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Vinci’s Half-Year Revenue Jumps as Air, Road Traffic Rebound
Date: July 29, 2022
(Reuters) -French infrastructure group Vinci on Friday reported a 26% rise in half-year sales as airport traffic rebounded and motorway traffic surpassed pre-COVID levels. Europe’s biggest construction and concessions firm said first-half sales rose to 28.5 billion euros ($29.1 billion) from 22.6 billion a year earlier, also surpassing the 2019 pre-pandemic level by 31%. “Vinci’s...
Britain’s Rail Network Hit by New Strike Action Over Pay Dispute
Date: July 27, 2022
By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s rail network suffered major disruption again on Wednesday as staff walked out in a row over pay and conditions, the latest in a wave of industrial unrest as wages fail to keep pace with soaring inflation. The 24-hour strike by more than 40,000 members of the RMT and TSSA...
Italy’s Right Rules Out Returning to Government With 5-Star
Date: July 19, 2022
By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Conservative parties in Italy’s fractured coalition ruled out on Tuesday continuing to govern alongside the 5-Star Movement, complicating already difficult efforts to keep Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s administration afloat. Draghi tendered his resignation last week after the populist 5-Star Movement refused to back the 18-month-old national...
Britain on Course for Hottest Day on Record
Date: July 18, 2022
By Kate Holton and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast to hit 40C for the first time, forcing train companies to cancel services and some schools to close while ministers urged the public to stay at home. Much of Europe is baking...
Emirates Airline Sees Air Travel Equilibrium in 2023
Date: July 18, 2022
By Tim Hepher FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) -The president of Dubai’s Emirates, which has clashed with London’s Heathrow over the introduction of a capacity cap, said on Monday a disrupted air travel industry would return to equilibrium in 2023 and must “tough it out” until then. Tim Clark, speaking at an event at the Farnborough Airshow,...
Heatwave Scorches Europe; Health Warnings Issued
Date: July 15, 2022
By Catarina Demony and Kylie MacLellan LEIRIA, Portugal/LONDON (Reuters) -Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and Portugal on Friday, while officials in Europe issued health warnings for the heatwave in the coming days. More than 1,000 firefighters, supported by water-bomber aircraft, have battled since Tuesday to...