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Channel tunnel strike blocks train travel
Channel tunnel strike blocks train travel
Economy
by  AFP

A wildcat strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between France and Britain since midday Thursday, train operator Eurostar said. The strike at Eurotunnel operator Getlink has blocked Eurostar trains as well as the trains shuttling trucks and cars as the peak holiday travel season gets underway.

Angola to quit OPEC over oil production quotas disagreement
Angola to quit OPEC over oil production quotas disagreement
Economy
by  AFP

Angola said on Thursday it would leave OPEC over a disagreement on production quotas following the oil cartel's decision last month to further slash output next year. Azevedo told state broadcaster TPA that Angola is unhappy with OPEC's decision last month to further slash production next year in an effort to prop up volatile prices.

Italian MPs vote against reform of eurozone rescue fund
Italian MPs vote against reform of eurozone rescue fund
Economy
by  AFP

Italy's lower house of parliament, including members of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party, rejected an opposition motion to approve a reform of the eurozone's bailout fund on Thursday. Meloni's post-Fascist Brothers of Italy party voted against the opposition motion on Thursday, as did the far-right League party of Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.