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Cars pass under an overpass at the General Motors Car assembly plant in Oshawa, June 1, 2012. Unifor said it would go on strike at GM's Oshawa assembly complex, St. Catharines powertrain plant and the Woodstock parts distribution center, all in Ontario. Members at the CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, are not on strike because they are covered by a separate agreement. GM has lost 34,176 vehicles of production since the start of the UAW strike, according to an estimate by Deutsche Bank. The UAW has struck two GM assembly plants in the United States and 18 parts distribution centers.

Persons: Mark Blinch, Unifor, Wells Fargo, Wells, Lana Payne, Shivansh Tiwary, Jyoti Narayan, David Shepardson, Mark Potter, Matthew Lewis Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, General, GM, St, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Silverado, GM North America, Ford Motor, Unifor, United Auto Workers, UAW, Deutsche Bank, Ford, Chrysler, Unions, Thomson Locations: Oshawa, Canada, U.S, St, Catharines, Woodstock, Ontario, St . Catharines, CAMI, Ingersoll , Ontario, United States, Bengaluru, Washington

The walkout by workers came after Canadian union Unifor said GM was "stubbornly refusing" to match the contract the labor union reached with Ford Motor (F.N), which offered wage increases of up to 25% in Canada. The walkout adds to the headache faced by the automaker in the U.S. where it is racking up millions of dollars in losses per week due to the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike that started Sept. 15. GM has lost 34,176 vehicles of production since the start of the UAW strike, according to an estimate by Deutsche Bank. GM has laid off 2,300 U.S. workers due to the impacts of the UAW strike. At the Oshawa plant, workers build Chevrolet Silverado trucks, one of GM's most profitable models, while the plant's stamping operations supply various parts for GM North America.

Persons: Mark Blinch, Unifor, Lana Payne, Wells Fargo, Shivansh Tiwary, Jyoti Narayan, David Shepardson, Jamie Freed, Arun Koyyur, Mark Potter Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, General, Ford Motor, GM, Detroit Three, Unifor, United Auto Workers, UAW, Deutsche Bank, St, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Silverado, GM North America, Oshawa, Catharines, Ford, Chrysler, Thomson Locations: Oshawa, Canada, U.S, United States, St, Catharines, Woodstock, CAMI, Ingersoll , Ontario, St . Catharines, Bengaluru, Washington

Cars pass under an overpass at the General Motors Car assembly plant in Oshawa, June 1, 2012. GM has lost 34,176 vehicles of production since the start of the UAW strike in September, according to an estimate by Deutsche Bank. At the Oshawa plant, workers build light- and heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado trucks, one of GM's most profitable models, while the plant's stamping operations supply various parts for GM North America. Unifor has used the "pattern bargaining" approach in its talks, reaching a deal first with Ford and then expecting GM and Stellantis to match. Unifor represents about 18,000 workers at the Canadian facilities of Ford, GM and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI).

Persons: Mark Blinch, GM, Lana Payne, Unifor, Shivansh Tiwary, Jyoti Narayan, Christian Schmollinger, Jamie Freed, Arun Koyyur Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, General, U.S, Ford Motor, GM, Detroit Three, Unifor, United Auto Workers, UAW, Deutsche Bank, St, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Silverado, GM North America, Ford, Chrysler, Unions, Thomson Locations: Oshawa, Canada, U.S, St, Catharines, Woodstock, CAMI, Ingersoll , Ontario, St . Catharines, Bengaluru

☆ Canadian autoworkers strike against General Motors, joining UAW
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Richard Lautens | Toronto Star | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Labor strikes are now an international issue for General Motors after the Detroit automaker failed to reach a tentative agreement by Monday for roughly 4,300 workers represented by Canadian union Unifor. The Canadian autoworkers will join roughly 9,200 United Auto Workers members who are on strike in the U.S. at two assembly plants and 18 parts and distribution centers for GM. Striking United Auto Workers (UAW) members from the General Motors Lansing Delta Plant picket in Delta Township, Michigan September 29, 2023. Rebecca Cook | ReutersUnifor, which represents 18,000 Canadian workers at the Detroit automakers, took a more traditional approach to its negotiations than its U.S. counterpart. The Canadian union is negotiating with each automaker separately and using a deal first reached last month with Ford as a "pattern" for GM and Chrysler parent Stellantis .

Persons: Lana Payne, UNIFOR, Richard Lautens, Rebecca Cook, Payne Organizations: Metro Toronto Convention, Toronto Star, Getty, DETROIT — Labor, General Motors, Detroit, United Auto Workers, GM, Chevrolet Silverado, Unifor, UAW, General Motors Lansing Delta Plant, Reuters Unifor, Detroit automakers, U.S ., Ford, Chrysler Locations: Canadian, U.S, Ontario, Delta Township , Michigan, Canada

☆ Canadian union Unifor strikes at GM after contract talks fail
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

GM was disappointed about being unable to reach a deal at this time but will continue to negotiate with Unifor, the automaker said in a statement. Unifor represents about 18,000 workers at the Canadian facilities of the Detroit Three automakers, which also include Ford (F.N) and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI). Unifor last month ratified a new three-year contract with Ford that offered wage increases of up to 25% to more than 5,600 workers at its Canadian facilities. Unifor said last week that GM was "resisting" a number of important elements of its agreement with Ford. The union had chosen the company as its second bargaining target of the Detroit Three automakers after Ford.

Persons: Mark Blinch, Unifor, Lana Payne, Mack Trucks, Jason Gale, ” Unifor, Shivansh Tiwary, Jyoti Narayan, Christian Schmollinger, Jamie Freed Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, General, North, Unifor, Detroit Three, Ford, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, UAW, Volvo Group, Detroit, Thomson Locations: Oshawa, St, Catharines, Woodstock, United States, Canada, Ontario, Bengaluru

TORONTO (AP) — Auto workers walked off the job at three General Motors facilities in Canada early Tuesday after failing to reach agreement with the automaker. Their union, Unifor, represents more than 4,200 workers at the plants. They had warned they would begin a strike if no agreement was struck with GM by midnight local time. Workers at Ford of Canada ratified a new deal late last month that raises base hourly pay for production workers by almost 20% over three years. Unifor had earlier avoided going on strike against the Detroit automakers, unlike its U.S. counterpart, the United Auto Workers.

Persons: ”, Lana Payne, General Motors, ” Payne, ” Jennifer Wright, Payne, Unifor Organizations: TORONTO, — Auto, General, GM, Ford, General Motors Corp, Unifor, Oshawa Assembly, Operations, Catharines Propulsion Plant, Woodstock, Distribution, Workers, Canada, Detroit, ., United Auto Workers Locations: Canada, St, Catharines, Oshawa , Ontario, CAMI, Ingersoll , Ontario

☆ General Motors reaches deal with Canadian autoworkers hours after union initiates strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT — General Motors has reached a tentative agreement for nearly 4,300 Canadian autoworkers after the union representing those workers called a national strike early Tuesday. Canadian union Unifor said Tuesday afternoon the "strike actions are on hold to allow the membership to vote on the tentative agreement." Unifor initiated a national strike after the sides failed to reach a deal by an 11:59 p.m. Monday deadline. The Canadian engine plant marked a major concern for the automaker, which also is facing U.S. strikes by the United Auto Workers union. Unifor said the tentative deal with GM follows a ratified agreement reached last month with Ford Motor.

Persons: Rob Nimigon, Unifor, Lana Payne Organizations: Chevrolet Silverado, General, DETROIT —, Motors, Chevrolet, General Motors, United Auto Workers, GM, Ford Motor, Ford Locations: Oshawa, Oshawa , Ontario, Canada, DETROIT, U.S

☆ Israel UN envoy decries 'war crimes,' UN Security Council meets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ambassador Gilad Erdan ahead of the closed-door meeting of the 15-member Security Council meeting. "The era of reasoning with these savages is over," he told reporters. Ambassador Riyad Mansour told reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting. Diplomats said it was unlikely the Security Council would issue a statement, which are agreed to by consensus. Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood told reporters that it was not a priority for Washington at the moment.

Persons: United Nations Gilad Erdan, Mike Segar, Gilad Erdan, Erdan, Egypt's, Riyad Mansour, Tor Wennesland, Robert Wood, Wood, Lana Nusseibeh, Michelle Nichols, Susan Heavey, Lisa Shumaker, Diane Craft, Mark Porter Organizations: United Nations, United Nations Security Council, REUTERS, . Security, Hamas, Security, U.N, Diplomats, U.S, Washington, United, United Arab Emirates U.N, Israel, Thomson Locations: U.N, New York City, U.S, Gaza, Israel, U.N ., United Arab, Saudi Arabia, Washington, Riyadh

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting behind closed doors Sunday, with the United States demanding all 15 members strongly condemn “these heinous terrorist attacks committed by Hamas,” but it took no immediate action. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood said afterward that “a good number of countries” did condemn the Hamas attack but not all council members. He said Beijing condemns all attacks on civilians, though he did not mention Hamas. Malta’s U.N. ambassador, Vanessa Frazier, who called for the meeting, said she didn't know if the council would adopt a statement, but added that any condemnation must be mostly against Hamas. Council members were briefed virtually by U.N. Mideast envoy Tor Wennesland.

Persons: Robert Wood, Russia’s U.N, Vassily Nebenzia, ”, “, ” Nebenzia, Zhang Jun, ” Zhang, “ What’s, ” Wood, impportant, we’ve, Russia’s Nebenzia, Malta’s U.N, Vanessa Frazier, Tor Wennesland, Nebenzia, Wennesland, Lana Nusseibeh, Wood, Biden, Gilad Erdan, ” Riyad Mansour Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, . Security, Associated Press, Security Council, U.N, United Arab Emirates, Hamas, Israel Locations: United States, Russia, Beijing, Palestinian, Gaza, Israel

☆ Have We Officially Reached Peak Ribbon?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Laura Pitcher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The bow itself isn’t new, existing for hundreds of years across trends and genres in the fashion world for its functionality and whimsy. But Mandy Lee, a trend analyst, said it was hard to recall another time in fashion history when bows were center stage. “I think a huge factor in bows trending this time around is the sheer quantity,” she said. (A “basic” outfit with bows is an example of “Lana Del Ray” aesthetic, for instance, rather than boring.) Some people are “disgusted or enraged by the sight of ribbon woven through bread or cheese,” Ms. Park said, adding that there can never be “too much of a bow moment.”

Persons: Jodie Turner, Smith, Mandy Lee, Lee, Ms, “, Lana Del Ray, Lina Sun Park, ”, Park Organizations: London, Vogue

DETROIT (AP) — Canadian auto workers say General Motors will be their next target after members ratified a new three-year labor contract with Ford. Unifor, which represents about 4,300 workers at three GM facilities in Canada, said Monday it reached a strong deal with Ford and now will try to negotiate a pattern agreement with GM. Workers at Ford of Canada ratified a new deal on Sunday that raises base hourly pay for production workers by almost 20% over three years, and by more than 25% for trade workers. But, according to the union, that figure doesn’t include compounding of each annual increase or the initial cost-of-living increase, both of which should increase workers’ actual pay. The UAW has been on strike for 11 days with targeted factory and warehouse shutdowns at GM, Ford and Stellantis, maker of Jeep, Chrysler, Ram and other vehicles.

Persons: Lana Payne, ”, Ford, Ram Organizations: DETROIT, Ford, GM, Chevrolet Silverado, Workers, Canada, Detroit, ., United Auto Workers, UAW, Chrysler Locations: Canada, Oshawa , Ontario

☆ Canadian union Unifor reaches tentative agreement with Ford
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Lana Payne speaks to delegates after being elected as president of UNIFOR, Canada's largest private sector union, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Aug. 10, 2022. Canadian union Unifor said on Tuesday evening that it had reached a tentative agreement with Ford Motor . Unifor, which represents about 5,600 Canadian auto workers, were threatening to go on strike at all three of Ford's plants in the country if a deal was not reached by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday (0359 GMT on Wednesday).

Persons: Lana Payne, UNIFOR, Unifor Organizations: Metro Toronto Convention, Ford Motor

☆ Ford avoids Canadian auto strike with Unifor union deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Lana Payne speaks to delegates after being elected as president of UNIFOR, Canada's largest private sector union, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Aug. 10, 2022. The Canadian tentative agreement was reached on day five of the United Auto Workers union initiating targeted strikes against Ford and its crosstown rivals General Motors and Chrysler-parent Stellantis . DETROIT – Ford Motor avoided having to face labor strikes on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border Tuesday night, as the automaker and Canadian union Unifor announced a tentative deal covering 5,600 autoworkers in the country's Ontario providence. Unifor, which represents 18,000 Canadian workers at the Detroit automakers, took a more traditional approach to its negotiations than its U.S. counterpart did. The Canadian union picked Ford as its "target" company instead of following the UAW's new strategy of bargaining with all three automakers.

Persons: Lana Payne, UNIFOR, Unifor, Ford, Shawn Fain Organizations: Metro Toronto Convention, Plant, Ford Edge, Lincoln Nautilus, Ford, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Chrysler, Detroit, Ford Motor, U.S ., Detroit automakers, U.S, GM, UAW Locations: Oakville, Unifor, DETROIT, U.S, Canada, Ontario, autoworkers, Wentzville , Missouri, Wayne , Michigan, Toledo , Ohio

☆ Lana Del Rey reveals the story behind the viral Waffle House photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Lana Del Rey has revealed why she spent some time pouring Coca-Cola and coffee at a Waffle House over the summer. Del Rey was encouraged to pitch in and recalled serving one customer in particular. Video and social media posts of Del Rey in uniform behind the counter sparked speculation the “Summertime Sadness” singer was moonlighting as a waitress. “I wish my album had gone as viral,” Del Rey joked. ‘Saw your picture at the Waffle House!’ [Laughing.]

Persons: Lana Del Rey, Del Rey, “, ”, ‘, ’, Del, ” Del Rey Organizations: CNN, Waffle House, Hollywood, ” Staff Locations: Florence , Alabama, Del Rey

The UAW last week launched a strike against Ford (F.N), General Motors (GM.N) and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI), targeting one U.S. assembly plant at each company. The union said early on Tuesday that negotiations had been extended for 24 hours after it received a "substantive offer" from Ford. [1/2]An aerial view shows recently manufactured vehicles at Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant in Oakville, Ontario, Canada May 26, 2023. Once the Ford deal is completed, Unifor will turn to getting agreements with GM and Stellantis, whose deadlines were extended during the talks with Ford. The UAW at one point during the talks offered to lower its demand to 36%.

Persons: We're, Shawn Fain, Ford, Lana Payne, Carlos Osorio, Unifor, Janet Yellen, Stellantis's Ram, Jahnavi, Ben Klayman, Jamie Freed Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, UAW, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Plant, REUTERS, GM, Reuters Graphics, Detroit automakers, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, Michigan Bronco, GM's, Silverado, Thomson Locations: Canadian, Canada, Ford, United States, Ontario, Kentucky, Dearborn , Michigan, Kansas City , Missouri, North America, Oakville, Oakville , Ontario, U.S, Michigan , Ohio, Missouri, Chevrolet Colorado, Kansas, Bengaluru, Ben, Detroit

☆ Banks scramble to find leaders equipped for today’s economic realities
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That means most current executives, who came up in the era of easy money, are unfamiliar with the complexities of running a bank under today’s conditions. Some CEOs are deciding that they need to make drastic, expensive and often unpopular institutional changes to help them keep up. Banks currently have strong managers, but not a lot of strong leaders, said David Schiff, senior partner at West Monroe. Prior to the current interest rate hikes, banks had been operating with low-interest, stable rates for nearly two decades, he said. It has not had a strike in its Canadian operations since 1990 and had not had a US strike since 1978.

Persons: Jane Fraser, Fraser, Mike Santomassimo, Truist, Venkatakrishnan, Goldman Sachs, It’s, Roger Hochschild, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Banks, David Schiff, That’s, aren’t, ”, Schiff, “, “ There’s, Chris Isidore, Unifor, ” Ford, Lana Payne, Clorox, Jordan Valinsky Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Citigroup, Citi, Wells, Reuters, Barclays, C.S, CNBC, Discover, Canadian, Ford, Ford Motor Company, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler Locations: New York, West Monroe, Canada, Clorox

☆ Ford barrels toward new Canadian strike that could affect F-Series pickup production
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A Unifor strike would disrupt Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant that produces the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus crossovers. F-Series, Mustang could be disruptedIf a prolonged Canadian strike occurs, the work stoppage could eventually impact U.S. production of the vehicles. Gasoline V8 models make up about 50% of Mustang and 20% of F-150 models sold in the U.S. Large F-Series trucks exclusively have V8 engines. But a majority of those vehicles sold have diesel V8 engines rather than gasoline, according to the company. The Canadian union picked Ford as its "target" company instead of following the UAW's new strategy of bargaining with all three automakers.

Persons: Ford, Carlos Osorio, Wheaton, Lana Payne, Jerry Dias, Cole Burston Organizations: Ford DETROIT, Ford, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Chrysler, Plant, Ford Edge, Lincoln Nautilus, Reuters, Detroit, UAW, Worker Institute, Cornell University, Unifor, Detroit automakers, U.S, Canadian Locations: Oakville, Oakville , Ontario, Canada, U.S, Mexico, Toronto , Ontario

☆ Canadian autoworkers extend negotiations with Ford, delaying a possible strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

According to an update posted on the union site: “Unifor is extending negotiations with Ford Motor Company for a 24-hour period. By contrast, Unifor announced if it goes on strike, it will strike all the Ford facilities where it represents members. The union had granted them contract extensions while it focused its negotiations on reaching the best possible deal with Ford. It has not had a strike in its Canadian operations since 1990 and has not had a US strike since 1978. A Canadian strike could be a bigger blow to Ford’s sales than the UAW strike, which is so far is limited to one factory in Michigan in the case of Ford.

Persons: Unifor, ” Ford, Lana Payne, ” Payne, Ford Organizations: CNN, Canadian, Ford, Ford Motor Company, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, UAW, Ford Bronco, Nautilus Locations: Canada, Wayne , Michigan, Michigan, Windsor

New York CNN —The United Auto Workers union’s already unprecedented strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis could soon get even bigger. So far, the strike, which started early Friday, has targeted only one final assembly plant at each automaker. So, noon on Friday, September 22nd is a new deadline.”While 12,700 union members are on strike, most of the 145,000 members at the three automakers remain on the job. The UAW chose to target final assembly plants first, which has made the initial strikes quite targeted and tactical. Spreading impact of strikeThe impact of the strike will have a ripple impact on other factories beyond the three targeted already by the UAW strike.

Persons: Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Autoworkers, We’re, “ We’re, ”, “, Ford, Lana Payne, Payne, Fairfax, David Barnas, Louis, Biden, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Fain, Trump Trump, Joe Biden, ” Trump Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford, CNN, GM, UAW, Ford Bronco, Companies, GM Stellantis, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, Fairfax Assembly, US Steel, Trump Locations: New York, Wayne , Michigan, Canada, United States, Fairfax, Kansas City , Kansas, Wentzville, Granite City , Illinois, St, Detroit

☆ Ford also faces strike at Canadian plants Monday night
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Unifor, the union that represents autoworkers in Canada, is preparing to go on strike against Ford on Monday night. The 3,400 Unifor members at the plant produce the Ford Edge and the Lincoln Nautilus SUVs. The two plants have a total of 1,700 Unifor members. It has not had a US strike since 1978, nor a Canadian strike since 1990. But Payne said her members at Ford are prepared to strike Monday night if the company doesn’t step up to its demands.

Persons: Ford, Lana Payne, “ We’re, ” Payne, –, Jeff Schuster, ”, Payne, she’s, Unifor, ” Ford Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, Ford, CNN, UAW, Ford Edge, Lincoln Nautilus, Nautilus, – Ford, General Motors, North American, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, GlobalData, GM, Canadian, US Locations: New York, Canada, Toronto, Oakville , Ontario, Windsor , Ontario, Detroit, Windsor, Warren , Michigan, United States, Mexico, America

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A global hunger crisis has left more than 700 million people not knowing when or if they will eat again, and demand for food is rising relentlessly while humanitarian funding is drying up, the head of the United Nations food agency said Thursday. According to WFP estimates from 79 countries where the Rome-based agency operates, up to 783 million people — one in 10 of the world’s population — still go to bed hungry every night. More than 345 million people are facing high levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million people from early 2021 before the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said. A business can use its expertise, he said, to strengthen infrastructure, “innovate new approaches and deliver solutions at scale” to improve humanitarian operations. “The public sector must harness the expertise of the private sector and translate it into action.”

Persons: Cindy McCain, ”, John McCain, —, ” McCain, Michael Miebach, Miebach, Jared Cohen, Goldman Sachs, Cohen, Lana Nusseibeh, “, Nusseibeh, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, ” Thomas Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, United, Food Program, . Security, WFP, Mastercard, United Arab Emirates, U.S Locations: United Nations, U.S, Rome, Ukraine, UAE, Haiti, United States

CNN —More than 2,000 people in Libya are feared dead in severe flooding, according to a Libyan leader, as Storm Daniel swept through the eastern part of the country. Hamad called on medical personnel and medical assistants to go to the badly affected city of Derna in eastern Libya to provide assistance immediately. The storm brought catastrophic flooding to Greece last week before moving into the Mediterranean and developed into a tropical-like cyclone known as a medicane. The remains of the storm are affecting northern Libya and will slowly head east toward northern Egypt. Rainfall for the next two days could reach 50mm – this region averages less than 10mm across the whole of September.

Persons: Storm Daniel, Osama Hamad, “ Osama Hamad, ” LANA, Hamad, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Libyan News Agency, Crescent, Reuters, Hospitals, Medical, Bayda, Facebook, United Nations, Mission Locations: Libya, Derna, Benghazi, Bayda, Europe, Greece, Pacific, Egypt

☆ Number of billion-dollar weather disasters in US blows through annual record with four months left in the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

This year’s billion-dollar disasters have caused 253 direct and indirect fatalities and have resulted in $57.6 billion in damage, NOAA data shows. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Ken Kruse looks out at floodwaters surrounding his apartment complex in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on August 30. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida's Fort Myers Beach is seen during high tide ahead of Hurricane Idalia on August 29. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg/Getty Images Shelves are left empty at a Target store in Gainesville, Florida, on August 29. Sarah Salmonese sits where her apartment once stood in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday, August 11.

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The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022. The United States has sought to limit Iran's oil exports since Donald Trump exited a 2015 nuclear accord in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions aimed at curbing revenues to Iran's government. SVB International, a consultant, estimates Iran's oil production increased in August to 3.15 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest since 2018, with crude oil and condensate exports at just under 2 million bpd. Kpler, a provider of flows data, expects August crude exports to average about 1.2 million bpd, down from a 2018 high of 1.54 million bpd reached in May. Iran's oil minister was quoted by state media as saying crude output will reach 3.4 million bpd by the end of September.

Persons: Costas Baltas, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Sara Vakhshouri, Jake Sullivan, Biden, Kevin, Ben Cahill, Vakhshouri, Alex Lawyer, Timothy Gardner, Andy Sullivan Organizations: Liberian, Ice Energy, REUTERS, Analysts, United, SVB, Reuters, White, National, ClearView Energy Partners, U.S . State Department, Treasury Department, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Organization of, Petroleum, Tanker, Thomson Locations: Karystos, Evia, Greece, WASHINGTON, Tehran, China, United States, Iran, South Korea, U.S, Syria, Venezuela, OPEC, Russia, London, Washington

☆ Canadian union Unifor names Ford as bargaining target among Detroit Three
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Acquire Licensing RightsAug 29 (Reuters) - Canadian union Unifor on Tuesday announced Ford Motor (F.N) as its potential target for negotiations amid contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers. Unifor President Lana Payne noted that Ford's Windsor, Ontario engine plant, which her union represents, builds engine for some of the company's most profitable trucks. The UAW, which represents about 150,000 workers at the Detroit Three's U.S. factories, has not yet chosen one company to lead contract talks. UAW President Shawn Fain has said all the three companies - Ford, General Motors (GM.N) and Stellantis NV - need to conclude new contracts by a Sept. 14 deadline. Unifor, which represents 18,000 members at Ford, GM and Stellantis in Canada, had opened formal negotiations with the three companies on Aug. 10 in Toronto.

Persons: Athit, Ford, Lana Payne, Payne, Shawn Fain, Nathan Gomes, Joe White, Shivansh Tiwary, Maju Samuel Organizations: REUTERS, Tuesday, Detroit Three, United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit, Ford, Detroit Three's, General Motors, Stellantis, GM, Thomson Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Canada, Windsor , Ontario, Detroit Three's U.S, Toronto, Bengaluru, Detroit

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