[ad_1] BERLIN, Feb 4 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that she wakes up at night thinking about the life-and-death decisions she faces in trying to get…
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Airbnb to tighten control of short-term lets in France
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Airbnb logo is seen on a little mini pyramid under the glass Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, France, March 12, 2019. . Picture taken…
UK to allow firms to defer £30 billion of tax payments
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government will allow businesses to hold on to 30 billion pounds of value-added tax, which they would normally pass on to tax authorities over the…
British PM Johnson to give press conference on Wednesday
[ad_1] LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a news conference on Wednesday to provide an update on the country’s COVID-19 response alongside his top…
UK government scientist: No way to turn back coronavirus epidemic
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not be able to turn back the epidemic caused by the new coronavirus so is working on managing the COVID-19 outbreak by bolstering capacity…
EXCLUSIVE-Freddie Mac offers early retirement to 25% of workforce -sources
[ad_1] By Michelle Price, Lauren Tara LaCapra WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Freddie Mac has offered early retirement to around 25% of its staff as it begins to overhaul its…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares slump on China virus economic concerns, gold gains
[ad_1] (Adds oil, gold settlement prices) * World share index heads for worst month since August * U.S., European equity markets fall more than 1% * Dismal Chicago PMI adds…
FACTBOX-The Benettons: Italian magnates who went from sweaters to roads
[ad_1] MILAN, July 15 (Reuters) – The Benetton family started building its fortune in the 1960s with a small Italian knitwear factory and ended up at the head of an…
UPDATE 1-German restaurants should be able to offer outdoor dining around Easter -minister
[ad_1] (Adds Altmaier, Dehoga) BERLIN, Feb 26 (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Friday he was confident that restaurants could be allowed to partially open soon so…
Boy who racially abused Palace’s Zaha ‘extremely remorseful’
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Premier League – Crystal Palace v Southampton – Selhurst Park, London, Britain – September 12, 2020 Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha in action Pool via…