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German defence minister seeks 4.7 billion euro deal to buy four submarines, sources say
Date: November 29, 2024
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wants to purchase four submarines in a deal worth more than 4.7 billion euros ($5 billion) that will require parliamentary spending committee approval, two sources told Reuters on Friday, confirming a news report. In a request submitted to the committee, the ministry says the acquisition is needed for...
Poland’s JSW says no job cuts planned in restructuring
Date: November 29, 2024
(Reuters) – JSW, Poland’s biggest coking coal producer, does not plan job cuts as part of its restructuring, Jaroslaw Kluczniok, deputy CEO for development, told a press conference on Friday. CEO Ryszard Janta said the board had pursued “a very restrictive approach to hiring, which in fact is not taking place, and …due to the...
New case of mpox variant clade Ib detected in England
Date: November 29, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health security agency (UKHSA) said on Friday another case of the new mpox variant clade Ib has been detected in England, the fifth case confirmed in the country in recent weeks. The government agency said the risk to the population remained low. The clade Ib variant is a new form of...
Russia’s economy will need to adapt to new US sanctions, economy minister says
Date: November 29, 2024
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian rouble will strengthen when temporary speculative factors and market nervousness are gone, but the economy will need to adapt to new U.S. sanctions targeting the banking sector, Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said on Friday. The rouble was largely stable against all major currencies on Friday but remained at its lowest...
Italy pushes back Poste stake sale to 2025, sources say
Date: November 29, 2024
By Giuseppe Fonte, Elvira Pollina and Elisa Anzolin ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – Italy will postpone until next year the sale of up to a 14% stake in postal service Poste Italiane which was originally expected by early December, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. State-controlled Poste said last month the approval of...
German unemployment rises less than expected in November, labour office says
Date: November 29, 2024
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of people out of work in Germany rose less than expected in November, federal labour office figures showed on Friday. The office said the number of unemployed increased by 7,000 in seasonally adjusted terms to 2.86 million. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected that figure to rise...