Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Business|Europe|Technology

Porsche waters down EV ambitions, says transition will take 'years'

Luxury carmaker Porsche expects the transition to electric vehicles to take longer than it thought, it said on Monday, having previously said its aim was for 80% of sales to be all-

Porsche waters down EV ambitions, says transition will take 'years'
Business|Europe|Finance

Barclays tries to slash UK investors' $720 million 'dark pool' lawsuit

Barclays on Monday asked London's High Court to more than halve a shareholders' lawsuit worth up to 560 million pounds ($720 million) accusing the British bank of

Barclays tries to slash UK investors' $720 million 'dark pool' lawsuit
Business|Europe

EU antitrust regulators accept Vifor Pharma's pledge not to disparage rival

EU antitrust regulators on Monday accepted Australian group CSL unit Vifor Pharma's concessions to address potential anti-competitive behaviour towards a rival

EU antitrust regulators accept Vifor Pharma's pledge not to disparage rival
Economy|Europe|Political

UK Conservatives planned to spend 10 billion pounds on Rwanda migrant scheme, minister says

Britain's new Labour interior minister on Monday accused the previous, Conservative government of concealing the fact that it expected to spend 10 billion pounds

UK Conservatives planned to spend 10 billion pounds on Rwanda migrant scheme, minister says
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Tennis-Vondrousova and Hurkacz pull out due to injury

Olympic silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the Paris Summer Games due to a hand injury, the Czech 25-year-old said on Monday, with Poland's Hubert Hurkacz also

Olympics-Tennis-Vondrousova and Hurkacz pull out due to injury
Arts|Europe

Looted after a war, priceless antiquities brought back to Cyprus

Cyprus has taken delivery of priceless antiquities looted after war split the island in 1974, as part of an ongoing effort to trace and repatriate thousands of artefacts fenced

Looted after a war, priceless antiquities brought back to Cyprus
Europe|Political

Hungary and Slovakia ask EU to mediate with Ukraine over Lukoil

Hungary and Slovakia have asked the European Commission to mediate a consultation procedure with Ukraine, Hungary's foreign minister said on Monday, after Kyiv placed Russian group

Hungary and Slovakia ask EU to mediate with Ukraine over Lukoil
Environment|Europe|Travel

Mass protest on Spanish island Mallorca calls for ‘limits on tourism’

Mass protest on Spanish island Mallorca calls for ‘limits on tourism’

Mass protest on Spanish island Mallorca calls for ‘limits on tourism’
Europe|News|Political

Moscow jails Russian-American journalist Kurmasheva for over six years

A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), to 6-1/2 years in prison for spreading false

Moscow jails Russian-American journalist Kurmasheva for over six years
Entertainment|Europe|Travel

Olympics-France flaunts its baguettes with scratch-and-sniff stamps

Visiting Paris for the Olympics and want to share the enticing aroma of a fresh baguette? A scratch-and-sniff stamp on your postcard could be the answer.

Olympics-France flaunts its baguettes with scratch-and-sniff stamps
Crime|Europe

Gunman kills six in Croatia nursing home shooting

A gunman entered a nursing home in northwestern Croatia on Monday shooting dead five people, including his mother, and injuring six others, a government minister said.

Gunman kills six in Croatia nursing home shooting
Crime|Europe|News|Political

US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, gets 6 1/2 years in prison, court says

A Russian court says it has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian military and sentenced her to 6½ years in prison following a secret trial

US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, gets 6 1/2 years in prison, court says
Crime|Europe

A gunman has killed 6 people including his mother at a nursing home in Croatia, officials say

Croatian police say a gunman entered a nursing home in a quiet Croatian town on Monday and opened fire, killing six people including his mother

A gunman has killed 6 people including his mother at a nursing home in Croatia, officials say
Business|Economy|Europe

Sliding airline profits and plane delays cast shadows at air show

A plunge in Ryanair's quarterly profits cast a shadow over the opening of the Farnborough Airshow on Monday, where aviation

Sliding airline profits and plane delays cast shadows at air show
Crime|Europe

Six killed after gunman opens fire in Croatian care home, local media reports

Six killed after gunman opens fire in Croatian care home, local media reports

Six killed after gunman opens fire in Croatian care home, local media reports
Europe|Political

Estonia's parliament backs new centre-right prime minister

Estonia's parliament on Monday approved Climate Minister Kristen Michal as the country's next prime minister, replacing Kaja Kallas who recently resigned to become the European

Estonia's parliament backs new centre-right prime minister
Europe|News|Political

Italy accuses NATO's Stoltenberg of betrayal over new southern envoy

Italy's defence minister has accused NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of betraying Rome by not appointing an Italian as the alliance's new envoy tasked with coordinating NATO's

Italy accuses NATO's Stoltenberg of betrayal over new southern envoy
Europe|Political

EU says it will start talks with Armenia on visa-free travel

The European Union has decided to open dialogue on visa liberalisation with Armenia, the EU said on Monday, in what Yerevan's foreign minister described as a "milestone"

EU says it will start talks with Armenia on visa-free travel
Crime|Europe|News

UK concert bombing survivors sue conspiracy theorist for alleged harassment

Two survivors of a deadly suicide bombing in Britain are suing a conspiracy theorist who claims the attack was staged - a case with echoes of lawsuits brought by relatives of those

UK concert bombing survivors sue conspiracy theorist for alleged harassment
Europe|Sports

Olympics-Zverev injury not healed, but confident for Paris title defence

Reigning Olympic champion Alexander Zverev is hopeful the knee injury he suffered at Wimbledon will not impact his chances of gold in Paris but says it is not yet healed.

Olympics-Zverev injury not healed, but confident for Paris title defence
Asia|Europe|News|Political

Ukraine's top diplomat to visit China this week to talk peace, Kyiv says

Ukraine's top diplomat will visit China on Tuesday at the invitation of Beijing for talks that Kyiv said would focus on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine and on a possible

Ukraine's top diplomat to visit China this week to talk peace, Kyiv says
Entertainment|Europe|Sports

Oscar Piastri wins his first ever F1 Grand Prix in Hungary in tense race highlighted by McLaren team drama

Oscar Piastri wins his first ever F1 Grand Prix in Hungary in tense race highlighted by McLaren team drama

Oscar Piastri wins his first ever F1 Grand Prix in Hungary in tense race highlighted by McLaren team drama
Business|Europe|Travel

Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, says airfares will be ‘materially lower’ this summer

Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, says airfares will be ‘materially lower’ this summer

Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, says airfares will be ‘materially lower’ this summer
Europe|News|World

Russian troops mount pressure on Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk

Ukraine's top commander said on Monday that Russian forces were staging relentless assaults to try to advance towards the town of Pokrovsk, a logistics hub in the

Russian troops mount pressure on Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk
Europe|News|Sports

Kremlin says French failure to accredit some Russian journalists for Paris Games is unacceptable

The Kremlin said on Monday that a decision by France to refuse to accredit some Russian journalists for the Paris 2024 Olympics over security fears was unacceptable and accused the

Kremlin says French failure to accredit some Russian journalists for Paris Games is unacceptable

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