Europe sees more signs of hope as Italy’s virus curve falls
Europe is seeing further signs of hope in the coronavirus outbreak as Italy’s daily death toll was at its lowest…
Merkel negative in 1st virus test; more to be done
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German leader has tested negative for the new coronavirus March 23, 2020, 4:30 PM…
Last German honored for saving Jews during Holocaust dies
The last surviving German honored for saving Jews during the Holocaust has died March 22, 2020, 7:29 PM 1 min…
Spain warns the ‘worst is yet to come’ as coronavirus deaths surpass 1,300
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government said on Saturday it would do whatever was needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic…
Italy deaths jump by almost 800 from coronavirus
ROME (Reuters) – Italy recorded a jump in deaths from coronavirus of almost 800 on Saturday, taking the toll in…
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…
Wife of Spain’s prime minister tests positive for virus
Spain’s government says the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has tested positive for the new coronavirus March 15, 2020,…
Taiwan reports six new coronavirus cases in largest single-day rise, all imported
FILE PHOTO: A face mask is hanged on a desk divider, set up as a measure against the coronavirus disease…
Britain set to isolate over-70s as coronavirus deaths rise to 35
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will isolate older people “within weeks” and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government…
Germany tries to stop U.S. poaching German firm seeking coronavirus vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move…
UK wants more ventilators, hospital beds as coronavirus spreads
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain told manufacturers to ramp up the country’s production of ventilators and ordered private hospitals to prepare…
British supermarkets’ plea to shoppers: stop panic buying
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s food retailers appealed to shoppers on Sunday to stop panic buying during the coronavirus outbreak, saying…
Germany tries to stop U.S. from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move…
China government spokesman says U.S. army might have brought virus to China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday that the U.S. military…
Travel clampdown needed to contain U.S. coronavirus outbreak: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing for thousands of new coronavirus cases and will ask Americans returning from…
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…
Public barred from 2020 Olympic flame lighting in Greece
Spectators will be kept away from the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony in Ancient Olympia on Thursday because of the coronavirus March…
Turkey, Syria fighting escalates; refugees mass at EU border
KASTANIES, Greece — Thousands of migrants and refugees massed at Turkey’s western frontier Sunday, trying to enter Greece by land…
Top British civil servant quits over treatment by minister
The most senior civil servant at the British government’s Home Office has resigned and harshly criticized Home Secretary Priti Patel…
UBS releases diversity figures for Americas staff
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen at a branch office in Zurich, Switzerland January 27, 2017.…
Bank of America names Morisseau as head of investment banking for France: memo
FILE PHOTO: A Bank of America logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S.,…
France’s Sanofi to carve out active drug ingredients firm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sanofi is seen during the annual results news conference in Paris, France, February 6, 2020.…
Exclusive: Hedge fund Third Point targets British insurer Prudential – sources
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a Prudential sign outside offices in the City of London March 27, 2013. REUTERS/Luke…
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,…
Blackstone raises offer for Japan’s Unizo, tops Lone Star’s bid
TOKYO (Reuters) – Blackstone Group (BX.N) has raised its proposed offer to buy Japanese hotel chain Unizo Holdings (3258.T) to…
Exclusive: Germany’s Stada buys 15 GSK consumer health brands
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Private equity-backed generic drugmaker Stada STAGn.D said it has agreed to buy 15 consumer healthcare products from…
United Technologies, Raytheon offer EU concessions over $120 billion merger deal
FILE PHOTO: A screen shows the logos and trading information for defense contractor Raytheon Co, and United Technologies Corp. on…
Oil slides 4% on demand concerns as coronavirus spreads
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped by 4% on Monday as the rapid spread of the coronavirus in countries outside…
Boeing scours idle 737 MAX plant for industrial snags
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Insiders note an “eerie” calm at Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX factory, formerly a bustling hub that…
German industrial sectors see supply shortage over virus: BDI
BERLIN (Reuters) – Several sectors of Germany’s manufacturing sector are expecting a shortness of supplies from the Far East region…
Police find secret cigarette factory 4 meters underground
Police have dismantled what they say is the Europe Union’s first clandestine underground cigarette factory, four meters (13 feet) under…
WTO gives somber goods trade outlook, sees virus threat
A traffic light is turned red in front of the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, December 10, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
EU industry chief tells Facebook to adapt to EU, not other way round
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU industry commissioner Thierry Breton said on Monday it was for Facebook to adapt to Europe’s standards,…
Amazon’s Bezos pledges $10 billion to climate change fight
FILE PHOTO: Founder, Chairman, CEO and President of Amazon Jeff Bezos speaks during an event about Blue Origin’s space exploration…
Apple unlikely to meet revenue guidance due to coronavirus impact
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Monday it would not meet its revenue guidance for the March quarter because…
‘Perfume cloud’ helps German police sniff out drunk driver
German police say they nabbed a drunk driver who tried to flee a traffic stop after finding him hiding behind…
‘Enemy of mankind’: Coronavirus deaths top SARS as China returns to work
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China raised the death toll from its coronavirus outbreak to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed…
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…
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,…
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…
Irish regulator probes Google, Tinder over data processing
Irish regulators have launched separate inquiries into Google and dating app Tinder over their processing of user data, in a…
Court raises sentence for banker who smuggled a Picasso
A Spanish court has raised the sentence against a former bank president found guilty of trying to smuggle a Pablo…
Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) – Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global…
Factbox: Companies feel impact of coronavirus outbreak in China
(Reuters) – Some companies have warned that a coronavirus outbreak in China that has killed more than 250 people and…
Airlines suspend China flights because of coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) – Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak. A flight attendant wearing…
Bayer faces fourth U.S. Roundup cancer trial in Monsanto’s hometown
(Reuters) – Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) is set to face a fourth U.S. jury trial over allegations that its Roundup weed…
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,…