By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican airline Viva Aerobus has signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase 90 Airbus A321neo aircraft, the carrier said on Wednesday, in a deal likely worth several billion dollars. The announcement confirms Reuters reporting last month that the two were close to a tie-up on an order of that…
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Wednesday approved construction of an offshore windfarm that will generate 1,100 megawatts of power from up to 98 turbines off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the third such project in the United States. Approval of Orsted’s Ocean Wind by the Interior Department is…
(Reuters) – Russia has opened a criminal case after a prominent female journalist and a lawyer were brutally attacked in Russian republic of Chechnya, Russian Investigative Committee reported on Wednesday. “Currently, the investigation team is conducting a set of investigative actions and search measures aimed at establishing individuals involved in this crime and all the…
By Pratyush Thakur and Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -New vehicle sales in the United States for top global automakers rose in the second quarter on improving supply and strong demand, signaling that rising interest rates have not yet had a meaningful impact on purchases. Vehicle production took a hit after the pandemic disrupted supply of semiconductor…
(Reuters) – Hydrogen firm ThyssenKrupp Nucera has priced its initial public offering at 20 euros ($21.72) per share, implying a market capitalisation of around 2.5 billion euros, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The company and its shareholders, Germany’s ThyssenKrupp and Italy’s De Nora, expect to raise up to 605 million euros through…
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden has taken steps in the right direction for its NATO bid with anti-terrorism legislation but continued protests there by Kurdish militant sympathisers undermined its moves, Erdogan’s office said. The Turkish presidency said Erdogan made the comments in a telephone call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte,…
By Daina Beth Solomon and Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -German carmaker Audi is this month scheduled to announce plans to begin producing electric vehicles in Mexico, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, joining other major carmakers in ramping up EV output in Mexico. Asked to comment, a spokesman in Germany said…
By Sergiy Chalyi ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Residents in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia appeared calm on Wednesday after Kyiv’s latest warning that Russian forces could trigger a catastrophe at the nearby Moscow-held nuclear power plant. Both Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Zaporizhzhia…
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) – A senior NATO official said on Wednesday Kosovo and Serbia had not heeded international calls to take steps to de-escalating tensions involving ethnic Serbs in Kosovo’s north which have threatened NATO peacekeepers. Violence in north Kosovo, where 50,000 Serbs live and form a local majority, erupted in late May…
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s cabinet approved the first draft of its 2024 budget and financial plans through 2027, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, as Europe’s biggest economic power curbs spending that surged in response to COVID-19 and the Ukraine war. “Today we have adopted a budget proposal aligned with fiscal realities,” Finance Minister Christian Lindner…
