Modern Texas was built on oil, and its production has long been a source of immense pride.. "It's true that when we think about Texas, we think about this very large oil and gas state," said Engie executive Frank Demaille.
The president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola called on Saturday, during a visit to Ukraine, for the country to be allowed to begin EU membership negotiations this year.. "I am hopeful that accession negotiations can begin already this year," Metsola said in the western city of Lviv.
UN leader Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world's rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with "predatory" interest rates and crippling fuel prices.. "Deprived of liquidity, many of you are locked out of capital markets by predatory interest rates," the UN leader said.
Meta on Friday slashed prices of its Quest headsets in an attempt to entice more people into its gear and into the virtual worlds Mark Zuckerberg has heralded as the future of the internet.. The tech giant cut the price of recently launched Quest Pro virtual reality (VR) headsets by a third to $1,000, and the price of its most expensive consumer-market Quest 2 model by $70 to $430, it announced in a blog post.
TikTok wants to find a "partner" in Europe to guarantee that users' data is not transferred to China, a company executive said Friday, after the EU banned the app on work devices.. "We're working on three new data centres, and we will work with a partner as well," he said, without giving more details.
Spain's prime minister denounced Friday a plan by construction giant Ferrovial to move its headquarters to the Netherlands as the decision triggers a political storm.. But the Spanish government has said it will review the legality of Ferrovial's decision to move to the Netherlands.
German auto giant Volkswagen on Friday unveiled an optimistic forecast for 2023 on expectations that global supply chain woes will ease, sending its shares soaring.. "We expect the supply chain bottlenecks to gradually ease in the current year, allowing us to service the high order backlog," said chief financial officer Arno Antlitz.
Top airlines including KLM, Delta and EasyJet said Friday they are taking the Dutch government to court over plans to limit flights at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport for environmental reasons.. US-based Delta said it "strongly objected" to the Schiphol limits while Britain's EasyJet branded the Dutch government move "arbitrary".
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday pursued his African tour aimed at renewing frayed ties, inking an economic accord with Angola.. - Anti-French sentiment - He arrived in Luanda late Thursday from Gabon, and is due in Brazzaville later Friday before winding up his tour in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Spain's prime minister denounced Friday a plan by construction giant Ferrovial to move its headquarters to the Netherlands, accusing it of not wanting to pay its fair share of taxes.. But the Spanish government accuses Ferrovial of seeking to benefit from lower Dutch taxes on corporate income and dividends.
