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Macquarie-backed offshore wind developer Corio starts job cuts
Date: December 6, 2024
(Reuters) – Corio Generation, the UK-based offshore wind developer backed by Australia’s Macquarie Group, plans to cut a small number of jobs roles, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. Ballooning costs due to technical and supply chain problems and high interest rates has had many offshore wind sector companies review investments or undertake restructurings....
Factbox-The six milestones Starmer says will define success of UK government
Date: December 5, 2024
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced six priorities intended to convince dissatisfied voters he was addressing their concerns after his approval ratings have plunged since Labour’s national election victory in July. Below is a list of what he called “milestones” he wants to achieve by the next...
Starmer pledges measurable ‘milestones’ to rebuild Britain after rocky start
Date: December 5, 2024
By Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper IVER, England (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Thursday to deliver on his priorities to rebuild Britain by offering voters targets for improved living standards and more home building in a speech he hopes will draw a line under a bumpy start to government. Five months since his...
Young Georgians see homeland at turning point amid pro-EU protests
Date: December 5, 2024
By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) – Almost every night since pro-EU protests erupted in Georgia last week, young husband-and-wife duo Mamuka Matkava and Gogona Parkaia have been working flat out to feed their fellow demonstrators. Each night the couple, one a musician and the other an artist, spend three to four hours cooking dozens of...
As Le Pen gambles on felling French government, her far-right protege’s star rises
Date: December 5, 2024
By Gabriel Stargardter and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -As nationalist leader Marine Le Pen orchestrated the overthrow of France’s government on Wednesday, several thousand people lined up outside a Paris cafe for a chance to share a brief word or even a selfie with the rising star of France’s far right. Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s...
US concerned about potential interference in Romanian election
Date: December 5, 2024
By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) -The U.S. voiced concern about potential foreign interference in Romania’s presidential election after the declassification of documents showing the country was a target of “aggressive hybrid Russian attacks” during a period of three consecutive ballots. Having previously polled in single digits, pro-Russia ultranationalist Calin Georgescu surged to victory in the...