A roundup of this week's top stories:
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Zinnwald: Europe's first major lithium project enters feasibility phase
Europe's first major lithium project has entered the feasibility stage as EU industry leaders and officials look to eventually move the bloc's automotive and electronics sectors away from chaotic supply chains and reliance on East Asian suppliers...
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European space startup Isar raises $165 million for space travel
German spaceflight startup Isar Aerospace has gathered $165 million in the second round of funding which it hopes will offer stiff competition in an industry dominated by the billionaire space race...
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German property giants' merger bid fails, renationalisation calls intensify
A takeover bid that would have resulted in Europe's largest rental property company has failed for a second time after Germany's Vonovia was unable to secure sufficient shareholder backing in its target Deutsche Wohnen...
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Marlboro cigarettes to disappear from UK shelves "within 10 years"
US tobacco group Philip Morris has revealed its plans to stop selling its Marlboro brand of cigarettes in the UK within the next decade, according to the Group's CEO...
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14,000 scientists come together to declare "climate emergency"
14,000 scientists from 153 countries have come together to declare a climate emergency, with 12,000 of them warning of "untold suffering" if humanity fails to act on climate change, according to a paper published in the BioScience journal on July 28.
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Hydrogen "not cheap" & "needs support" says World Energy Council
A new World Energy Council report has said that zero- and low-carbon hydrogen is not cost-competitive and has called for support to bridge the price gap...
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Social circles are shrinking, but we need rich perspectives for innovative design
The unusual circumstances of the past year have triggered a huge amount of social change, both through sparking new trends and exacerbating existing ones. One such trend is the shrinking of social circles...
