France reports 31 more coronavirus deaths, total at 29,142
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s coronavirus death toll, the fifth-highest in the world, rose more slowly on Saturday, while the number…
France coronavirus death toll rises to 28,108: ministry
FILE PHOTO: People walk on the banks of the river Seine after France began a gradual end to a nationwide…
Swiss coronavirus cases surge, canton orders seniors to stay home
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland on Saturday reported 6,100 coronavirus infections, 25% more than a day earlier, and 56 deaths, the…
Confirmed Dutch coronavirus infections rise 22% to 614: health authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands rose 22% to 614 on Thursday, health officials…
Mastercard to add 1,500 technology jobs in Ireland
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Mastercard Inc plans to hire 1,500 more staff in Dublin over the next three to five years,…
Euro zone ministers discuss fiscal boost options as virus worries weigh
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers discussed ways to pursue a more growth-friendly fiscal policy mix on Monday, in…
Angola’s Dos Santos named as suspect over alleged fraud at oil firm: Lusa news agency
FILE PHOTO: Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president, sits for a portrait during a Reuters interview in London,…
JPMorgan to buy Paris building to bring euro teams from London
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) said it plans to buy a building in central Paris…
Ghosn fled Japan after security firm hired by Nissan stopped surveillance
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn left his Tokyo residence after a private security firm hired by Nissan…
Finnair cancels 276 flights as unions join solidarity strike
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s national airline Finnair (FIA1S.HE) said on Sunday it was forced to cancel 276 flights scheduled for…
France and Germany united on strategy to fight global slowdown: French minister
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz arrive to attend…
Last orders: Rise of closing auctions stirs worries in European stock markets
LONDON (Reuters) – The final five minutes of trading have become the busiest time of day for stock market traders…
EU leaders choose France’s Lagarde for ECB after marathon summit
BRUSSELS/STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Tuesday to name France’s Christine Lagarde as the new head of the…
Boeing May deliveries fall 56% as 737 MAX grounding continues to weigh
(Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Tuesday it handed over 56% fewer airplanes in May compared with a year earlier,…
France presses Renault over executive compensation paid via Dutch holding company
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government has told Renault (RENA.PA) to provide more details on compensation paid to senior executives…
Japan court extends Ghosn detention by 10 days
FILE PHOTO: Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, attends a press conference on the second press day…
France to press General Electric on job pledges: minister
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday he would press General Electric’s new chief executive…
Exclusive: Pharma sector warns Saudis on German drug curbs
BERLIN (Reuters) – European and U.S. pharmaceutical associations have waded into a diplomatic row between Germany and Saudi Arabia, warning…
Greece set to exit bailout, still faces daunting challenges
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece exits the last of its three bailouts on Aug. 20 and hopes to be able to…
For Greece’s austerity-hit elderly, bailout will never end
ATHENS (Reuters) – With two euros in his pocket, Yorgos Vagelakos, an 81-year-old retired factory worker, scouts the farmer’s market…
Euro zone budget could be conditional on discipline: IMF’s Lagarde
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) – IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday that a proposed joint euro zone budget could…
EU to respond to any U.S. auto tariff move: report
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union will respond to any U.S. move to raise tariffs on cars made in the…
In Missouri, J&J faces biggest trial yet alleging talc caused cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawsuit by 22 ovarian cancer patients against Johnson & Johnson went to trial on Wednesday…
With Trump tensions high, Merkel reaches out to Macron on Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel has offered her most detailed response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s ideas for reforming…
Diesel fallout is responsibility of carmakers: German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers will have to take responsibility for the fallout from their cheating in diesel cars’ emission…
J&J defends itself in trial over baby powder asbestos claims
(Reuters) – A trial for a lawsuit alleging that Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder was responsible for the death of…
Jilted Akorn sues Fresenius over deal termination
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. generic drugmaker Akorn is taking former suitor Fresenius to court after the German healthcare group canceled…
British passport maker to appeal loss of ‘Brexit blue’ contract
LONDON (Reuters) – The company that makes British passports will challenge the decision to use a foreign firm in future,…