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funds private Texas gas plant for its data centresArgentine security forces injure more than 1,500 at Congress protestUS stocks close at records after soft jobs reportAmazon deforestation hits ten-year low as logging shifts to BoliviaUkrainian strikes on Wildberries test Russia's richest businesswomanBus collision in Niger kills at least 22China's factory-gate inflation eases to three-month lowNationalisations return as states reclaim strategic firmsFrench farm union demands billions in aid after drought and heatwavesIndia tests home-built Kusha air-defence missileTaiwan slows its internet for wartime drillIsraeli settler attacks rise as West Bank residents lose landLeaking tanker off Oman sinks deeperExperts call Burhan's pledge to defeat RSF this year too ambitious
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Symbolic image: Nationalisations return as states reclaim strategic firmsSymbolic image

Nationalisations return as states reclaim strategic firms

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Geopolitical tension over raw-material supply and Chinese competition is leading many states to try to regain control of companies they consider essential, Le Monde reports. The trend marks a turn away from decades of privatisation.

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