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Exclusive-OMV’s Schwechat oil refinery at 20% capacity after accident
Date: June 15, 2022
By Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich (Reuters) – OMV’s 200,000 barrel per day Schwechat oil refinery is running at 20% capacity with repairs to fix a crude distillation unit set to take several weeks at least, OMV Chief Executive Alfred Stern told Reuters on Wednesday. On June 3, two people were injured when a part at a crude...
ECB pledges new crisis tool to help indebted southern states
Date: June 15, 2022
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT/MILAN (Reuters) -The European Central Bank promised fresh support on Wednesday to temper a market rout that has fanned fears of a new debt crisis on the euro area’s southern rim but appears to have disappointed investors looking for bolder steps. Government borrowing costs have soared on the 19-country...
Russia says West, unlike China, ‘shoot themselves in the head’ over Ukraine
Date: June 15, 2022
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that the West had “shot itself in the head” by trying to limit energy imports from the oil and gas fields of Siberia due to the Ukraine conflict, in sharp contrast to China which has increased deliveries of energy. The war in Ukraine – and...
WHO looks into reports of monkeypox virus in semen
Date: June 15, 2022
By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organisation is looking into reports that the monkeypox virus is present in the semen of patients, exploring the possibility that the disease could be sexually transmitted, a WHO official said on Wednesday. Many cases in the current monkeypox outbreak, largely centred on Europe, are...
Airbus A321XLR jetliner stages maiden flight
Date: June 15, 2022
By Jan Schwartz HAMBURG (Reuters) -Airbus on Wednesday staged the maiden flight of its newest and largest narrowbody airliner, the A321XLR, as the European planemaker seeks to capitalise on lucrative demand for long-range single-aisle jets. The twin-engined passenger jet took off at 11:05 a.m. (0905 GMT) from a factory in Hamburg, Germany, ahead of more...
Lego to invest over $1 billion in U.S. brick plant
Date: June 15, 2022
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Toymaker Lego on Wednesday said it will invest more than $1 billion in a factory in the United States to shorten supply chains and keep up with growing demand for its coloured plastic bricks in one of its biggest markets. The factory in Chesterfield County, Virginia, will be the...