STELLENBOSCH, South Africa (Reuters) – Flocks of white, black and brown ducks hunt for snails and bugs as they patrol the grapevines at a vineyard in South Africa’s winemaking town of Stellenbosch, helping the owners steer clear of pesticides and synthetic fertilisers. Around 500 Indian runner ducks work as a natural pest control at the …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp on Monday said it could produce as many as 10.6 million vehicles this year, while warning of downward risk to its projection from the possible impact of issues such as parts supply shortages and COVID-19. The car giant said that it saw a downside risk of about 10% on that …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African arm of British American Tobacco (BAT) is looking to restructure the business, a process that may affect about 200 jobs, following a further decline in its cigarette sales in the country, it said on Monday. The Dunhill and Peter Stuyvesant cigarette maker said the drop in cigarette sales in …
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BERLÍN, 16 ene (Reuters) – Tesla ha sido objeto de críticas por parte del sindicato alemán IG Metall y de políticos por denuncias de trabajadores sobre horarios de trabajo poco razonables y el temor a hablar en su planta de Brandenburgo, y algunos piden que se investigue al fabricante de automóviles. En su conferencia de …
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Por Wayne Cole y Lawrence White SÍDNEY/LONDRES, 16 ene (Reuters) – Las acciones subían el lunes, ya que el optimismo sobre las ganancias empresariales y la reapertura de China contrarrestaban los temores a que el Banco de Japón (BOJ) pudiera moderar su enorme política de estímulo en una reunión crucial esta semana, mientras que el …
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SOFIA (Reuters) – In a last attempt to end Bulgaria’s prolonged political deadlock, President Rumen Radev has invited the Socialist Party to try and form a government, its leader said on Monday, but there was little chance it would succeed. Bulgaria’s two largest political parties, the centre-right GERB and the anti-graft PP, have already failed …
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– von Belén Carreño und Robert Muller und Sergio Goncalves Madrid/Prag/Lissabon (Reuters) – Der Europäischen Union (EU) droht ein riesiger Reputationsschaden. Vor zwei Jahren schnürten die EU-Staaten eilig ein historisches Hilfspaket im Volumen von mehr als 700 Milliarden Euro, um Länder zu stützen, die besonders stark von der Coronavirus-Pandemie betroffen waren. Doch die EU-Staaten hinken …
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Berlin (Reuters) – Volkswagen will angesichts der zunehmenden Konkurrenz bei E-Autos in China das Entwicklungstempo erhöhen. Chinesische Hersteller brauchten für die Entwicklung eines neuen Fahrzeugs nur etwa zweieinhalb Jahre, sagte China-Chef Ralf Brandstätter bei einem Medienroundtable in Berlin. Volkswagen benötige im Schnitt annähernd vier Jahre. “Wir nehmen uns aufgrund unserer Qualitätsansprüche auch bewusst etwas mehr …
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By Bharath Rajeswaran BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares ended lower in a volatile session on Monday, weighed down by continued foreign investor selling and higher oil prices, which offset healthy earnings from HDFC Bank. The Nifty 50 index closed 0.34% lower at 17,894.85, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.28% to 60,092.97. Both benchmarks had risen …
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By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government will on Monday announce new proposals to clamp down on protests, broadening the range of situations in which police in England and Wales are able to act to prevent serious disruption. In recent years, protests, usually on environmental issues, have shut down large parts …
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