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Economy|Europe|Finance

Italy retail sales rise 0.5% m/m in July

Italian retail sales rose 0.5% in July from the month before, data showed on Friday, following a 0.2% fall in June. Sales rose 1.0% in unadjusted year-on-year terms in July, ISTAT said.

Italy retail sales rise 0.5% m/m in July
Business|Europe|Finance

Austrian Raiffeisen's entanglement with Russia

A Russian court has frozen Raiffeisen Bank International's local arm, killing off any prospect of selling the business for now and

Austrian Raiffeisen's entanglement with Russia
Business|Europe|Technology

Volkswagen's German battery plant to stay at half capacity amid cost pressures

Volkswagen's PowerCo battery subsidiary will build just one of two planned production lines at its Salzgitter plant in Germany for now, its works council said, as the sector adjusts

Volkswagen's German battery plant to stay at half capacity amid cost pressures
Europe|News|Political

New French PM Barnier pledges to defend key Macron policies, hints at rightward shift

New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Friday pledged he would work independently from President Emmanuel Macron but signalled he would defend

New French PM Barnier pledges to defend key Macron policies, hints at rightward shift
Economy|Europe|News

German industrial output slumps, fueling recession fears

German industrial production fell more than expected in July, driven mainly by weak activity in the automotive sector, spurring fears that Europe's largest economy could

German industrial output slumps, fueling recession fears
Business|Europe|Finance|News

Hanging in the balance: Five questions for the ECB

The European Central Bank looks all but certain to cut rates again on Thursday, yet the outlook after that is less clear.

Hanging in the balance: Five questions for the ECB
Environment|Europe|Science

Hottest summer on record could lead to the warmest year ever measured

The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record

Hottest summer on record could lead to the warmest year ever measured
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Britain needs extra $1.3 trillion investment for economic growth, report says

Britain needs an additional one trillion pounds ($1.3 trillion) in investment in the next decade to grow the economy, a report said on Friday.

Britain needs extra $1.3 trillion investment for economic growth, report says
Europe|News|Political|World

Britain to send 650 air defence missiles to Ukraine in latest support

The British government said on Friday it would provide Ukraine with 650 lightweight multi-role missiles worth 162 million pounds ($213.13 million) to help protect the country from

Britain to send 650 air defence missiles to Ukraine in latest support
Business|Crime|Europe|Technology

Durov says French authorities should have complained to Telegram, not detained him

The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, under investigation in France, said early on Friday that French authorities should have approached his company with their complaints

Durov says French authorities should have complained to Telegram, not detained him
Crime|Europe

A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court

A woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband so that she could be raped while unconscious by other men has testified in a court in France about her yearslong ordeal

A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court
Europe|Sports

US Open: The spray that caused Jannik Sinner's failed drug tests has 'DOPING' warning

The word “DOPING” is printed in all caps inside a red circle with a slash through it on the box containing the over-the-counter spray sold in Italy that caused No. 1-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner to fail two drug tests in March

US Open: The spray that caused Jannik Sinner's failed drug tests has 'DOPING' warning
Business|Europe

Russian court freezes Raiffeisen shares in local bank, blocking sale

A Russian court froze the shares in Raiffeisen Bank International's local arm, the biggest Western bank

Russian court freezes Raiffeisen shares in local bank, blocking sale
Business|Europe|Finance

Ex-UK trader loses lawsuit against Deutsche Bank over bonus dispute

A former Deutsche Bank trader on Thursday lost her London lawsuit against the bank for just over 2.6 million pounds ($3.4 million) after she was not paid an individual bonus nearly

Ex-UK trader loses lawsuit against Deutsche Bank over bonus dispute
Europe|News|World

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion

Exclusive: Ukraine army chief reveals the strategy behind Kursk incursion
Europe|News|World

‘The frontline is my life’: Ukraine’s Army Chief on fighting Russia

In his first-ever television interview, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, speaks to CNN's Christiane Amanpour about Ukraine's incursion into Russia, morale within the Ukrainian Army and what it's like fighting Russia on the frontline.

‘The frontline is my life’: Ukraine’s Army Chief on fighting Russia
Europe|News|Political

France needs respect and unity, new French prime minister Barnier says

Newly appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday pledged he would work with "all those in good faith" towards more respect and unity in a politically divided country

France needs respect and unity, new French prime minister Barnier says
Entertainment|Europe

Rainstorm sends stars fleeing Venice red carpet

A powerful thunderstorm battered the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, forcing actors and filmmakers to flee the red carpet as lashing rain drenched the Lido.

Rainstorm sends stars fleeing Venice red carpet
Business|Europe

France's Elis has bid for US uniform supplier Vestis, sources say

French workplace supplies provider Elis SA has approached Vestis, the former uniform rentals business of Aramark, with an acquisition offer, according to

France's Elis has bid for US uniform supplier Vestis, sources say
Business|Entertainment|Europe

Ticketmaster probed in the UK over Oasis concert sales

Ticketmaster probed in the UK over Oasis concert sales

Ticketmaster probed in the UK over Oasis concert sales
Europe|News

Torrential rains in northern Italy flood Milan and leave a man missing

A wave of violent storms and torrential rain have battered northern Italy, raising fears for the life of a man who was swept away on a tractor in the Piedmont region

Torrential rains in northern Italy flood Milan and leave a man missing
Arts|Europe

Slovak theatres, galleries threaten strike over government 'intimidation'

Hundreds of theatres, galleries and other cultural organisations in Slovakia threatened on Thursday to go on strike if the culture ministry did not stop what they described as intimidation

Slovak theatres, galleries threaten strike over government 'intimidation'
Europe|World

Key ministers in Ukraine's cabinet reshuffle

Here are some of the key appointees in a Ukrainian cabinet reshuffle completed on Thursday and why their portfolios matter: FOREIGN MINISTER: ANDRII SYBIHA, 49

Key ministers in Ukraine's cabinet reshuffle
Europe|News|Political

Michel Barnier named as new French prime minister

Michel Barnier named as new French prime minister

Michel Barnier named as new French prime minister
Europe|Political

After negotiating Brexit, Michel Barnier tasked with propping up Macron

After making his name negotiating Brexit, one of the messiest muddles Brussels has faced in recent years, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier now faces an

After negotiating Brexit, Michel Barnier tasked with propping up Macron

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