Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy divided as mandatory workplace COVID pass looms
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - COVID-19 health passes will be mandatory for all workers in Italy from Friday, a measure that some politicians, unions and businesses fear will cause shortages and di...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
Spain to more than halve subsidy for firms specialised in letting property
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government will slash the fiscal subsidy it provides to companies specialised in renting out properties to 40% in 2022, more than halving the current rate of 85%, Budget Min...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
Germany could raise extra $7 billion with global minimum tax rate -Ifo report
By Christian Kraemer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germany can hope to raise an extra 5 to 6 billion euros ($5.8-$6.9 billion) in taxes from large companies under the global minimum tax deal agreed last week...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
Russia striving to be carbon neutral no later than 2060, says Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia, the world's fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will strive to be carbon neutral no later than 2060, President Vladimir Putin said at an energy conference in Moscow ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
Kenya rejects UN court ruling in Somalia row, to seek diplomatic solution
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya has rejected a top U.N. court ruling that decided mostly in favour of Somalia in a maritime row, saying it was profoundly concerned by the boundary it set in a part of the In...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
Italy's cloud market to grow by 16% this year - study
MILAN (Reuters) - The Italian market for cloud services is set to grow by 16% in 2021 as companies and the public administration strive to build on a digital acceleration brought about by the COVID-19...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
German economic institutes cut 2021 growth forecast to 2.4% - sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economic institutes will cut their joint forecast for 2021 growth of Europe's largest economy to 2.4% from the 3.7% they previously projected as supply bottlenecks slow re...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
U.S. NHTSA asks Tesla why it did not recall autopilot system - AP
(Reuters) - U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has asked Tesla Inc why the electric-car maker has not filed recall paperwork after updating its autopilot driving system, the A...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
China's coal price rockets, as IEA seeks surge in green energy
By Muyu Xu, Shivani Singh and Noah Browning BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - China's thermal coal prices hit a new record on Wednesday and oil and gas prices traded near recent highs, amplifying the Interna...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
Austrian opposition seeks graft inquiry in next headache for Kurz
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian opposition parties agreed on Wednesday to set up a parliamentary commission of inquiry into alleged corruption by officials from the ruling conservative party after its lea...
Thomson Reuters Oct 13, 2021
