List of All Articles with Tag 'europe'

Richemont, the Swiss luxury conglomerate that owns Cartier, is buying a controlling stake in Italian high-end shoemaker Gianvito

Norwegian tourism is thriving after a weaker krone made the famously expensive Nordic country cheaper to visit and

The Mayor of London’s plans to expand a contentious charge on drivers of older, more polluting cars to

It comes as an American tourist remains in a serious condition after he was assaulted last week.

NatWest Group Plc, the UK lender under the spotlight for closing Nigel Farage’s bank account, has trimmed its

Germany exited its winter recession in the second quarter but output only stagnated, with questions about the fundamental

Europe’s wildfire threat is spreading to the French Riviera, while firefighters in Greece battle more than 100 blazes.

Bonds around the world retreated after the Bank of Japan, so far a holdout on ultra-loose monetary policy,

Ukraine’s military has said troops were seeing battlefield success after recapturing another village at a time Western nations indicated that a major warfare – likely a phase of counteroffensive – is taking place in the besieged country War-time president Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed success on one of the front lines in southeast Ukraine. Mr Zelensky confirmed Ukrainian troops had taken the village of Staromaiorske. “I thank everyone who is fighting for Ukraine! Thank you for the liberation of Staromaiorske. Congratulations again, guys!” he said in his nightly address. Ukraine’s military had earlier said it was “solidifying positions” it had reached in the same area, east of the city of Zaporizhzhia. This comes as Vladimir Putin admitted that Ukrainian attacks have intensified in recent days, as Kyiv ramps up the counteroffensive against Russian troops. Speaking in St Petersburg at a summit of African leaders, the Russian president admitted that attacks by Ukrainian forces have “intensified significantly”, primarily in the Zaporizhzhia region. Battles in recent weeks have taken place on multiple points along the 1,500-kilometer front line as Ukraine wages its counteroffensive. Read More Even Putin admits Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russia’s forces – but progress will be slow Putin promises grain aid to Africa despite withdrawing from Ukraine deal Ukrainian fencer disqualified from world championships for refusing handshake with Russian opponent Russian defence minister meets Kim Jong-un during visit to arms exhibition in North Korea

French utility Engie SA said first-half earnings jumped 25% on strong prices, growth in renewable energy and greater

Kering SA agreed to buy a 30% stake in fashion house Valentino for €1.7 billion ($1.87 billion) in

Unilever Plc named Ian Meakins to succeed Chairman Nils Andersen, continuing an overhaul of its leadership after a