Canada's Unifor union, GM reach tentative agreements Aug 22, 2026 04:23PM

Aug 22 (Reuters) - ‌Canadian ​union ​Unifor said on Saturday it reached tentative ‌agreements with General Motors on ⁠behalf of 4,600 members in ‌Ontario.

Here are some ‌details: 

• The agreements cover members of the Oshawa Assembly ​Plant, CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, and ⁠worksites in St. Catharines and Woodstock, Unifor ​said.

• Unifor National President Lana Payne said the ​agreements deliver strong ‌income and benefit... (continue reading...)


Nvidia customers notified about AI-related price hikes above 15%, Bloomberg News reports Aug 22, 2026 03:20PM

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Some ‌of Nvidia's ​largest ​customers have been told prices of servers containing its AI chips will ‌rise by more than 15% in many ⁠cases with memory chip costs soaring, Bloomberg News ‌reported on Saturday.

The price ‌hikes will go into effect on systems shipped early next year and will impact ​systems including those with the flagship Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips, the report ⁠added, citing people familiar with the process. The... (continue reading...)


Paramount and California to hold preliminary talks on Warner Bros deal, NYT reports Aug 22, 2026 02:56PM

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Paramount ‌and California ​state ​officials are set to meet on Monday to discuss a potential settlement path ‌of the state's lawsuit aimed at stopping ⁠Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, the New York ‌Times reported on Saturday ‌citing sources familiar with the discussions. Here's what to know:

• The talks are preliminary, and ​there is no assurance that they will lead to meaningful negotiations toward a settlement, the... (continue reading...)


Israel strikes southern Syria; Damascus condemns attack Aug 22, 2026 02:51PM

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Israel ‌said it ​targeted ​a "terrorist" in southern Syria on Saturday in what Syria's foreign ministry said was a ‌drone strike on a civilian vehicle on ⁠the outskirts of Damascus in a "blatant" violation of its territory.

The ‌Syrian foreign ministry said ‌the drone had hit a civilian car on a road near Beit Jinn village in the ​countryside west of the capital, which caused injuries amongst civilians. 

Syrian state TV... (continue reading...)


Panama‑flagged cargo ship sinks off eastern India, coast guard says Aug 22, 2026 01:55PM

By Nidhi ‌Verma, ​Saurabh Sharma ​and Jatindra Dash

Aug 22 (Reuters) - India's maritime ‌rescue agency on Saturday ⁠lost communication with Panama-flagged ‌cargo vessel Ocean Winner, ‌which sank off the coast of eastern ​India, the Indian Coast Guard said.

The coast ⁠guard has so far rescued two ​people from life rafts. The cause of the ​sinking was ‌not immediately known.

The vessel had 24 ⁠crew on board, including 20 Chinese,... (continue reading...)


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