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Rheda-Wiedenbrueck (Germany), Jun 20 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Focke Strangmann).- More than 800 workers at the Toennies meat processing plant in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck (Germany), the largest in Europe, have tested positive for coronavirus.FOOTAGE OF THE PLANT.
German industrial orders surged far more than forecast in December, recovering from a sharp fall the previous month and hitting their highest level since April 2008. As Sara Hemrajani reports the data was matched by Daimler's results - the car maker's Q4 profit jumped 10 percent.
Latest German industrial orders are far stronger than expected and the Bundesbank - 'though slashing its growth forecasts - sees signs the current weakness will be overcome. Katie Gregory asks whether there's reason to be cheerful about Europe, for a change.
Euro zone business growth has been weaker than any forecaster expected this month and new orders have fallen for the first time in more than a year despite further price-cutting, a survey shows, posing a new challenge for the ECB. David Pollard reports.