Tag: scraps

Germany scraps controversial packaging rules for shisha tobacco

Germany’s Finance Ministry has revoked controversial rules for packaging of shisha tobacco which saw fierce backlash as well as some retailers going bankrupt. The government originally introduced the new regulation in 2022 to clamp down on tax evasion, which was seen as a frequent problem in shisha bars. Bars were buying large packages which they […]

Kenya scraps bread tax as protesters tear-gassed

Kenya’s government has scrapped some proposed taxes in this year’s controversial finance bill after a public outcry. The announcement by MPs came as police fired tear gas and used water canon to try to disperse angry protesters in the capital, Nairobi. The parliamentary finance committee has axed what would have been a 16% levy on […]

Germany scraps a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for military servicepeople

FILE – A soldier of the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr stands inside a new vaccination centre at the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany, before its opening on Monday, March 8, 2021. Germany has scrapped a requirement for its military servicepeople to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Members of the German military, the Bundeswehr, are required […]

Another Elon Musk Promise Dies As Tesla Scraps ‘Gigacasting’

Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 2, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Elon Musk, Tesla Kill ‘Gigasting’ Manufacturing Process Tesla is giving up on its ambitious plan for […]

President Biden scraps ‘Bidenomics’ after slogan falls flat

WASHINGTON ― Last June, in what the White House envisioned would be a turning-point speech in Chicago, President Joe Biden introduced a new slogan aimed at selling an economic revival. The mantra was “Bidenomics. And on this day, the word was plastered everywhere: flanking Biden on massive blue signs as he talked up an improving […]

Brazil’s Lula scraps meeting on future of Petrobras CEO, sources say

BRASILIA (Reuters) -President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva canceled a meeting on Sunday evening with members of his cabinet that could have decided on whether to replace the chief executive of Brazil’s state-run oil firm Petrobras, two sources told Reuters. On Sunday, Reuters reported that the ministers of Finance and of Mines and Energy, Fernando […]