By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday questioned whether China and Russia had elevated their “no limits” strategic partnership above global security by vetoing more U.N. sanctions on North Korea over its renewed b…
UK’s John Lewis identifies rental home locations in diversification push
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailer John Lewis Partnership announced the first three locations where it wants to build rental homes, part of its diversification plan to generate 40% of profit from outside its core business by 2030. The employee-owned p…
Swedish fintech Juni raises $206 million in equity, debt funding
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish fintech firm Juni has raised $100 million in a funding round led by Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala, and another $106 million in venture debt financing from Silicon Valley-based TriplePoint Capital. Juni’s existing inves…
ECB signals rates lift-off, eyes bigger move in September
By Balazs Koranyi and Bart H. Meijer FRANKFURT/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The European Central Bank ended a long-running stimulus scheme on Thursday and said it would deliver next month its first interest rate hike since 2011, followed by a potentially larg…
E-kerosene could help Europe save 5 million tonnes CO2 in 2030 – study
By Zuzanna Szymanska BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe could produce 1.83 million tonnes of e-kerosene in 2030 and save about five million tonnes of CO2 if policymakers boosted the market by lifting targets for its use, an umbrella group of non-governmental or…
Soccer-Scotland ease past Armenia in Nations League opener
GLASGOW (Reuters) – Scotland began their Nations League campaign with a 2-0 win over Armenia on Wednesday as Anthony Ralston and Scott McKenna scored their first international goals. Scotland dominated the game and took the lead through Ralston when he…
Man drives into Berlin crowd, killing teacher, injuring 14 students
By Madeline Chambers and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – A 29-year-old man drove into a crowd of people in Berlin on Wednesday, killing a teacher and injuring 14 of her students, as his car twice veered onto a pavement in a popular shopping district,…
Young survivor of Texas school massacre tells U.S. Congress of day’s horror
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An 11-year-old survivor of last month’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday how she desperately acted to save her own life after the gunman shot a friend next to her, saying…
Credit Suisse shares spike on reported State Street takeover interest
By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in Credit Suisse turned sharply higher on Wednesday afternoon, with traders citing an Inside Paradeplatz report that U.S-based State Street is planning a takeover bid for the troubled lender, though some in the…
WhatsApp has until July to comply with EU consumer law, EU says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Meta’s WhatsApp has until July to show that a privacy policy update introduced in January complies with EU consumer law, the European Commission said on Wednesday, in a case prompted by complaints from consumer bodi…