EXCLUSIVE Aon’s $30 bln Willis deal faces EU probe – sources

[ad_1] BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The European Union’s antitrust regulators are to open a full-scale investigation into Aon’s (AON.N) $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson (WLTW.O) to create…

U.S. Energy Department probes hack, says no threat to national security

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday it was responding to a cyber breach that was part of the suspected Russian campaign hitting…

Sweden’s Scania admits ‘misconduct’ in India after contract-for-bribes report

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM, March 9 (Reuters) – Scania (SCVSA.UL) paid bribes to win bus contracts in India in seven different states between 2013 and 2016, according to an investigation by three…

South Africa fights to keep phone networks up as lights go out

[ad_1] Mobile operators spending millions on fuel, backup systems Added costs forcing diversion of capital from 5G, rural networks Rampant theft of batteries, generators driving up expenses Industry seeking relief…

Diners at clandestine Paris soiree fined for lockdown breaches

[ad_1] PARIS, April 10 (Reuters) – More than 110 people dining at a clandestine restaurant were fined late on Friday for violating a COVID-19 lockdown, Paris police said, days after…

Five people stabbed in Italian resort, Somali man arrested

[ad_1] MILAN, Sept 12 (Reuters) – A Somali asylum-seeker was arrested by Italian police after he allegedly stabbed four women and a six-year-old child in the tourist town of Rimini…

Exclusive: China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival US-backed project

[ad_1] SINGAPORE, April 6 (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to…

EU lifts ban on eight banks barred from bond sales

[ad_1] BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) – Eight banks previously excluded from syndicated debt sales backing the European Commission’s up to 800-billion-euro ($950.7 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund will be allowed to…

Leonardo DiCaprio says Malaysian financier planned to donate to Obama’s 2012 campaign

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a Washington jury on Monday that Malaysian financier Jho Low revealed his plans to donate up to $30 million to…

Iran has identified person who caused power outage at Natanz nuclear site – report

[ad_1] DUBAI, April 12 (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it had identified the person who disrupted flow of power at the Natanz nuclear facility that led to electricity outage…