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LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he's delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take force in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed "unacceptable costs" on ordinary people. The move angered green groups, opposition politicians and large chunks of UK industry, but was welcomed by some in the governing Conservative Party who chafe at the expense of switching to renewable energy. At a news conference, Sunak said he was moving the...