Russia resumes gas flows via Nord Stream, Europe still wary

Russia resumed pumping gas via its biggest pipeline to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day outage, the operator said, allaying Europe’s immediate winter supply fears after President Vladimir Putin had warned that flows could be cut further or stopped.
Costa Rica hydro plant gets new lease on life from crypto mining

A small river in the middle of coffee plantations, sugar cane fields and a forest provides energy to a hydroelectric power plant in Costa Rica that feeds hundreds of computers wired up to the cryptocurrency mining business.
Under-fire Telecom Italia CEO faces board showdown

Telecom Italia (TIM) (TLIT.MI) CEO Luigi Gubitosi faces the board on Thursday at a meeting sought by top investor Vivendi (VIV.PA) following two profit warnings in three months at Italy’s former phone monopoly.