American lawyer arrested by HK police in national security crackdown

[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Police in Hong Kong arrested an American lawyer under the city’s national security law on Wednesday, a source at his law firm told Reuters, hours…

Why no one thought to close Italy’s crumbling bridge

[ad_1] ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – People living under the Italian bridge that collapsed last week with the loss of 43 lives had known for years it was crumbling: pieces kept falling…

Germany ‘moving in right direction’ on Huawei curbs, U.S. official says

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is seen at Huawei Connect in Shanghai, China, September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany’s decision to restrict Chinese mobile equipment maker…

Coca-Cola to cut thousands of jobs as coronavirus hits sales

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co KO.N on Friday joined a list of big U.S. companies laying off thousands of workers in response to the coronavirus crisis, offering voluntary deals across…

Former French President Giscard d’Estaing dies of COVID-19 complications at 94

[ad_1] By Michel Rose, Sarah White PARIS (Reuters) -Former President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who championed European integration and helped modernise French society in the 1970s, has died at the age…

Italian government rejects ArcelorMittal’s Ilva plan as workers strike

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Ilva steel plant is seen after ArcelorMittal said it was withdrawing from a deal to buy it over a legal row with the government, in Taranto,…

UPDATE 3-Italy’s bonds, stocks tumble as eurosceptics to head key parliament committees

[ad_1] By Abhinav Ramnarayan, Danilo Masoni * Eurosceptics Borghi, Bagnai to lead key committees * Italian bond yields jump, stocks down almost 2 pct * Euro briefly falls to lowest…

Italian PM threatens to quit, tells coalition to end feud

[ad_1] By Giuseppe Fonte, Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte threatened on Monday to resign, telling his two coalition partners to end their constant feuding or…

France may have to delay unwinding COVID-19 lockdown as cases plateau

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France may have to delay unwinding some COVID lockdown restrictions next week after signs the downward trend in new cases has flattened out after shops were…

Wall Street rises on strong Chinese data, Hong Kong and Brexit news

[ad_1] New York (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes rebounded on Wednesday, after robust economic data from China, easing tensions in Hong Kong and British lawmakers’ approval of a law…