By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) – As dusk descends on the dimly lit central business district of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, a steady stream of home-bound workers flows into a sea of in[...]
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Politics
U.S. Senate committee asks carmakers about Chinese supply chain
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has asked eight major automakers, including General Motors, Tesla and Ford Motor, to disclose whether any of their component[...]
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Amazon may be responsible for allowing Louboutin knock-off ads, EU court says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Online retailer Amazon.com may be deemed responsible for advertising of counterfeit Christian Louboutin shoes which found its way to its platform, Europe’s top[...]
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Exclusive-TikTok steps up efforts to clinch U.S. security deal
By Echo Wang and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Popular short-video app TikTok is offering to operate more of its business at arm’s length and subject it to outside scrut[...]
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EU should put Twitter under direct supervision after missteps: German official
By Christian Kraemer and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -A senior German official said on Thursday Twitter should join other tech firms in being directly monitored by the European Commission, sayi[...]
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Russia’s No.2 lender VTB to buy rescued Otkritie Bank for $4.7 billion
By Alexander Marrow, Elena Fabrichnaya and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Bank of Russia on Thursday agreed to sell bailed-out Otkritie Bank to the country’s No.2 lender, state-owned VTB,[...]
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Analysis-Italy’s nationalists set to loosen grip on beloved airline with mooted Lufthansa deal
By Angelo Amante and Joanna Plucinska ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new right-wing government has shown it is prepared to put sound finances ahead of national pride by revamping plans to sell a[...]
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German cartel office ends proceedings against Google News Showcase
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s cartel office has concluded proceedings against Google over its online news service after the tech giant made several changes benefiting publishers, the office[...]
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Bombardier CEO voices concerns over awarding Canada’s defense contract to Boeing
(Reuters) – Bombardier Inc Chief Executive Eric Martel voiced concerns over Canada’s potential plan to buy reconnaissance jets directly from Boeing Co instead of tapping its home-grown aer[...]
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