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Conductor John Eliot Gardiner quits the choir and orchestra he founded after musician assault claim

Renowned British conductor John Eliot Gardiner has announced he is quitting the orchestra he has led for six decades

Conductor John Eliot Gardiner quits the choir and orchestra he founded after musician assault claim
Economy|Europe|News

US working with Kyiv on future power generation plans

The United States is working with Ukraine on a roadmap for its post-war energy grid which will include safe nuclear power technologies as well as renewables, U.S.

US working with Kyiv on future power generation plans
Business|Economy|Europe

Renault sticks to 2024 outlook as first-half profit beats estimates

Renault posted a better-than-expected operating profit for the first half of the year on Wednesday due to strong pricing and new vehicle launches,

Renault sticks to 2024 outlook as first-half profit beats estimates
Economy|Europe

German cabinet agrees to expand tax relief to boost economy

Germany's cabinet agreed on Wednesday to increase tax relief for companies and households to almost 21 billion euros per year to help bolster stuttering growth

German cabinet agrees to expand tax relief to boost economy
Business|Economy|Europe

Carrefour looks to second half with confidence as France, Brazil lift H1 profit

Carrefour on Wednesday upheld its end-year profit and cashflow targets, saying it looked to the second half of the year with confidence as its French and

Carrefour looks to second half with confidence as France, Brazil lift H1 profit
Business|Economy|Europe|Fashion and Beauty

Gucci-owner Kering forecasts 30% fall in H2 operating profit on sluggish China demand

Kering reported a bigger-than-expected drop in second-quarter sales and forecast a weak second half, as the French luxury group works to revive its key label Gucci

Gucci-owner Kering forecasts 30% fall in H2 operating profit on sluggish China demand
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Tennis-Sinner pulls out of Paris Games due to illness

Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Paris Games due to tonsillitis, the world number one said on Wednesday, denting Italy's hopes of winning a first Olympic tennis medal

Olympics-Tennis-Sinner pulls out of Paris Games due to illness
Business|Europe|Travel

Delta’s CEO is off to Paris while his airline struggles to recover from massive meltdown

Delta’s CEO is off to Paris while his airline struggles to recover from massive meltdown

Delta’s CEO is off to Paris while his airline struggles to recover from massive meltdown
Europe|Health

Turkey plans to regulate a large stray dog population, raising some fears about mass killings

A Turkish bill aimed at regulating the country’s millions of stray dogs has moved closer to becoming law as animal rights advocates fear many of them will be killed or end up in neglected, overcrowded shelters

Turkey plans to regulate a large stray dog population, raising some fears about mass killings
Business|Economy|Europe

Bunge, Viterra $34 billion deal heading for conditional EU nod, source says

U.S. grains merchant Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra's $34 billion merger deal is heading towards conditional EU antitrust approval, a person with direct

Bunge, Viterra $34 billion deal heading for conditional EU nod, source says
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Artistic gymnastics-Malone overcomes injury to lead young US gymnasts at Paris Games

After a devastating knee injury during gymnastic competition last year, Brody Malone's quest for a second Games in Paris seemed all but lost.

Olympics-Artistic gymnastics-Malone overcomes injury to lead young US gymnasts at Paris Games
Europe|News|World

Russian attacks kill three, damage Swiss NGO's office in Kharkiv, Ukraine says

Russia launched a series of attacks on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and the surrounding region on Wednesday, killing three people, wounding at least six and damaging the

Russian attacks kill three, damage Swiss NGO's office in Kharkiv, Ukraine says
Economy|Europe|Finance

ECB scrutinises geopolitical risks for banks after Russia 'lesson'

The European Central Bank's top banking supervisor said on Wednesday she was working on a new framework for assessing how geopolitical risks impact banks, drawing

ECB scrutinises geopolitical risks for banks after Russia 'lesson'
Environment|Europe|Travel|World

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger

The United Nations’ cultural agency has rejected recommendations to place Stonehenge on the list of endangered world heritage sites over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Euro zone banks see investment banking boost but outlook stalls shares

The euro zone's biggest banks largely beat second quarter earnings expectations on Wednesday, benefiting from still-high

Euro zone banks see investment banking boost but outlook stalls shares
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Tennis-Spain's Nadal-Alcaraz cautious on Olympics medal win

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz tempered expectations for Spain's dream team on Wednesday as they looked ahead to playing together in the Paris Olympics.

Olympics-Tennis-Spain's Nadal-Alcaraz cautious on Olympics medal win
Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Olympics-Soccer, rugby kick off Games ahead of opening ceremony

The sporting action at the Paris Olympics kicked off with two soccer matches on Wednesday, two days before thousands of athletes

Olympics-Soccer, rugby kick off Games ahead of opening ceremony
Europe|News|Political

Germany's Scholz says Harris could win U.S. election

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised U.S.

Germany's Scholz says Harris could win U.S. election
Crime|Europe|Sports

Sent to jail for raping a child, Dutch beach volleyball player qualifies for Paris Olympics representing the Netherlands

Sent to jail for raping a child, Dutch beach volleyball player qualifies for Paris Olympics representing the Netherlands

Sent to jail for raping a child, Dutch beach volleyball player qualifies for Paris Olympics representing the Netherlands
Europe|Opinion|Political

Supreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were

Even Louis XIV of France, the epitome of absolute monarchy, did not stand above the law. Kings have always been defined and constrained by legal precedent.

Supreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were
Europe|Sports

Uzbekistan loses the match but wins over crowd as soccer competition kicks off Paris Olympics

Uzbekistan lost the match but won over the crowd as competition at the Paris Olympics officially began with soccer matches in Paris and Saint-Etienne

Uzbekistan loses the match but wins over crowd as soccer competition kicks off Paris Olympics
Business|Economy|Europe

Anglo to face investors with wary eye on BHP's potential return

Anglo American investors will keenly scrutinize CEO Duncan Wanblad on Thursday as he gives an update on the London-based miner's strategy, just months after fighting off a $49

Anglo to face investors with wary eye on BHP's potential return
Europe|Political

UK, Germany sign joint defence declaration for closer cooperation

Britain and Germany signed a joint defence declaration on Wednesday, pledging to work more closely to strengthen their defence industries, reinforce European security and support

UK, Germany sign joint defence declaration for closer cooperation
Europe|Political

Iran summons German ambassador over banning of Islamic centre, IRNA reports

Iran's foreign ministry summoned the German ambassador in Tehran on Wednesday over Berlin's decision to ban the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association, the official IRNA news

Iran summons German ambassador over banning of Islamic centre, IRNA reports
Europe|News|Political

Russia is offering Moscow residents a record $22,000 to fight in Ukraine

Russia is offering Moscow residents a record $22,000 to fight in Ukraine

Russia is offering Moscow residents a record $22,000 to fight in Ukraine

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