By Elizabeth Piper and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -An internal inquiry into allegations of lockdown parties at Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office could be published as soon as Wednesday, delivering findings that might determine the prime minist…
Thousands evacuated from Athens motorway as snowstorm hits Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – Rescue crews, including the army, worked through the night to evacuate thousands of people stranded in their cars on an Athens motorway after a severe snowstorm swept across Greece on Monday, blanketing the capital and causing traffi…
Hess Corp sees higher capital spending, production in 2022
(Reuters) -Hess Corp said on Tuesday it expects a 37% jump in capital spending for exploration and production this year, as the oil company looks to focus on operations in Guyana and the U.S. Bakken shale basin. Global crude prices have risen by more t…
UK will not hesitate to toughen sanctions on Russia -Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will not hesitate to toughen sanctions on Moscow and will look to contribute to any NATO deployment if Russia invaded Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday. NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby …
Cricket-ECB to review dressing room culture during 2022 season
(Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday updated its 12-point action plan to tackle racism and discrimination, including details on a review of “dressing room culture” and a standardised approach to whistleblowing. The plan was …
Airlines see no major route impact from Ukraine crisis
PARIS (Reuters) – The Russia-Ukraine crisis is not expected to have a significant impact on airline traffic, since most carriers already avoid the region’s airspace following earlier tensions, the head of the International Air Transport Association sai…
Wall Street resumes downward trend, oil up as Fed and Ukraine dominate
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Rising geopolitical tensions and a looming Federal Reserve move to tighten monetary policy weighed down Wall Street on Tuesday and helped to drive oil higher. After shaking off steep midday losses to end in posi…
Volkswagen and Bosch team up on automated driving software
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN(Reuters) -Volkswagen’s software subsidiary Cariad and autos supplier Bosch are teaming up to develop software for automated driving to use in Volkswagen’s cars, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday. Using data…
Iliad launches fixed-line broadband in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) -Iliad launched full-fibre broadband in Italy on Tuesday starting at 15.99 euros ($18.05) a month for existing clients as the French low-cost mobile company presses ahead with its expansion in the country’s crowded telecoms market. Bene…
Unilever’s soap opera: M&A, job cuts and grumpy investors
(Reuters) – Unilever unveiled plans on Tuesday to cut about 1,500 management jobs in an overhaul aimed at easing shareholders’ concerns after a failed acquisition and news an activist investor had built a stake in the consumer goods giant. The maker of…