![US trade group blasts Canada for refusal to extend digital services tax freeze](/i/c/c682ade4-fe98-b651-3937-f517c2fdc0db.webp)
US trade group blasts Canada for refusal to extend digital services tax freeze
WASHINGTON The U.S.-based National Foreign Trade Council on Thursday blasted Canada for its refusal to back a global
2023-07-14 06:18
![Britain's water industry crisis: Sewage spills, huge leaks and crushing debts](/i/c/16460183-ea7c-0f51-ddfc-50cf34bf9173.webp)
Britain's water industry crisis: Sewage spills, huge leaks and crushing debts
Financial trouble at the company that supplies more than a fifth of the UK population with water has raised alarm about the dire state of an industry that delivers a resource people can't live without.
2023-07-08 12:18
![Ireland 'needs influx of construction workers'](/i/c/91dae532-f351-d2a2-8226-8a3e83851c65.webp)
Ireland 'needs influx of construction workers'
An economic watchdog warns "significant immigration" of construction workers could be needed to address a housing shortage in the Republic of Ireland.
2023-06-07 19:29
![Opec: What is it and what is happening to oil prices?](/i/c/f35ef677-add2-313c-93f6-911739c1844a.webp)
Opec: What is it and what is happening to oil prices?
Saudi Arabia is cutting output by one million barrels a day, and Opec+ is keeping past cuts in place
2023-06-05 18:50
![China overtakes Japan as world's top car exporter](/i/c/0a694949-32be-fb8b-da5c-f53ddfbf2e29.webp)
China overtakes Japan as world's top car exporter
The jump in China's exports was boosted by rising demand for electric vehicles and increased sales to Russia.
2023-05-19 10:53
![US regulator urges recall of 67m airbag inflators](/i/c/70a94e30-8fae-6eb0-ee3a-4c6847bfabcd.webp)
US regulator urges recall of 67m airbag inflators
The parts maker rejected the request, saying investigators had not found any "systemic" defects.
2023-05-13 08:24
![France lands battery gigafactory with sweeteners, zero-carbon power](/i/c/e1fa6e8e-ebc9-9d64-5e24-ff8d5c178557.webp)
France lands battery gigafactory with sweeteners, zero-carbon power
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) -France beat competition from Germany and the Netherlands for ProLogium's first overseas car battery plant
2023-05-12 17:50
!['Everybody is worried': China raids offices of consultancy firm Capvision in widening industry crackdown](/i/c/5ebb40ce-d6a4-47b0-3565-e222433edcef.webp)
'Everybody is worried': China raids offices of consultancy firm Capvision in widening industry crackdown
China's state security authorities raided multiple offices of international advisory firm Capvision, state media reported Monday, part of a broader crackdown on the consulting industry as Beijing tightens control over what it considers sensitive information related to national security.
2023-05-09 15:54