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Thousands to strike at Volkswagen's Germany plants
Thousands to strike at Volkswagen's Germany plants

Thousands of Volkswagen workers were to go on strike Monday in an escalating industrial dispute at the crisis-hit German auto giant with thousands of jobs at stake. Its woes reflect a broader crisis in the European auto industry, with demand weak and the transition to electric cars slower than expected.

Norway suspends deep-sea mining projects: govt allies
Norway suspends deep-sea mining projects: govt allies

Norway has suspended plans to start giving licences for deep-sea mining next year that had faced opposition from environment groups and international institutions, a party allied with the centre-left government said on Sunday. But scientists, non-government groups, some multi-national companies and international institutions such as the European Parliament had opposed the move.

Auto giant Stellantis announces 'immediate' resignation of CEO Tavares
Auto giant Stellantis announces 'immediate' resignation of CEO Tavares

Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares on Sunday resigned "with immediate effect", the auto giant announced, signalling differences over how to confront the group's profit slump. Tavares started his career in the car industry with Renault before becoming chief executive of the old Peugeot-Citroen (PSA) group in 2014.

VW's German workers to strike from Monday
VW's German workers to strike from Monday

Workers at German factories for carmaker Volkswagen are to go on strike from Monday over plans to cut thousands of jobs, union IG Metall said Sunday. After little progress in several rounds of talks between labour representatives and Volkswagen bosses, workers at VW factories across Germany will begin the first stage of planned strike action.

Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power
Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power

Vast lines of solar panels reflect the blazing sun in India's western deserts, a dazzling ocean broken only by bristling wind turbines. The Khavda plant in Gujarat state consists of some 60 million solar panels and 770 wind turbines spread over 538 square kilometres (208 square miles) -- almost the size of the sprawling megacity Mumbai.

The farm fires helping to fuel India's deadly air
The farm fires helping to fuel India's deadly air

Blazing flames light the sky as Indian farmer Ali Sher burns his fields to clear them for new crops, a common but illegal practice that is fuelling deadly pollution killing millions. - 'Land will become barren' - Some farmers are slowly shifting to better practices.

US wine merchants urge exclusions from blanket tariffs
US wine merchants urge exclusions from blanket tariffs

As President-elect Donald Trump vows sweeping tariffs on even America's close partners once in office, US wine merchants and restaurateurs are watching with trepidation -- and pushing for exclusions they say will protect small businesses. "We hope that there would be exclusions for products that are especially important to American small businesses," Aneff said.

Defiant Adani says committed to compliance after US indictment
Defiant Adani says committed to compliance after US indictment

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Saturday said "attacks" on his company made it "stronger", days after US prosecutors accused him and other officials of fraud. "What I can tell you is that every attack makes us stronger and every obstacle becomes a stepping stone for a more resilient Adani Group," he said at an awards ceremony in the northern Indian city of Jaipur.

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