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France’s 8th wave of COVID is gaining in intensity – health official
PARIS (Reuters) - France has entered an eighth wave of the COVID-19 virus, as the winter season approaches, said a leading French health official. "Yes, we are in this eighth wave," said Brigitte Autr...
Oct 04, 2022
French refinery strike continues at four sites for eighth day
PARIS (Reuters) - Strikes have disrupted TotalEnergies' oil products refining and delivery for an eighth day, with four of its French plants hit by continuing industrial action by workers, a CGT trade...
Oct 04, 2022
German engineering orders stagnate in August
BERLIN (Reuters) - German engineering companies' orders stagnated in August as orders from abroad, particularly the euro zone, offset a dip in domestic orders, the VDMA engineering association said. A...
Oct 04, 2022
Top EU officials call for joint borrowing to deal with energy crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two top European Commission officials called on Tuesday for joint borrowing by the 27-nation European Union to finance a response to the energy price crisis that is threatening to...
Oct 04, 2022
Philippine media groups demand protection after journalist’s murder
MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine journalist has been shot dead while driving in the country's capital, police said on Tuesday, prompting condemnation from media groups and activists, who described his ...
Oct 04, 2022
Spanish banks need to increase provisions amid economic slowdown, De Cos says
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish banks will have to closely monitor risks and increase provisions to cover potential losses as an economic slowdown and energy price hikes are already hurting households and ...
Oct 04, 2022
UK’s Truss refuses to rule out welfare cuts to fund economic plan
By Kylie MacLellan and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss has refused to rule out cutting benefit payments by less than soaring inflation to help fund her tax-cutting grow...
Oct 04, 2022
Ryanair breaks its September traffic record
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair flew 15.9 million passengers in September, its third busiest month ever and up 13% on pre-COVID levels as the low-cost carrier consolidates its position as Europe's largest ...
Oct 04, 2022
Russia’s Federation Council ratifies annexation of four Ukrainian regions
LONDON (Reuters) - The upper house of Russia's parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the incorporation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia, as Moscow sets about formally annexing territory it sized...
Oct 04, 2022
Turkish trade deficit surges to $10.38 billion in September
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's trade deficit leapt 298% year-on-year in September to $10.384 billion, the Trade Ministry said on Tuesday, as surging energy import costs continue to widen the shortfall....
Oct 04, 2022
