Kosovo and Serbia show no progress in defusing tensions -NATO
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) – A senior NATO official said on Wednesday Kosovo and Serbia had not heeded international…
July 2023
Germany approves first draft of 2024 budget focused on ‘fiscal realities’
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s cabinet approved the first draft of its 2024 budget and financial plans through 2027, the finance ministry…
Canada’s Quebecor to pull its ads from Facebook, Instagram
(Reuters) -Quebecor said on Wednesday it will pull its ads from Facebook and Instagram, following Meta Platforms’ decision to stop…
Hong Kong activists in Britain speak out despite safety fears after arrest warrants
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Two Hong Kong activists living in Britain, who were subjects of arrest warrants for…
Eurozone blue-chips slide on China weakness, rate worries
By Amruta Khandekar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -Eurozone blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday as tech shares were pressured ahead of…
Democracy ‘not radically worse’ in EU than a year ago, says bloc’s executive
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union’s latest democracy health check showed there was no significant deterioration across the…
Mars to buy healthy food maker Kevin’s Natural Foods
By Anirban Sen and Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) -Family-owned food giant Mars Inc on Wednesday agreed to buy Kevin’s…
Duke Energy to sell distributed generation portfolio in $364 million deal
(Reuters) – Utility firm Duke Energy said on Wednesday it would sell its commercial distributed generation business to private equity…
EV batteries remain major challenge for insurers – UK’s Thatcham
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) -A lack of data on electric vehicle (EV) batteries continues to challenge insurers who are…
Western businesses must find a way to work with China-Stellantis CEO
MILAN (Reuters) -The head of carmaker Stellantis said Beijing’s decision to restrict exports of two metals widely used in semiconductors…