Flights scrapped, businesses shut as super typhoon Saola nears Hong Kong, Guangdong

[ad_1] HONG KONG, Sept 1 (Reuters) – The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong and the Chinese province of Guangdong cancelled hundreds of flights and evacuated nearly 800,000 people Friday…

Snow grounds dozens of flights at Amsterdam airport

[ad_1] A general view of Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights AMSTERDAM, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Dozens of flights to…

The Danish straits: gateway for a third of Russia’s sea-borne crude exports

[ad_1] Shun Tai crude oil tanker is seen anchored at the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo Acquire…

High water closes parts of Rhine river in south Germany to shipping

[ad_1] A man relaxes standing in the river Rhine near Geinsheim, Germany July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/ File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HAMBURG, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Parts of the…

German gas trading hub to sell up to 37 TWh of gas from storage

[ad_1] LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Germany’s gas market trading hub, Trading Hub Europe (THE), is planning to start selling the first volumes of gas stored under a government mandate…

Heavy rains flood homes in northern France

[ad_1] [1/5]An aerial view shows a flooded area in Estree as the Canche River overflows near Montreuil-sur-Mer after days of heavy rain causing flooding in northern France, November 10, 2023.…

Buffett’s Berkshire posts bigger loss as stocks fall; operating profit sets record

[ad_1] Berkshire Hathaway shareholders walk by a video screen at the company’s annual meeting in Omaha May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 4 (Reuters) – Warren…

One dead as storm Ciaran hits France

[ad_1] [1/3]A goal net is seen partially submerged, as waves crash on a sea wall near wind turbines during Storm Ciaran at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire…

Allstate swings to quarterly profit on higher premiums; eyes health, benefits units sale

[ad_1] Nov 1 (Reuters) – Insurer Allstate Corp (ALL.N) on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit, compared to a year-ago loss, on the back of higher premiums in its property-liability unit.…

French told to stay indoors as storm Ciaran nears

[ad_1] [1/5]Waves crash on a sea wall near wind turbines during Storm Ciaran at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire Licensing Rights BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France, Nov 1 (Reuters) –…