New dawn for EU, Latam clouded by wrangling over war in Ukraine

By Andrew Gray and Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European, Latin American and Caribbean leaders proclaimed a new era of increased political and economic cooperation on Tuesday but their summit meeting was clouded by wrangling over how to address Russia’s war in Ukraine. The gathering of some 50 leaders from the three regions in Brussels…

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Tesla faces citizen grilling on impact of German plant expansion

By Victoria Waldersee, Nette Noestlinger and Leon Malherbe GRUENHEIDE, Germany (Reuters) -Tesla on Tuesday sought to assuage Brandenburg state residents’ concerns by holding a question-and-answer session on the EV maker’s planned expansion that would make its local plant the biggest car factory in the country. Tesla, which currently produces around 5,000 cars a week, hopes…

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Cuba still struggling to earn foreign currency

By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) – Cash-starved Cuba fell short of its export and import plans through June of this year amidst grave shortages linked to its dependence on food, fuel and inputs for agriculture and manufacture from abroad. First Economy Vice Minister Leticia Morales told a parliament commission on Tuesday that export earnings were…

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