MILAN (Reuters) – Italian transport caterer Autogrill is selling its operations in Russia, the company said in an answer to an investor question submitted ahead of Thursday’s shareholders’ meeting. Controlled by the Benetton family, the group has only …
Citi in talks to buy Deutsche Bank Mexico – Bloomberg Law
(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc is weighing a deal to buy Deutsche Bank AG’s Mexican bank, Bloomberg Law reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Citi is planning to set up a new local unit in the country, and the deal will help it sidest…
Poultry group LDC to boost plant-based foods in growth plan
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s largest poultry group LDC aims to more than treble its volumes of plant-based products by 2026 and is open to acquisitions in the sector as part of a plan to boost earnings by 40% in the next four years, it said on Tuesday. T…
Tedros re-elected as head of World Health Organization
GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization’s (WHO) members re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director General by a strong majority for another five years, the president of the World Health Assembly said on Tuesday. The vote by secret ballot…
Battles in east could decide Ukraine’s fate, Kyiv says
KYIV (Reuters) – Battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine the country’s fate, Ukrainian Defence Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Tuesday. Three months after invading Ukraine, Russian forces are trying to encircle Ukrainian…
UK stocks hit by global gloom, windfall tax threat for utilities
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, tracking a sour global mood with energy stocks leading declines and shares of British utilities slumped after a media report fuelled speculation of a windfall tax. The benchmark FTSE 100 fell …
HeidelbergCement gets more ambitious on CO2 cuts, sets financial targets
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – HeidelbergCement, the world’s No. 2 cement maker, said on Tuesday it aimed to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by almost 50% by 2030 compared with 1990, part of an industry-wide push to decarbonise. The company will use recycled…
Russia wages all-out assault to encircle Ukraine troops in east
By Pavel Polityuk and Conor Humphries KYIV/SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian forces waged an all-out assault on Tuesday to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin cities straddling a river in eastern Ukraine, a battle which could determine the success or…
Moldova’s pro-Russian former president Dodon detained – state TV
KYIV (Reuters) -The head of Moldova’s pro-Russian opposition party, former President Igor Dodon, has been detained by Moldovan authorities on corruption charges, state television reported, a move likely to anger the Kremlin. State television channel Mo…
Air Liquide opens liquid hydrogen facility in Nevada
(Reuters) – French industrial gas company Air Liquide on Tuesday said it has opened its largest liquid hydrogen production and logistics facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada, to supply growing needs for hydrogen-fueled vehicles. “While the clean mobilit…