Europe launches satellite to give Earth observation color vision
By Maria Sheahan FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Europe will on Monday will launch a satellite that will give its multibillion-euro Copernicus Earth observation project “color vision,” delivering valuable images...
View ArticleGerman cable provider Tele Columbus buys PrimaCom
By Maria Sheahan FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German cable company Tele Columbus has agreed to buy PrimaCom for 711 million euros ($777 million) in cash, combining the country’s third and fourth biggest...
View ArticleIran eyes $185 billion oil, gas projects after sanctions
By Maria Sheahan VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran outlined plans on Thursday for the rebuilding of its core industries and trade links in the wake of a nuclear agreement with world powers, saying it was...
View ArticleForeign firms say more than just sanctions hold back trade with Iran
By Maria Sheahan VIENNA (Reuters) – Western firms are itching to return to Iran if sanctions are lifted, but to truly fulfill its potential Tehran should do more to make its business practices...
View ArticleIran offers state assets to foreigners in investment drive
By Maria Sheahan VIENNA, July 24 (Reuters) – Iran offered to sell state assets to foreigners, said it would cut the government’s role in the economy and pledged a tight monetary policy as it sought to...
View ArticleBombardier says not in talks with Siemens on rail deal
By Maria Sheahan MONTREAL/FRANKFURT, July 29 (Reuters) – Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc denied a report on Wednesday that it is in talks with German engineering group Siemens AG on...
View ArticlePhilae lander shows there’s more to comets than soft dust
By Maria Sheahan BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The comet lander Philae may be uncommunicative at the moment, but the pictures and measurements it took after it touched down on a comet in November have...
View ArticleGermany’s Mann + Hummel agrees to buy U.S. peer Affinia
By Maria Sheahan FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German industrial filter maker Mann + Hummel has agreed to buy U.S. peer Affinia (AFN.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to boost its annual sales by $1...
View ArticleLufthansa CEO defends cost cuts as pilots threaten more strikes
By Maria Sheahan FRANKFURT/VIENNA, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Lufthansa’s chief executive defended the German airline’s hard line on strikes on Wednesday after pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) threatened...
View ArticleVolkswagen expects emissions investigation to take months
By Maria Sheahan By Maria Sheahan (Reuters) – Volkswagen expects it will need at least several months to get to the bottom of the rigging of emissions tests on its diesel vehicles, which has turned...
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