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Tata Steel says to cut up to 2,800 UK jobs
Tata Steel says to cut up to 2,800 UK jobs
Economy
By AFP

Indian-owned Tata Steel is to cut up to 2,800 UK jobs, it announced Friday, as the industry transitions to greener production of the metal. Tata Steel employs about 8,000 staff in the UK. Towards the end of last year, the UK government provided £500 million ($634 million) to fund the production of "greener" steel at the country's biggest steelworks, while saying that 3,000 jobs were still at risk.

Tens of thousands sign up for French electric car leasing scheme
Tens of thousands sign up for French electric car leasing scheme
Economy
By AFP

The French government has been flooded with applications from low-income households to lease a subsidised electric car from 100 euros ($109) a month, Environment Minister Christophe Bechu said on Friday. Some 90,000 people have applied to the scheme since the start of the month, Bechu said, whereas the government had only planned to subsidise the rental of 25,000 electric vehicles this year.