France’s Le Maire wants to break food price inflation “spiral” by autumn

PARIS (Reuters) – Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that he would meet with retailers and suppliers next week to discuss ways to break the food price inflation “spiral” by autumn, which is a major concern for cash-strapped consumers. Le Maire also told Franceinfo radio that economic growth remained solid in France despite …

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Rusia dice que las conversaciones del 5 de mayo sobre el grano aún no están confirmadas -medios rusos

MOSCÚ (Reuters) – El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia dijo el miércoles que las conversaciones propuestas entre Rusia, Ucrania y Turquía sobre el acuerdo de cereales del mar Negro para el 5 de mayo aún no se han acordado, informaron medios rusos. Anteriormente el miércoles, la agencia de noticias estatal turca Anadolu citó al …

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India’s Adani Wilmar posts 60% drop in Q4 profit on weak edible oils demand

BENGALURU/CHENNAI (Reuters) – India’s Adani Wilmar Ltd reported a 60% slump in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, as lower product prices and sluggish demand from some customers dragged down overall sales in its mainstay edible oils business. The Fortune cooking oil maker’s consolidated net profit fell to 936.1 million rupees ($11.44 million) for the quarter ended …

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South Korea community doctors launch strike in protest over nursing law

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – More than 10,000 South Korean community doctors and certified nursing assistants went on strike on Wednesday, protesting a nursing bill they fear would hurt their jobs even as it improves nurses’ pay and working conditions. The bill, passed in parliament last week, was primarily designed to help nurses, who …

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Russia’s FSB says 7 Ukrainian agents arrested in Crimea

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday it had arrested seven people connected with Ukrainian intelligence and accused them of planning “a series of high-profile sabotage and terrorist acts” in Russian-annexed Crimea. In a statement, the FSB said the group had planned attacks against Russian-installed officials including local governor Sergei Aksyonov. …

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UK’s RS Group CFO steps down following personal relationship with colleague

(Reuters) – RS Group said on Wednesday David Egan would step down as finance chief of the electronics products distributor with immediate effect. “Very recently I notified the board of a personal relationship with a colleague. Following a detailed review by the board, I recognise that there have been some shortcomings of judgment on my …

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Mercedes nutzt Formel 1 als Turbo bei E-Auto-Entwicklung

– von Nick Carey London (Reuters) – Der Anruf aus der Mercedes-Konzernzentrale in Deutschland erreichte Adam Allsopp im Urlaub auf der Isle of Wight. Der Auftrag an den Ingenieur klang so einfach wie herausfordernd: “Bau ein Elektroauto, das mit einer einzigen Batterieladung 1000 Kilometer weiter fährt.” Das Team beim Formel-1-Motorenlieferanten von Mercedes AMG machte sich …

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