Panasonic sells Tesla stake for $3.6 bln
Panasonic Corp (6752.T) sold its stake in electric car maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) for about 400 billion yen ($3.61 billion) in the year ended March, a spokesperson for the Japanese company ...
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Eurozone to recover faster than thought, still needs support
The eurozone is recovering faster than earlier expected, but still needs continued fiscal and monetary support so that the pandemic does not leave scars, European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde ...
Facebook rejects talks with Australia publisher, may test online law
Australia’s competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc (FB.O) refused a publisher’s request to negotiate a licensing deal, the regulator told Reuters, setting the ...
Iceland possibly first to lift all Covid-19 restrictions
Icelanders will no longer need to wear masks or keep a safe distance from other people as all COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted on Saturday, the country’s health minister ...
Germany passes law to give descendants of Nazi-era refugees citizenship
Germany’s parliament approved changes on Friday that will make it easier for descendants of people who fled Nazi persecution to obtain citizenship, a move Jewish groups described as an ...
Turkey replaces cancelled Singapore race on F1 calendar
Formula One will make a second attempt to hold the Turkish Grand Prix this season after adding it to the calendar on Friday as a replacement for Singapore’s cancelled ...
UK health minister ‘very sorry’ after pictured kissing aide
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was “very sorry” after pictures of him kissing and embracing his top aide, a friend hired last year, were splashed on the front ...
Macron says tensions with Turkey have eased
Tensions with Turkey have eased over the last few weeks but European countries will remain cautious, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.
“Tensions have eased in recent weeks”, Macron ...
Morata reveals social media abuse, threats to family
Spain striker Alvaro Morata said he has received vicious abuse on social media during Euro 2020 and that his wife and children have been shouted at on the streets of Seville.
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Black Sea saga continues as Russia accuses Britain, US of inciting conflict
Russia accused Britain and the United States on Friday of trying to incite conflict in the Black Sea and said it would defend its borders using all possible means, including ...
Uruguay labour but beat Bolivia 2-0 to reach Copa quarters
An own goal in the first half and a late second from Edinson Cavani gave Uruguay a 2-0 win over Bolivia on Thursday and guaranteed their place in the last ...
BOA still trying to convince some Team GB athletes to get vaccinated
The British Olympic Association is still trying to convince some athletes to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before next month’s Tokyo Olympics, chief executive Andy Anson said.
The BOA said ...
Greece investigates possible ‘sea snot’ outbreak in Aegean
Environmental scientists in Greece are looking into whether a slimy layer of so-called “sea snot” around the Aegean island of Lemnos is connected to a similar, weeks-long outbreak threatening marine ...
Israel re-instates mask wearing indoors 10 days after ditching them
Israel told its citizens on Friday they must again wear masks indoors, 10 days after being allowed to ditch them, amid a sustained surge in coronavirus infections attributed to the highly ...
Three killed as rare tornado and strong storms rip through southern Czech Republic
A rare tornado and strong storms struck along the Czech Republic’s southern border on Thursday to destroy parts of some towns, killing at least three people and injuring dozens ...
Nearly 100 people missing at oceanfront Miami-area building collapse
Rescue crews picked through tons of rubble on Thursday looking for survivors after the collapse of part of an oceanfront apartment tower overnight near Miami, where officials reported at least ...
Visa to buy Swedish fintech Tink for $2.2 billion
Visa Inc (V.N) said on Thursday it had agreed a €1.8 billion ($2.2 billion) takeover of European open banking platform Tink, months after it ditched a planned acquisition of the startup’...
UK to publish plans to lift travel curbs for fully vaccinated
Britain will next month publish plans to allow fully vaccinated people to travel unrestricted to all countries except those with the highest Covid-19 risk, in a boost for a travel ...
Canadian indigenous group finds 751 unmarked graves at former residential school
An indigenous group in Canada‘s Saskatchewan province on Thursday said it had found the unmarked graves of 751 people at a now-defunct Catholic residential school, just weeks after a similar ...
Russia warns Britain it will bomb ships next time (Update)
Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast ...
Britain’s Prince Charles joins insurance firms in climate push
Britain’s Prince Charles and the Lloyd’s of London insurance market launched a task force on Thursday to help the industry make the transition to a net zero economy.
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Oil dips but hovers near three-year highs on recovery signs
Oil prices dipped on Thursday but still held close to their highest in almost three years, supported by drawdowns in US inventories and accelerating German economic activity.
Doubts about the ...
Lidar gains in popularity as Volvo’s electric XC90 to use it as standard
Volvo Cars plans to make lidar sensors standard equipment in a new generation of its XC90 SUV next year as part of a strategy to deploy more advanced safety and ...
UEFA scraps away goals rule in all club competitions
European soccer‘s governing body UEFA said on Thursday it had approved a proposal to remove the away goals rule from all its club competitions involving men’s, women’s ...