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EU draft rules to make it easier to sue drone makers, AI systems

EU draft rules to make it easier to sue drone makers, AI systems

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or servic..

New coins, banknotes, stamps and cypher for Britain’s King Charles

New coins, banknotes, stamps and cypher for Britain’s King Charles

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will gradually see coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of King Charles, while the new monar..

Shield-IoT and Datora Telecom Partner to Secure Millions of IoT Devices in Brazil

Shield-IoT and Datora Telecom Partner to Secure Millions of IoT Devices in Brazil

New IoT security service protects cellular connected devices from cyber criminals and nation-state threats, “With Shield-IoT, we are a..

Ireland dips into budget surplus to ease cost of living squeeze

Ireland dips into budget surplus to ease cost of living squeeze

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland dipped into one of Europe’s few budget surpluses to fund higher-..

Factbox-The challenges automakers, and now Tesla, face with humanoid robots

Factbox-The challenges automakers, and now Tesla, face with humanoid robots

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is set to unveil its prototype humanoid robots at an event ..

Iberdrola hires Barclays to sell stake in Spanish renewable portfolio, Expansion says

Iberdrola hires Barclays to sell stake in Spanish renewable portfolio, Expansion says

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish power company Iberdrola hired Barclays’ investment bank to sell up to 49% in a portfolio of Spa..

Unilever CEO set to leave after GSK debacle, arrival of activist investor

Unilever CEO set to leave after GSK debacle, arrival of activist investor

By Richa Naidu (Reuters) – Unilever said CEO Alan Jope would retire at the end of 2023, announcing the move less than a year aft..

Exclusive-With eye on Big Tech, energy crisis, EU telcos call for shared network costs

Exclusive-With eye on Big Tech, energy crisis, EU telcos call for shared network costs

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and 13 other European telecoms providers on Monday mad..

GSK picks Burberry’s Brown as first female CFO

GSK picks Burberry’s Brown as first female CFO

By Amna Karimi and Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -GSK named luxury fashion brand Burberry’s Julie Brown as its first ever female ch..

Auto suppliers feel the green squeeze as carmakers get clean

Auto suppliers feel the green squeeze as carmakers get clean

By Nick Carey, Victoria Waldersee and Giulio Piovaccari TAMWORTH, England (Reuters) – The auto industry’s drive to a green..

New Zealand marks Queen Elizabeth’s passing on national day of mourning

New Zealand marks Queen Elizabeth’s passing on national day of mourning

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led a state memorial service for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, saying the Pacif..

Japan bans chemical weapons-related goods to Russia, concerned by nuke threats

Japan bans chemical weapons-related goods to Russia, concerned by nuke threats

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has decided to ban exports of chemical weapons-related goods to Russia in an additional sanction against..

Sterling collapses as investors fly into dollars

Sterling collapses as investors fly into dollars

By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) – Sterling slumped to a record low on Monday, prompting speculation of an emergency response f..

Factbox: Companies potentially affected by Italy’s election

Factbox: Companies potentially affected by Italy’s election

(Reuters) – A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the..

Euro zone likely entering recession as price rises hit demand -PMI

Euro zone likely entering recession as price rises hit demand -PMI

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – A downturn in business activity across the euro zone deepened in September, according to a ..

Explainer-Rightist alliance set for Italian election victory

Explainer-Rightist alliance set for Italian election victory

ROME (Reuters) – Italy votes in a national election on Sunday that could herald its most right-wing government since World War T..

Four fifths of UK households saw disposable income fall in August, says Asda

Four fifths of UK households saw disposable income fall in August, says Asda

LONDON (Reuters) – Four in five UK households saw their disposable income decrease in August compared to the same month last yea..

Credit Suisse shares hit record low after report bank is looking to raise cash

Credit Suisse shares hit record low after report bank is looking to raise cash

LONDON (Reuters) – Credit Suisse shares dropped to a record low on Friday after a Reuters report said the company is looking to ..

Societe Generale says two senior executives to leave bank

Societe Generale says two senior executives to leave bank

PARIS (Reuters) -Societe Generale, which is seeking a new chief executive, said on Friday two senior female executives would be steppi..

Spain Q2 quarterly GDP growth revised to 1.5% from 1.1%

Spain Q2 quarterly GDP growth revised to 1.5% from 1.1%

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish GDP grew faster in the second quarter than originally estimated, compared with the prior quarter, reflecting..

UK’s Made.com to cut jobs and launch strategic review

UK’s Made.com to cut jobs and launch strategic review

(Reuters) -British online furniture retailer Made.com said on Friday it would cut jobs, conduct a strategic review, including a formal..

Growth will pay for UK government spending plans, minister says

Growth will pay for UK government spending plans, minister says

LONDON (Reuters) – Economic growth will help to pay for Britain’s plans to maintain government spending while it cuts taxe..

Oil prices edge down, recession fears back in focus

Oil prices edge down, recession fears back in focus

By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday amid recession fears and a stronger U.S. dollar, though losses wer..

UK consumer mood sinks to new depths despite energy bills help

UK consumer mood sinks to new depths despite energy bills help

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer confidence slid this month to its lowest level since records began in the mid-..

Sri Lanka to unveil debt restructuring plan to creditors

Sri Lanka to unveil debt restructuring plan to creditors

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan authorities will formally hold talks with international creditors on Friday ..

Stocks slump to 2-year low as rates reality bites

Stocks slump to 2-year low as rates reality bites

By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) – Stocks hit a two-year low on Friday and bonds eyed big weekly losses as the prospect of U.S...

Yen rallies after Japan intervenes with first support since 1998

Yen rallies after Japan intervenes with first support since 1998

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The Japanese yen soared across the board on Thursday after..

Lights off, heat down: central Europe governments save power to set example

Lights off, heat down: central Europe governments save power to set example

By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – Turning off lights, lowering thermostats and installing motion detectors are among the ways ce..

Factbox-Government measures to ease inflation pain

Factbox-Government measures to ease inflation pain

(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruption to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have c..

Australia mourns Queen Elizabeth from home of ‘world’s oldest continuous culture’

Australia mourns Queen Elizabeth from home of ‘world’s oldest continuous culture’

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia held a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese s..

Analysis-Europe says goodbye to negative rates – or just ‘au revoir’?

Analysis-Europe says goodbye to negative rates – or just ‘au revoir’?

By Mark John and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s decade-long experiment with negative interest rates, which e..

Czech central bank vice-gov unlikely to vote for rate cut -newspaper

Czech central bank vice-gov unlikely to vote for rate cut -newspaper

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech National Bank Vice-Governor Eva Zamrazilova is not likely to vote for a rate cut this year as she expec..

Australia mourns Queen Elizabeth from home of ‘world’s oldest continuous culture’

Australia mourns Queen Elizabeth from home of ‘world’s oldest continuous culture’

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia held a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese s..

Uniper’s rocky road to German nationalisation

Uniper’s rocky road to German nationalisation

(Reuters) – Germany’s government announced steps on Wednesday to nationalise gas importer Uniper, brought to its knees aft..

Europe burns cash to help businesses in deepening energy crisis

Europe burns cash to help businesses in deepening energy crisis

By Kirsti Knolle, William James and Anne Kauranen BERLIN/LONDON/HELSINKI (Reuters) -Germany nationalised gas importer Uniper on Wednes..

European governments spend half a trillion euros on energy crisis – report

European governments spend half a trillion euros on energy crisis – report

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Governments in Europe have earmarked nearly 500 billion euros in the last year to cushion ci..

Putin speech sends sterling to fresh 37-year low ahead of Fed, BoE meetings

Putin speech sends sterling to fresh 37-year low ahead of Fed, BoE meetings

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – The pound touched a new 37-year low against the dollar on Wednesday after Russian President V..