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Auto sector divided as EU unveils plans to undo 2035 combustion engine ban
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Italy's offshore wind push languishes, putting climate goals at risk
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Exclusive-California Pizza Kitchen reaches buyout deal, names new leadership
Date: December 16, 2025
Dec 16 (Reuters) - An investor group led by Consortium Brand Partners is buying California Pizza Kitchen and has tapped the CEO of Convive Brands to run its restaurants, the company told Reuters on...
Greeks protest against low wages ahead of 2026 budget vote
Date: December 16, 2025
ATHENS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Greeks rallied in central Athens on Tuesday and doctors and teachers joined public-sector workers who walked off the job in protest at low wages and a cost-of-...
AI boom seen lifting chipmaking equipment sales 9% to $126 billion in 2026
Date: December 16, 2025
AMSTERDAM, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Sales of equipment used to make computer chip wafers will rise about 9% to $126 billion in 2026 and a further 7.3% to $135 billion in 2027, as chipmakers expand capacity...
New Czech government signals tough stance on migration, EU emissions rules
Date: December 16, 2025
PRAGUE, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The new Czech government, in its first full meeting on Tuesday, rejected the European Union's approved migration pact and an emissions trading plan, potentially setting up a...
Exclusive-Swiss firm Barry Callebaut eyes separating cocoa division amid price volatility, sources say
Date: December 16, 2025
By Amy-Jo Crowley, Andres Gonzalez and Oliver Hirt LONDON/ZURICH, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The world’s biggest chocolate maker Barry Callebaut is in the early stages of exploring the separation of its...
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant running on single power line, Russia says
Date: December 16, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is currently receiving electricity through only one of two external power lines, its Russian management...