LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Friday it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from parts of Spain after the country confirmed its first cases of African swine fever in just over three decades. Britain is one of Spain’s main customers for pork, and the move comes as authorities in Madrid activated emergency measures in …
PARIS, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Airbus is telling airlines that emergency repairs to some of the A320 jets affected by a major recall may be less burdensome than first thought, industry sources said on Saturday. Although some 6,000 jets remain impacted overall, a sub-set of jets needing a time-consuming hardware change rather than a quick …
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Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. investor Steven Wood accused Swatch Group of “worst-in-class governance”, proposing changes to the Swiss watchmaker’s board and governance reforms, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Wood, the founder of GreenWood Investors, which says it holds about 0.5% of Swatch’s share capital, has ditched plans to gain a board seat and …
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By Dawn Kopecki and Amy-Jo Crowley NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The sale of a large stake in the Economist publication is coming to a head this week, as bidders submit expressions of interest by Friday’s deadline for a 27% stake, three people familiar with the matter said. At least a dozen parties, including ultra-wealthy individuals and media …
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(Reuters) -American Airlines said on Friday it expects some operational delays due to a major software change on a significant number of Airbus A320 jets, initially adding that the issue impacted about 340 aircraft at the carrier. After further clarification from Airbus, American said only 209 A320 family aircraft are affected, down from more than …
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By Tim Hepher, Allison Lampert, Dan Catchpole and David Shepardson PARIS (Reuters) -Europe’s Airbus said on Friday it was ordering immediate repairs to 6,000 of its widely used A320 family of jets in a sweeping recall affecting more than half the global fleet, threatening upheaval during the busiest travel weekend of the year in the …
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(Reuters) -UK’s easyJet said it has already completed the software update on many A320 aircraft following a global recall issued by Airbus on Friday. The company said it plans to operate its Saturday flying programme as normal and urged travellers to monitor their flights on the flight tracker. (Reporting by Angela Christy and Rhea Rose …
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(Reuters) -The British Civil Aviation Authority said it expects some disruptions to airlines and flights operating in the country due to a major software change on a significant number of Airbus A320 jets. “We have been made aware of an issue that may affect some of the A320 family of aircraft and the precautionary action …
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LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal has applied for 5.8 billion euros ($6.73 billion) in low-cost loans under a new EU defence programme to boost its armed forces capabilities, Cabinet Minister Antonio Leitao Amaro said on Friday. The programme, called Security Action For Europe (SAFE), is an EU initiative worth 150 billion euros, which boosts defence capabilities, closes …
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(Reuters) -CoinShares filed on Friday to withdraw its plan to launch three exchange-traded funds, as the European cryptocurrency firm plans to focus on higher-margin opportunities ahead of its U.S. listing. CoinShares has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its registration statements for XRP ETF, solana staking ETF, and litecoin ETF. CEO Jean-Marie …
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