WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday it was a huge mistake not to cooperate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military, which he said was the only force truly fighting Islamic State militants in Syria.
Brazil said it will seek to cut its global warming pollution by 37 percent while France and the U.K. pledged billions of dollars more in aid to poorer countries as world leaders try to build support for an international agreement to tackle climate change.
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, who took over this month, said he’s aiming to eliminate Africa’s energy deficit by 2025 by mobilizing $55 billion of investment.
* European shares slump as Glencore underscores commodity concerns * Copper drops back under $5,000 a tonne * Caution prevails before China PMI, U.S. jobs news (Adds U.S. market open, changes byline, dateline, previous LONDON) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Global equity markets and commodities were under pressure on Monday on renewed concerns about the stability of China and other big emerging economies in a week filled with economic data.
KIEV, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn indicated on Monday that the price Ukraine was willing to pay Russia for gas supplies in the fourth quarter was less than $228, a price lower than Russia had earlier announced.
ZURICH, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Almost 129,000 Volkswagen group vehicles registered in Switzerland are affected by the rigged emissions testing scandal that has halted Swiss sales of new models equipped with the diesel motors in question, Volkswagen's Swiss distributor AMAG said.
BAKU/YEREVAN, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan and the Armenia-backed breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday bickered about how many of their soldiers had been killed in clashes which have stoked fears of a wider conflict breaking out in the South Caucasus.
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