* Harris and Trump ramp up outreach in battleground states * Biden and Harris to meet with US hostage deal negotiating team * Biden administration faces criticism over ceasefire strategy * Harris campaign outraises Trump, focuses on positive message (Changes dateline, adds Harris aide on U.S. Steel and Biden comments on Netanyahu) By Jeff Mason and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON, Sept...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen is considering closing factories in Germany for the first time, in a move that shows the pressure Europe's top carmaker is facing from cheap Asian competition. The move marks the first major clash between Chief Executive Oliver Blume, who analysts have described as more of a consensus builder compared to his often combative predecessor Herbert Diess, and...

By Sherin Sunny and Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) - Australian retailer Woolworths has decided to exit the owner of liquor store chain Dan Murphy's and BWS bottle shops, ending its long-standing relationship with Endeavour Group ( EDVGF ), about three years after spinning it off. Australia's largest supermarket chain said on Monday it has agreed to sell its remaining 4.1% stake...

BRASILIA, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A five-member panel of Brazil's Supreme Court voted unanimously on Monday to uphold Justice Alexandre de Moraes' ruling to shut down social media giant X in the country for not complying with local norms. Justices Flavio Dino, Cristiano Zanin, Carmen Lucia and Luiz Fux sided with Moraes, with some of them saying however that the...