An agreement to turn an ailing Volkswagen factory into a defense manufacturing hub offers hope for jobs. But a shift from “family vans to tanks” in Germany is not so simple.
Category: Europe
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Defense Hiring Will Ease, Not End, Pain in European Car Industry
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European Central Bank Raises Rates in Bid to Quell Inflation
The New York Times – On the Runway:The bank, fighting price pressures spurred by the war in the Middle East, raised its benchmark rate to 2.5 percent.
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Russian Drone Incursion Delayed Zelensky Flight to Oslo, Moldova Says
The New York Times – On the Runway:An airspace closure delayed the Ukrainian leader’s trip between Moldova and Norway, officials said. They did not confirm a claim by Norway’s prime minister that a drone had “almost hit” the plane.
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Why November Is Becoming the Best Time for Off-Season Travel
The New York Times – Travel:The increasing popularity of September and October travel has changed the traditional shoulder season, leaving sporadic midweek troughs and a few weeks in November.
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Eurail, the Longtime Savior of Shoestring Backpackers, Ditches Its Name
The New York Times – Travel:The flexible train ticket is rebranding itself as the Interrail Pass. For many travelers, the old name evokes a bygone era of freewheeling European travel.
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How Fighting Fires Became an All-of-Europe Project
The New York Times – On the Runway:The European Union isn’t known for firefighting expertise. But with the continent ablaze, Brussels is playing a growing role.
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Travelers Face More Delays After Major Disruption at British Airports
The New York Times – Travel:An air traffic control problem caused more than 1,000 flight cancellations on Tuesday, and airlines warned that the effects could linger.
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China’s Surging Exports Loom Over Trump’s Talks With Xi
The New York Times – Business:China’s exports grew by a quarter in the month of August, weeks before its leader, Xi Jinping, is set to meet with President Trump in Washington.
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French A.I. Start-Up Mistral Raises $3.5 Billion as Part of Strategy Shift
The New York Times – Business:Mistral is trying to keep pace with American and Chinese rivals while offering customers a European alternative for artificial intelligence.
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After Victory in German State, Far Right Needs Help to Take Power
The New York Times – On the Runway:The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not have a straightforward path to governing Saxony-Anhalt, but a small populist party could clear the way.
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AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Sends a Signal to Europe
The New York Times – On the Runway:A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections elsewhere on the continent next year, analysts said.
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Thousands of Serbs Gather to Mourn Ratko Mladic, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
The New York Times – On the Runway:The government insisted the funeral was a private affair, even as government ministers attended and state-controlled news media lavished praise on the convicted war criminal.