Record low water levels in Europe’s major rivers have reduced electricity output and shrunk company earnings, stoking fears about the economic impact of searing heat and erratic rainfall.
Governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels on the Danube River have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down.
Work on Gatwick Airport’s second runway can get under way after the Court of Appeal kicked out a legal challenge against the expansion project. Legal appeals brought by local resident Peter Barclay and the environmental group Communities Against Gatwick Noise
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The AI agent startup just raised $150 million after growing revenue more than 5x and landing customers that have expanded contracts by as much as 10x.
