EU industry chief warns of more onerous tech rules by year end
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will decide by the end of the year whether to impose rules reining in the market power of U.S. tech giants, the bloc’s industry…
Thyssenkrupp shortlists buyout firms for elevator unit, Kone out
FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Germany’s Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE) has shortlisted two private equity consortia in the sale of its 16 billion euro ($17 billion) elevator unit, dealing a blow to Finland’s…
Exclusive: Italian government leaning towards third term for Eni CEO – sources
ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government is leaning toward reappointing Claudio Descalzi as CEO of state-controlled oil firm Eni, provided he will work with a new board to speed up…
Oil edges up as output cut hopes offset coronavirus concern
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices inched up on Monday as concerns over the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak in China were offset by expectations that potential production cuts…
Ex-‘Love Island’ Host Caroline Flack Found Dead In London
LONDON (AP) — Caroline Flack, a British television presenter who hosted the controversial reality TV show “Love Island,” has died at age 40, her family said Saturday. “We can confirm…
Fourth person tests positive for coronavirus in England
LONDON (Reuters) – A fourth person in England has tested positive for coronavirus, having contracted the illness from a previously confirmed British patient in France, England’s Chief Medical Officer said…
Spanish authorities confirm Briton is country’s second coronavirus case
General view of the Son Espases hospital, where a case of coronavirus has been detected, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo MADRID (Reuters) – A British…
In French Alpine village, families line up for coronavirus tests
LES CONTAMINES-MONTJOIE, France (Reuters) – Residents, a few wearing facemasks, lined up in a French Alpine village on Sunday to get tested for the new coronavirus as authorities sought to…
Briton in French Alps may have spread coronavirus to others across Europe
LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have infected seven other people when he stopped off at a chalet…
Former executive of Taro Pharmaceutical indicted in U.S. for price-fixing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former sales and marketing executive of Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Ara Aprahamian, has been indicted for price-fixing and bid-rigging, among other charges. The Justice Department said…