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ZURICH (Reuters) – Barry Callebaut has halted production at its Wieze plant in Belgium after discovering salmonella in a production lot on Monday, the Swiss chocolate maker said on Thursday. “Barry Callebaut informed the Belgian food authorities (FAVV) about the incident and has taken the precautionary measure to stop all chocolate production lines and to …

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By Birsen Altayli and Zeynep Berkem ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s insurance association is in talks with the country’s Treasury on a potential inflation-indexed bond issue, the group’s head told Reuters, as insurers seek a new mechanism to protect their capital from soaring inflation. Turkey’s inflation rate hit 73.5% in May and is expected to rise …

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By Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Unilever on Wednesday sold its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream business in Israel to its local licensee for an undisclosed sum, aiming to smooth over a potentially damaging diplomatic row over the company’s political stance. The deal comes after the U.S. ice cream brand announced last year it would stop …

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By Gilles Guillaume TREMERY (Reuters) -World No. 4 carmaker Stellantis said on Wednesday it will speed up electric motor production at its factory in Tremery, France, long the world’s largest diesel engine plant, to account for 50% of the facility’s capacity by 2024. In 2021, diesel accounted for 67% of production at this plant in …

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COLOGNO MONZESE, Italy (Reuters) – Italian broadcaster MFE is “a long-term investor” in German rival ProSiebensat, CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi said, reiterating MFE’s long-held view that traditional TV companies should join forces. “For now we’re happy with ProSieben to deliver on the results it has promised – going forward we’ll see,” Berlusconi told reporters on …

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(Reuters) -German utility Uniper SE withdrew its outlook for the 2022 financial year on Wednesday due to gas supply restrictions from Gazprom and said it was in discussions with the government about possible support measures. Uniper said it had received only 40% of the contractually agreed gas volumes from Gazprom since June 16, as Russian …

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By Allison Lampert (Reuters) – Piles of luggage beside baggage belts in airports from Canada to Europe are driving further demand for ground handlers, and adding to summer travel chaos as airlines scramble to bring back workers lost during COVID-19. Once a cost-cutting and outsourcing target for aviation, ground handlers are now being offered raises, …

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COLOGNO MONZESE, Italy (Reuters) – MediaForEurope (MFE), controlled by the family of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, will look at Channel 4 when the British TV station is put on sale, MFE’s finance chief Marco Giordani said on Wednesday. Britain’s government set out plans in April to sell Channel 4, the publicly owned and …

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LONDON (Reuters) – British postal workers and train station staff have voted in favour of strike action, their trade unions said on Wednesday, as workers across the economy grapple with employers as surging inflation bites. The Unite union said around 2,400 managers across 1,000 Royal Mail delivery offices had voted to strike in a dispute …

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