Australia looks to rest of world even as China trade ties heal
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will encourage businesses diversify their trade into new and emerging markets, Trade Minister…
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Volkswagen launches extra shifts at Wolfsburg plant – brand board member
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen has introduced extra shifts at its factory in Wolfsburg, the carmaker’s biggest, after supply chain disruptions…
No quick recovery for German economy after winter slump – DIW
BERLIN (Reuters) – There is no quick recovery in sight for the inflation-hit German economy following a winter recession, the…
Low-income countries to be left behind without action on jobs – ILO
BERLIN (Reuters) – A global employment divide between high-income and low-income countries is worsening as rising debt levels hit developing…
Edgars Rinkevics elected president of Latvia
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Latvia’s parliament has elected long-serving Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics as the country’s next president, Prime Minister Krisjanis…
Athletics-Bolt desperate for impactful role in track and field
By Janina Nuno Rios MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Usain Bolt said he is desperate to play a role in reviving…
Russia says it destroys Ukraine’s ‘last warship’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that its forces had destroyed what it described as Ukraine’s “last…
Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts
By Seun Sanni and Richa Naidu ALAYIDE, Nigeria (Reuters) – Busari Kasali once lived with the fear that his cassava…
New anti-terror law should convince Turkey to back NATO bid, Swedish minister says
LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) – New anti-terrorism legislation which comes into force this week should pave the way for Sweden to…
Turkey’s Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise
By Burcu Karakas, Ece Toksabay, Huseyin Hayatsever and Maya Gebeily ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans…