringing certain aspects of chip development in-house.

Europe's biggest banks are booking an average of 20 billion euros ($23.7 billion) in tax havens every year, according to a new report.

Paolo Gentiloni, the EU's commissioner for economics and taxation, has spoken to CNBC about a need for the bloc to develop on the geopolitical stage.

Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti believes the greatest threat to Europe's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is stagflation.

Fabiola Gianotti, the director-general of CERN, told CNBC that she fears there is a danger that science will be largely forgotten following the coronavirus pandemic.

The "biggest uncertainty" is how long Mario Draghi will remain as prime minister.

The election will mark the end of Angela Merkel's 15-year tenure as German chancellor. And polls point to a number of different outcomes.

A growing number of people are booking two or even three trips over the same travel period in case Covid-related problems ruin their preferred plans.

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been fined by Ireland's data watchdog for breaching EU data privacy rules.

The Fed has already signaled it is likely to start tapering before year end. In the euro zone, a similar announcement could be just around the corner.

Research has shown that Covid-19 can increase a person's likelihood of developing dementia, said Alzheimer's Disease International.

Uber is selling shares in several joint ventures that it has with Russia's Yandex for $1 billion in cash.

Consumer prices in the euro zone rose again in August, ahead of a crucial European Central Bank meeting in just over a week's time.

The unfolding crisis in Afghanistan poses substantial risks to Russia and Central Asia, even as the Kremlin seeks to claim a propaganda victory over the U.S.

Juventus will reportedly receive €15m (£12.8m) plus €8m (£6.8m) in add-ons for Cristiano Ronaldo, who is set to sign a two-year deal with United after personal terms are finalised, Sky Sports reports.