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Thousands to strike at Volkswagen's Germany plants
Thousands to strike at Volkswagen's Germany plants
Business and Economy
by  AFP

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
Business and Economy
by  AFP

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.