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(Reuters) – The Canadian auto safety agency said on Friday it is probing the cause of a Tesla fire in Vancouver that drew attention after the driver struggled to exit the vehicle. Transport Canada said following a May 20 2021 Tesla Model Y fire in Vancouver that it had its contracted collision and defect investigation …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said on Friday the vote by General Motors workers at a pickup truck plant in Mexico to approve a new contract “demonstrates the significant benefits of true collective bargaining.” This month, Reuters reported GM agreed to an 8.5% wage hike with a new, independent …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Economy Ministry has refused to provide carmaker Volkswagen with guarantees to cover new investments in China because of concerns over human rights violations in the Xinjiang region, Der Spiegel reported on Friday. The ministry confirmed it had turned down four applications from a company over human rights concerns in Xinjiang but …

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(Reuters) – Binance said on Friday its legal entity in Italy had registered with the regulator in the country, as the major cryptocurrency exchange seeks to gain traction in Europe. The registration of Binance Italy, which was established in recent months, could potentially make the company more accountable and reduce the prospects for money laundering. …

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BERLIN (Reuters) – The Group of Seven countries on Friday agreed stringent environmental controls should govern deep-sea mining and that they would consent to such mining projects only if they did not seriously harm the marine environment. “We determined that if there is deep-sea mining at all, it should only happen under the most strict …

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By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. government is considering filing a trade deal complaint over alleged labor abuses against a car parts plant in Mexico owned by Netherlands-based Stellantis, two Mexican labor officials told Reuters. If the U.S. Trade Representative takes up the probe into Teksid Hierro de Mexico, in the …

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