Turkey faces election runoff, Erdogan seen with momentum
By Huseyin Hayatsever, Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan led comfortably on Monday after the first…
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Russia approves sale of Volkswagen plant to domestic dealership
(Reuters) – A Russian government commission has approved the sale of Volkswagen’s main factory in Russia to a domestic car…
US candidate Amy Pope wins tense contest to run UN migration agency
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Former White House adviser Amy Pope was elected to head the U.N….
Apple investigated in France over product obsolescence
PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple products, a spokesperson for…
Analysis-Erdogan election showing cools Turkish turnaround hopes
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Hopes among investors of a surge in Turkish markets evaporated on Monday after long-standing…
Musk: Tesla to make significant investments in France at some point
PARIS (Reuters) – US electric car manufacturer Tesla will make significant investments in France, its CEO Elon Musk said in…
Russia’s defence spending jumped 282% y/y to $26 billion in Jan-Feb -budget data
(Reuters) – Russia spent 2 trillion roubles ($26 billion) on defence in January and February alone, a 282% jump on…
Exclusive-Nationalised German energy firms pay traders big bonuses after losing billions
By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Marwa Rashad and Christoph Steitz LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German energy firms Sefe and Uniper have awarded some…
US Supreme Court rejects Teva challenge to $235 million GSK award in patent dispute
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc’s challenge…
Morgan Stanley to increase Paris staff to 500 by 2025
PARIS (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley’s plan to increase headcount in France by 200 by 2025 would bring its total staff…