By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) – Italian prosecutors are investigating two former finance chiefs of Booking.com in relation to allegations of unpaid taxes by the travel website company and have asked Dutch authorities to question them, two sources wi…
Northern Ireland elections won’t be held early – minister
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland will hold elections to its devolved assembly on schedule on May 5 and the resignation last week of First Minister Paul Givan does not change that, the British minister for the region said on Tuesday. Givan’s resigna…
Paris says Putin agreed to start no new manoeuvres near Ukraine for now
KYIV (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin promised not to carry out new military initiatives near Ukraine for the time being as a precursor to possible de-escalation, a French official said after Putin had talks with France’s Emmanuel Macron. T…
Beauty revival seen boosting end-of-year sales at L’Oreal
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – The world’s largest cosmetic group L’Oreal is expected to report brisk fourth-quarter sales on Wednesday after pandemic-weary consumers emerged from lockdowns to splash out on beauty products. Investors will look for…
Europe needs ambitious charging plans for 130 million EVs by 2035 – report
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Governments and utilities need ambitious plans to cut red tape to install vehicle chargers if Europe is to be ready for 130 million electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035, a new report from EY and Eurelectric said on Tuesday. …
Neil Young takes aim at Spotify CEO, big banks
(Reuters) – Singer-songwriter Neil Young has asked employees of Spotify Technology SA to quit their jobs while urging people to withdraw their money from big American banks, in protests over coronavirus misinformation and climate change. Young, in a st…
Olympics-Peng Shuai makes Games appearance as Gu wins Big Air gold
By Julien Pretot and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai was on hand on Tuesday to watch China’s Eileen Gu as she won gold https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/freestyle-skiing-chinas-gu-wins-gold-medal-womens-big-air-20…
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table
By Julien Pretot and Krystal Hu BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Eileen Gu got her maiden Olympics off to a dream start as the U.S. born teenager landed a tricky jump to become the first freeski Big Air champion at the Beijing Games, taking the host country …
UK consumers slowed their spending as COVID rules returned in January
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British consumers slowed the pace of their spending last month as the Omicron COVID-19 wave hit fuel sales and kept people away from bars and restaurants, according to a survey which also pointed to the impact of…
UK PM Johnson says sanctions will be ready if Russia attacks Ukraine
(Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said sanctions and other measures will be ready in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine, and his government will ask parliament for sanctions on Russian individuals and companies. Writing in The Times…