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CATL, China’s global battery champion with risk-taker at the helm

Chinese battery giant CATL, which soared on its Hong Kong debut Tuesday, is a domestic success story with a risk-taking founder and global ambitions — but has found itself in the crossfire of a superpower clash for tech dominance.CATL — whose shares are already traded in Shenzhen — raised more than US$4.6 billion from its …

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Chinese battery giant CATL soars more than 18% on Hong Kong debut

One dead as rains choke India’s tech capital

Record May heat scorches north, central China

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India steel plans threaten global emissions goals: report

India’s plans to massively expand coal-based steel and iron production threaten global efforts to reduce the sector’s carbon emissions, a key contributor to climate change, a report said Tuesday.The sector accounts for 11 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, and India aims to double production by 2030.Switching from coal-dependent blast furnaces to electric arc furnaces …

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