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French agro-food giant Danone, badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, announces that it wants to cut up to 2,000 jobs at its headquarters in France and abroad. IMAGES of Danone France HQ
Hong Kong, Oct 21 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific announced Wednesday it would lay off 5,900 employees and close low-cost subsidiary Cathay Dragon following corporate restructuring in response to the coronavirus's effect on aviation."The restructuring will enable the company to secure its future, so it can protect as many jobs as possible, whilst meeting its responsibilities to the Hong Kong aviation hub and its customers," the carrier said in a statement. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, IN HONG KONG.
"We are listening and have listened" says the UK's finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng during a speech at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham, after announcing a dramatic U-turn on a controversial tax cut for high-earners, part of a debt-driven economic package that has bombed with the markets, electorate and much of the ruling party. SOUNDBITE
The closing bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange with the Dow and S&P 500 finishing at fresh records, but with the Nasdaq falling as markets weigh strong US jobs data and the implications for monetary policy. IMAGES
Thirty years ago, the former Daimler-Benz AG commissioned Porsche for a high-performance saloon. Today, two of the people involved in the development of the Mercedes-Benz 500 E remember what that project was like.It was unveiled at the 1990 Paris Motor Show and went on sale in the spring of 1991. The 500 E impressed the world at the beginning of that decade with the way it combined the comfort of a passenger car with the performance of a passenger car. sports. To commemorate the model's 30th anniversary and celebrate its status as a classic, the Porsche Museum has hosted two members of the team who were involved in its development to discover the exciting history behind it.