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By Timothy Gardner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. has been preparing since 2022 for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin would stop selling it nuclear power fuel, and a pending ban on Russian imports will help boost domestic capacity to process uranium fuel, the outgoing top nuclear energy official told Reuters.

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that bans the imports from Russia, the latest move by... (continue reading...)

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze rejected on Friday U.S. criticism of a draft "foreign agents" law, saying Washington's statements on the issue were false and reminiscent of earlier meddling which had fuelled violence.

The draft legislation, which is winding its way through the Georgian parliament, would require organisations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as agents of foreign influence, a... (continue reading...)

By Nate Raymond

BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts has become the latest front in a years-long battle in the United States over whether ride-share drivers for Uber and Lyft should be treated as independent contractors or employees entitled to benefits and wage protections.

The state's top court is set to hear arguments on Monday over whether to let dueling ballot measures go before voters in November that would redefine the relationship... (continue reading...)

By Sergio Goncalves

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's new centre-right minority government has suffered its first setback in parliament as the far-right Chega party teamed up with the Socialists to end toll payments on eight motorways, imposing an unwanted increase in public spending.

The government fears Thursday's vote may be the start of political forces from the opposite ends of the spectrum working together to paralyse activity and force... (continue reading...)

By Jonathan Stempel

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Two years ago, Warren Buffett branded Berkshire Hathaway's energy business one of his conglomerate's four "giants." Now he fears its business model may be broken.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy's PacifiCorp unit faces billions of dollars in potential liabilities from wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres in southern Oregon and northern California.

Costs could... (continue reading...)