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S.Africa’s Transnet agrees three-year wage deal with majority labour union
(Reuters) - South African state-owned logistics firm Transnet said on Monday it had agreed a three-year wage deal with the union representing the majority of its workers, ending a two-week strike that...
Oct 17, 2022
Stellantis CEO calls for talks to soften EU’s 2035 fossil-fuel car ban
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union's proposed 2035 ban on fossil-fuel cars should be renegotiated to give hybrid models a greater role in the transition to zero-emission vehicles...
Oct 17, 2022
U.S. sues Cigna Corp for overcharging Medicare Advantage program
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States has sued insurer Cigna Corp for overcharging the Medicare Advantage program, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Monday. Prosecutors said Cigna obtained tens...
Oct 17, 2022
Planned Parenthood asks North Carolina court to let more health workers provide abortions
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - North Carolina abortion providers on Monday asked a state court to allow health professionals other than physicians to provide medication abortions, as clinics struggle...
Oct 17, 2022
Lufthansa raises full-year earnings forecast amid strong demand for air travel
BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa raised its forecast for full-year adjusted earnings to over one billion euros ($980.40 million) on Monday as strong demand for air travel in the third quarter put it on tr...
Oct 17, 2022
U.S., UK to deepen cooperation on Russia, other sanctions -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain will further their cooperation on sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine as well as on other targets, top financial officials for th...
Oct 17, 2022
Analysis-Despite tax U-turn, UK’s Hunt still faces tough budget choices
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The screeching about-turn on tax cuts by finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Monday will not spare Britain from painful spending cuts and new tax hikes to fix the c...
Oct 17, 2022
A sex expo aims to break taboos in South Africa
PRETORIA (Reuters) - More than 16,000 people attended a sex expo in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, this weekend, where visitors were invited to browse a wide array of sex toys, watch adult entertai...
Oct 17, 2022
Exclusive-Rosneft moves into tanker chartering as EU ban looms
By Nidhi Verma MOSCOW/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Russia's biggest oil exporter Rosneft has expanded its tanker chartering business to ease oil shipments for buyers amid looming Western sanctions on insuran...
Oct 17, 2022
Business sentiment softens in Canada as recession fears mount: BoC survey
OTTAWA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Business sentiment has softened in Canada, with many firms expecting slower sales growth amid rising interest rates and cooling demand, and a majority now think a recession ...
Oct 17, 2022
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