JARANDILLA DE LA VERA, Spain (Reuters) – Processions of people wielding flaming brooms may sound like something out of magic tales, but those used to light up a Spanish town every year are the real thing – and there is no witchcraft involved, just fun. Every year on Dec. 7, the inhabitants of Jarandilla de …
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By Paolo Laudani (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is investigating Hellofresh over allegations that migrant children were working at the meal-kit maker’s cooking and packaging facility in Illinois as recently as this summer, ABC News reported on Friday evening. The department is also investigating if Midway Staffing, an agency hiring employees to …
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By Lili Bayer and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe needs to find ways within the next year to fund hundreds of billions of euros in extra military spending to defend against any attack from Russia by the end of the decade, the European Union’s new defence commissioner has said. Andrius Kubilius, a former prime …
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By Kate Abnett and Alison Withers BRUSSELS (Reuters) -This year will be the world’s warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on Monday. The data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) comes two weeks after U.N. …
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(Reuters) -Chinese beauty brand Mao Geping on Monday set the price for its shares at the top of the range, as it looks to raise $270 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering. The company is selling 70.6 million shares and put a price range of HK$26.30 to HK$29.80 when the deal was launched. …
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By Michelle Conlin and Federico Maccioni NEW YORK/ABU DHABI (Reuters) -Key players in U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency venture were among high-profile industry figures gathering at a bitcoin conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday, as the digital currency sets record highs. Speakers at the two-day event include Trump’s son Eric as well as billionaire …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand jumped on Monday at the start of a week packed with economic data releases, as gold prices climbed after China’s central bank resumed purchases of the bullion. At 1413 GMT, the commodity-driven rand traded at 17.8050 against the dollar, about 1.2% stronger than its previous close. “Developments in the Middle …
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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top electric vehicle maker BYD gained market share as the world’s largest auto market recorded its fastest-growing month in 2024, setting BYD up to exceed its global annual sales goal and overtake Ford and Honda. BYD has been on an extraordinary expansion this year, growing capacity and undertaking a massive hiring …
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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chinese companies in the European Union say business conditions have worsened for a fifth consecutive year, with a rise in geopolitical tensions and anti-Chinese sentiment hampering operations, according to a survey published on Monday. The survey for the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU, carried out by consultants …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi said on Monday that it expects to launch its first SUV, the YU7, next June or July as it ventures deeper into China’s competitive auto market. The company announced the launch on China’s social media platform Weibo alongside an image of the YU7 parked beside its first electric …
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