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Northvolt files for bankruptcy in setback to Europe’s EV ambitions

Workers walk at the site of the Northvolt Ett factory in Skelleftea, north Sweden on February 23, 2022. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Swedish battery maker Northvolt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., delivering a blow to Europe’s electrification ambitions. Once one of Europe’s most valuable privately held tech firms, the company on Thursday said …

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In Singapore’s iconic Orchard Road retail street, a new era is starting

The Far East Shopping Center on Orchard Road in Singapore, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Far East Shopping Center along Singapore’s Orchard Road has seen better days. Despite being five minutes’ walk from the Orchard MRT station, one of Singapore’s busiest subway stations, the 42-year-old mall suffers from very poor footfall. Around one-fifth of …

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