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China and Britain enjoy vast space for cooperation, Xi tells Starmer

China and Britain enjoy vast space for cooperation, Xi tells Starmer

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Monday that the two countries enjoy a ..

Philippines urges residents to flee as super typhoon Man-Yi strengthens on approach

Philippines urges residents to flee as super typhoon Man-Yi strengthens on approach

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine authorities issued an urgent appeal on Saturday for residents in low-lying areas and coastal towns to mov..

TikTok parent ByteDance’s valuation hits $300 billion, sources say

TikTok parent ByteDance’s valuation hits $300 billion, sources say

By Echo Wang and Chandni Shah (Reuters) -TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300 billion, after it rec..

While farmers protest, UK’s Starmer says will defend budget ‘all day long’

While farmers protest, UK’s Starmer says will defend budget ‘all day long’

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would defend decisions taken in his Labour government’..

Philippines urges residents to flee as super typhoon Man-Yi strengthens on approach

Philippines urges residents to flee as super typhoon Man-Yi strengthens on approach

MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine authorities issued an urgent appeal on Saturday for residents in low-lying areas and coastal towns to mov..

OMV says its gas deliveries from Russia have stopped

OMV says its gas deliveries from Russia have stopped

BERLIN (Reuters) – Austrian energy company OMV said gas deliveries from Russia had ended at 6 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Saturday, but t..

Dutch government crisis defused, prime minister says

Dutch government crisis defused, prime minister says

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A government crisis in the Netherlands was avoided in a tense emergency meeting on Friday, as a cabinet me..

Italy’s Moltiply sole suitor for ProSieben’s e-unit Verivox, sources say

Italy’s Moltiply sole suitor for ProSieben’s e-unit Verivox, sources say

By Elvira Pollina and Amy-Jo Crowley MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Moltiply Group has emerged as the only bidder for German me..

New Zealand inks ‘sustainable’ trade deal with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland

New Zealand inks ‘sustainable’ trade deal with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland

By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish battery maker Northvolt has been discussing the possibility of bankruptcy protecti..

TotalEnergies’ Suriname project kicks off with $3 billion in contract awards

TotalEnergies’ Suriname project kicks off with $3 billion in contract awards

By America Hernandez PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) -French oil major TotalEnergies has awarded engineering contracts worth at least $3 billion..

COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework

COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework

By Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett BAKU (Reuters) – Countries at the two-week COP29 climate summit gave the go-ahead on Monday ..

Europe’s STOXX 600 jumps on defence stocks prospects, data in focus

Europe’s STOXX 600 jumps on defence stocks prospects, data in focus

By Ankika Biswas and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Europe’s main stock index logged its best day in six weeks on Monday, with defe..

UK stocks rebound as investors await key data

UK stocks rebound as investors await key data

By Sruthi Shankar and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) -Britain’s main stock indexes rose on Monday, joining a broad rally in European ma..

German regulator sets stamp price guidelines, shrugging off DHL protest

German regulator sets stamp price guidelines, shrugging off DHL protest

DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Germany’s network regulator confirmed its guidelines for the pricing of postage stamps on Monday, ..

Dollar braces for US inflation data and several Fed speakers

Dollar braces for US inflation data and several Fed speakers

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The dollar started in a cautious mood on Monday as markets braced for U.S. inflation data and a..

Sweden picks Embraer’s C-390 as new military cargo aircraft

Sweden picks Embraer’s C-390 as new military cargo aircraft

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Sweden has selected Embraer’s C-390 Millennium as the country’s new military cargo aircra..

UMG says Pershing does not have right to require Amsterdam delisting

UMG says Pershing does not have right to require Amsterdam delisting

(Reuters) -Universal Music Group (UMG) said on Saturday that billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has no right to require t..

Bridge offers unique view of Rome’s Trevi fountain during conservation work

Bridge offers unique view of Rome’s Trevi fountain during conservation work

ROME (Reuters) – Tourists and locals will be able to see Rome’s Trevi Fountain from a new angle by walking across a footbr..

Chicken and duck help out in Romanian middle schools

Chicken and duck help out in Romanian middle schools

By Luiza Ilie SINDRILITA, Romania (Reuters) – On a crisp morning in early November, Romanian veterinarian Oana Vasiliu arrived a..

Princess Kate attends Remembrance Day event in return to public duties

Princess Kate attends Remembrance Day event in return to public duties

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Princess Kate attended a Remembrance Day event in London on Saturday, in her latest public engagemen..

Exclusive-US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications, source says

Exclusive-US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications, source says

By Karen Freifeld and Fanny Potkin NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt..

Greece’s mussel harvest wiped out by warming seas

Greece’s mussel harvest wiped out by warming seas

By Alexandros Avramidis THERMAIC GULF, Greece (Reuters) – When Anastasios Zakalkas pulled up the ropes of his mussel farm in the..

LightOn to become Europe’s first listed GenAI startup with Paris IPO

LightOn to become Europe’s first listed GenAI startup with Paris IPO

(Reuters) – French generative AI startup LightOn launched an initial public offering (IPO) on the Euronext Growth market in Pari..

Audi unveils new EV brand in China without four ring logo

Audi unveils new EV brand in China without four ring logo

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Audi on Thursday unveiled a new electric vehicle brand in China whose cars will sport just th..

Diamond necklace possibly linked to Marie Antoinette’s demise up for auction

Diamond necklace possibly linked to Marie Antoinette’s demise up for auction

By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) – A diamond-studded necklace thought to be involved in a scandal that l..

Lyft projects strong fourth-quarter bookings on robust commuter demand, shares jump

Lyft projects strong fourth-quarter bookings on robust commuter demand, shares jump

By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Lyft on Wednesday forecast current-quarter gross bookings above estimates after posting upbeat quarterly sa..

Coty sees annual profit at low end of forecast as mass beauty demand slows

Coty sees annual profit at low end of forecast as mass beauty demand slows

(Reuters) –     Coty on Wednesday said it expects annual profit to come in at the low end of its forecast, as weak demand for be..

Italy opens procedure against Sinochem over Pirelli possible governance breach

Italy opens procedure against Sinochem over Pirelli possible governance breach

MILAN (Reuters) –     Pirelli said on Wednesday that Italy’s Prime Minister’s Office opened an administrative proced..

Safran appoints new CEOs for its Aircraft Engines, Electrical & Power units

Safran appoints new CEOs for its Aircraft Engines, Electrical & Power units

(Reuters) – Safran has appointed Stephane Cueille as CEO of its Aircraft Engines unit, replacing Jean-Paul Alary effective in th..

UK orders China-registered firm to sell stake in Scottish chip company

UK orders China-registered firm to sell stake in Scottish chip company

LONDON (Reuters) –     The British government on Wednesday ordered China-registered Future Technology Devices International Hold..

China wants talks on trade measures at COP29 climate summit, document shows

China wants talks on trade measures at COP29 climate summit, document shows

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – China has requested that countries hold talks at next week’s COP29 U.N. climate summit..

Cycling-Britain’s Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

Cycling-Britain’s Froome dreaming of one last Tour de France

(Reuters) – Four-times Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he dreams of competing in the world’s greatest cycling ra..

Shein’s European entity reports 68% sales growth in 2023

Shein’s European entity reports 68% sales growth in 2023

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -Sales by Shein’s Ireland-registered entity Infinite Styles Ecommerce Co grew 68% in 2023, hittin..

KPMG to lay off less than 4% of US audit workforce, source says

KPMG to lay off less than 4% of US audit workforce, source says

(Reuters) -KPMG will lay off less than 4%, or about 330 people, of its audit workforce in the United States, a source familiar with th..

Ryanair H1 profit falls 18% on lower fares, but price weakness moderating

Ryanair H1 profit falls 18% on lower fares, but price weakness moderating

By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -Budget airline Ryanair said on Monday that average fares fell 10% in the six months ended Septemb..

Swedish government commission recommends easing mortgage repayment rules

Swedish government commission recommends easing mortgage repayment rules

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden should ease rules on mortgage borrowing and repayment which have made it harder for new buyers to g..

German companies’ hiring plans drop to four-year low, Ifo finds

German companies’ hiring plans drop to four-year low, Ifo finds

BERLIN (Reuters) – German companies are less willing to hire new staff than at any point in more than four years, data from the ..