Author Archives: Syndicated Content
A raise or a four-day week; biggest German union seals new deal
By Tom Kckenhoff and Matthias Inverardi DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's largest trade union, IG Metall, agreed a 2.3% wage increase, to be paid either in full or as part of a switch to a fo...
Mar 30, 2021
EU says AstraZeneca under no UK obligation that would prevent EU vaccine supply
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has told the European Union that it has no legal obligations to Britain or other buyers that would prevent the full supply of COVID-19 doses under its contract with th...
Mar 30, 2021
European travel recovery disappointing, industry officials say
PARIS (Reuters) - Domestic air passenger travel and freight flights are rising in Europe but "normal operations are still severely damaged by the pandemic," the head of European air traffic control ag...
Mar 30, 2021
Divided Catalan separatists fail to form regional government
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's separatist parties on Tuesday failed to agree on forming a coalition government in the northeastern Spanish region, raising the prospect of a snap electi...
Mar 30, 2021
VW confirms it will rebrand its U.S. unit as 'Voltswagen'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German automaker Volkswagen AG's U.S. unit confirmed Tuesday it will rename its U.S. operations as "Voltswagen of America" as it shifts its focus to electric vehicles. The revis...
Mar 30, 2021
Egypt's Sisi says response will be felt if water supply affected by dam
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that there would be severe regional consequences if Egypt's water supply was impacted by a giant hydropower dam being built by ...
Mar 30, 2021
Ukraine says Russian military buildup threatens its security
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia is building up armed forces near Ukraine's borders in a threat to the country's security, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Ruslan Khomchak said on Tuesday, accusing Moscow of pursu...
Mar 30, 2021
EU starts process to allow free flow of data to South Korea
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will now kick off the process to allow the free flow of data from the 27-country bloc to South Korea after concluding talks to iron out potentia...
Mar 30, 2021
Brazil regulator says Bharat Biotech vaccine does not meet factory standards
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said Bharat Biotech's Covaxin COVID-19 does not meet its manufacturing standards, according to a note in the Tuesday edition of the official gaz...
Mar 30, 2021
As turmoil deepens, Haitians fear democracy is slipping away
By Andre Paultre and Sarah Marsh PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti emerged from the brutal and dynastic Duvalier dictatorship to democracy 35 years ago. Now, many Haitians fear a return to autocracy as...
Mar 30, 2021
