By Robert Muller and Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -A Czech court on Monday acquitted former prime minister Andrej Babis of alleged fraud in securing EU subsidies, improving the billionaire’s prospects in a presidential election this week in which he is among the favourites. The prosecution had sought a suspended jail term and a fine, accusing …
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MADRID (Reuters) – The European Commission has opened talks with the United States to discuss subsidies on electric vehicles sold in the North American trade bloc, EU Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton said on Monday. He added that the Commission is also discussing other aspects of the recently approved U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – No rain fell last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions for the second consecutive week, raising fears of a prolonged dry spell which could weigh on the outlook of the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is in its dry season which runs …
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By Nallur and Sethuraman BENGALURU (Reuters) -Tata Consultancy Services missed profit estimates and flagged challenges in Europe as clients tightened spending due to rough economic conditions, while its workforce shrank for the first time since the pandemic. TCS is the first among its peers to report quarterly earnings, setting the tone for an industry that …
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PARIS (Reuters) – French drugmaker Servier on Monday launched its appeal against manslaughter and deception convictions handed down by a Paris court in 2021 in connection with weight-loss pill Mediator. At least 500 people died of heart valve problems in one of France’s worst health scandals because of exposure to the active ingredient in Mediator, …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is considering supplying Ukraine with tanks for the first time to help the country fight Russian forces, Sky News reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Discussions have been taking place “for a few weeks” about delivering the British Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tank to Ukraine, Sky said, quoting a Western source …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ghana’s graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals stood at 350,000 tonnes by Dec. 15 since the start of this year’s harvest on Oct. 1, up 76% from 199,000 tonnes in the same period the previous season, figures from regulator COCOBOD showed on Monday. G&S is cocoa that has been quality checked and …
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By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – German photovoltaics leasing firm Enpal said on Monday it was close to securing 215 million euros ($230 million) in equity, as it seeks to expand its business and meet increasing demand for residential solar power in light of rising energy prices. The new financing round of the company, which …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Croatia’s oil pipeline operator Janaf has signed a transport agreement with Hungary’s energy group MOL for shipments of 500,000 tonnes of crude on the Adriatic pipeline, the Hungarian state news agency said on Monday, citing Janaf. It said MOL’s transport deal with Janaf was valid until March 31, 2023, and the two …
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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 9 ene (Reuters) – El cambio climático, la migración, la integración, el desarrollo y la seguridad serán los principales asuntos de la reunión bilateral que sostendrán el lunes los presidentes de México y Estados Unidos, dijo el canciller del país latinoamericano, Marcelo Ebrard. (Redacción México)
