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* Telecoms firm won licence to operate in Myanmar in 2013 * Faces pressure over military orders, licence payments * Says will stay as long it contributes positively * GRAPHIC: https://tmsnrt.rs/3eQs19G By Victoria Klesty, Gwladys Fouche and John Geddie OSLO, May 7 (Reuters) - Since Myanmars military ordered telecoms operators to shut their networks in an effort to end protests against its February coup, Telenors business there has been in limbo. As one of the few Western companies to bet on the...

Reuters Reuters 8 May, 2021, 6:07 am FILE PHOTO: Myanmar soldiers walk along a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo OSLO (Reuters) – Since Myanmar’s military ordered telecoms operators to shut their networks in an effort to end protests against its February coup, Telenor’s business there has been in limbo. As one of the few Western companies to bet on the South East Asian country after it emerged from military...

Report Urges U.S. and Allies to Recommit to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation Report Urges U.S. and Allies to Recommit to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation CHICAGO, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report by a task force chaired by Chuck Hagel, Malcolm Rifkind, and Kevin Rudd and convened by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, argues fraying American alliances and a rapidly changing security environment have begun to call into question America’s nuclear security guarantees and threaten th...

3 Min Read OSLO (Reuters) - Norway plans to more than triple its national tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 to help it reach its climate goals, the government said on Friday, drawing criticism from the country’s powerful oil lobby. The cost of emissions will be raised to 2,000 Norwegian crowns ($237) per tonne by 2030 from 590 crowns for most industries at present, Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn said when presenting the cabinet’s “Climate plan 2021-30”. “We must ma...

Reuters Reuters 9 January, 2021, 8:02 pm FILE PHOTO: Greenpeaces Arctic Sunrise ship navigates through floating ice in the Arctic Ocean, September 15, 2020. Picture taken September 15, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Natalie Thomas/File Photo OSLO (Reuters) – Norway plans to more than triple its national tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 to help it reach its climate goals, the government said on Friday, drawing criticism from the country’s powerful oil lobby. The cost ...

Norway plans to more than triple its national tax on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 to help it reach its climate goals, the government said on Friday, drawing criticism from the country's powerful oil lobby.

The Norwegian state, which owns two-thirds of the countrys biggest oil company Equinor ASA, is debating how to use its stake in the future.

Norway, which owns two-thirds of Equinor, is debating how to use its stake in the future, as politicians argue for a more activist role.