By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) – XPO Logistics Inc said on Friday it is hiring more than 6,000 seasonal workers for the crucial peak holiday season, roughly 20 percent more than last year, as the third-largest publicly traded U.S. logistics company gears up for a surge in e-commerce deliveries. XPO’s previously undisclosed plans reflect […]
Read More WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia said on Friday that local home owners listed with U.S. short-term rental service Airbnb Inc risk imprisonment if they fail to register with the tourism regulatory body before the end of this year. The southern African nation is a long-haul destination for European, American and Asian tourists and the sector contributes […]
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WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia said on Friday that local home owners listed with U.S. short-term rental service Airbnb Inc risk imprisonment if they fail to register with the tourism regulatory body before the end of this year. The southern African nation is a long-haul destination for European, American and Asian tourists and the sector contributes […]
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Uber [UBER.UL] said on Friday it would open up its trove of travel data in Paris to the public to help city officials and urban planners better understand transportation needs, as the company seeks to woo national authorities. The U.S. ride-hailing app collects huge amounts of data from the billions of trips […]
Read More By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – A plague epidemic has killed 94 people on the island of Madagascar and could spread further, the World Health Organization said on Friday. WHO’s Africa emergencies director, Ibrahima Soce Fall, told reporters in Geneva the organisation was racing to stop both the Madagascar plague and an outbreak of the […]
Read More By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – A plague epidemic has killed 94 people on the island of Madagascar and could spread further, the World Health Organization said on Friday. WHO’s Africa emergencies director, Ibrahima Soce Fall, told reporters in Geneva the organization was racing to stop both the Madagascar plague and an outbreak of the […]
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By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – U.S. home solar companies, believing President Donald Trump will soon slap tariffs on imported panels and make their systems more expensive, are using that threat to juice their slowing sales. Top independent installer Sunrun Inc and smaller rivals, many of which are part of an aggressive industry lobbying effort opposed […]
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Air pollution in New Delhi hit 18 times the healthy limit on Friday under a thick, toxic haze after a night of fireworks to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali – despite a court-ordered ban on their sales. Residents of the sprawling Indian capital, which already ranks among the world’s most […]
Read More BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Friday launched an investigation into the import of electronic bikes (e-bikes) from China after European producers complained that they are being sold at excessively low prices with the help of unfair subsidies. The European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA) lodged its complaint in September, saying that Chinese companies were […]
Read More BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s State Development & Investment Corporation (SDIC) is aiming to produce 4 million to 5 million tonnes of ethanol per year in the next three to five years, a company official said on Friday, as the Beijing-backed firm seeks to become China’s top producer of the biofuel. China said last month it […]
Read More BEIJING (Reuters) – Xinfa Group, one of China’s top aluminum producers, will have to close 381,900 tonnes per year of smelting capacity this winter, its home city of Liaocheng confirmed on Friday. Xinfa must shut 30 percent of its pots in Liaocheng, one of 28 northern Chinese cities ordered to impose restrictions on industrial output […]
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore-headquartered Grab, the main Southeast Asian rival of Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], said on Friday it had secured debt facilities of up to $700 million to help expand its car rental program. Grab, which said the debt funding was a record for a southeast Asian startup, said the facilities were secured from […]
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