By Francesca Landini and Elvira Pollina TRENTO, Italy (Reuters) -Telecom Italia (TIM) will pursue a plan to split its landline network from its service operations to maximise asset value for all shareholders and cut its debt pile, the head of the compa…
Tennis-Nadal wins record-extending 14th French Open title, takes Grand Slam tally to 22
PARIS (Reuters) – Spain’s Rafael Nadal beat Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0 to win a record-extending 14th French Open title on Sunday. Nadal stretched his record of men’s singles Grand Slam titles to 22, two ahead of Serbian Novak Djokovic and Swiss…
Six dead in Philadelphia, Chattanooga in latest U.S. mass shootings
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Mass shootings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, left at least six people dead and more than 25 wounded, police said on Sunday in the latest cases of gun violence after recent massacres in Texas, Ne…
Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks as battle rages in east
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russia struck Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles early on Sunday for the first time in more than a month, while Ukrainian officials said a counter-attack on the main battlefield in the east had re…
Factbox-Deadly fires common in Bangladesh, mainly in industrial settings
(Reuters) – The deadly fire at a container depot in southeast Bangladesh on Saturday night was the latest in a string of major fire incidents. Safety rules are often violated in Bangladesh, especially in industrial settings, and fires in factories and …
Canada’s move to bulk up antitrust muscle may miss root of problem
By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) – Waves of industry consolidation over the decades have resulted in fewer choices for customers from telecoms to banking, with Canadians paying the world’s most expensive mobile phone bills and forking out more for …
Kyiv rocked by blasts from Russian cruise missiles, Ukraine says
By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russia hit Kyiv with cruise missiles fired from the Caspian Sea on Sunday, striking a rail car repair facility in the Ukrainian capital, in the first such attack for weeks, Ukraine’s army and the country…
Musk backtracks on job cuts, says Tesla salaried staff to be ‘fairly flat’
(Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Saturday that the electric vehicle maker’s total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, but the number of salaried staff should be little changed, backtracking from an email just two days…
Cricket-Root century leads England to victory over New Zealand at Lord’s
LONDON (Reuters) – Joe Root made a superb unbeaten century to masterfully guide England to an impressive five-wicket victory over New Zealand on a gloomy fourth morning of the first test at Lord’s on Sunday. Former captain Root became the 14th batsman …
Queen Elizabeth ‘humbled’ by cheering Jubilee crowds
By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth said she was humbled by the support she had received during her Platinum Jubilee after crowds of royal fans cheered her appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, flanked by her …