ATHENS (Reuters) -A wildfire in mountains near Athens that forced hundreds of people to flee and damaged property has been brought under control, Greek authorities said as they battled new blazes in what they called one of the toughest Mediterranean su…
Factbox-What’s next in process to replace UK PM Boris Johnson?
(Reuters) – Boris Johnson is stepping down as British prime minister, forcing the ruling Conservative Party to choose a new leader who will be announced on Sept. 5. The winner will inherit a parliamentary majority and will become the next prime ministe…
Factbox-What’s next in process to replace UK PM Boris Johnson?
(Reuters) – Boris Johnson is stepping down as British prime minister, forcing the ruling Conservative Party to choose a new leader who will be announced on Sept. 5. The winner will inherit a parliamentary majority and will become the next prime ministe…
Russian consumer prices dip again as cenbank rate meeting looms
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Consumer prices in Russia declined 0.17% in the week to July 15 after sliding 0.03% a week earlier, data showed on Wednesday, keeping the door open for the central bank to consider cutting rates as soon as this week. The rouble’s str…
UK’s JD Sports in talks to sell Footasylum to Aurelius Group – Sky News
(Reuters) – JD Sports Fashion Plc, Britain’s largest sportswear retailer, was in exclusive talks to sell Footasylum to German asset management firm Aurelius Group, a Sky News reporter said in a tweet on Wednesday. Britain’s competition regulator last y…
Italy’s 5-star party won’t take part in Draghi confidence vote
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement will not participate in a confidence vote called by Prime Minister Mario Draghi later on Wednesday, the group leader in the Senate said. The League and Forza Italia centre-right parties have also announce…
Soccer-England coach to return for Spain quarter-final after negative COVID test
(Reuters) – England women’s team head coach Sarina Wiegman has tested negative for COVID-19 and will return to the dugout for their European Championship quarter-final against Spain on Wednesday, the team said. Wiegman tested positive for the virus on …
UK inflation hits 9.4%, bolstering bets on big BoE rate hike
By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Surging petrol and food prices last month pushed British inflation to its highest rate in 40 years, according to official figures that bolstered the chances of a rare half percentage-point Bank of …
Charity Commission: no action needed over Prince Charles cash donation
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Charity Commission said on Wednesday it had decided against carrying out any further investigation into a large sum of cash given to Prince Charles which he then handed over to one of his charities. Last month the Sunday Ti…
Quidditch becomes quadball as sport’s bodies change name
LONDON (Reuters) – Quidditch, the sport inspired by the wizarding game in the “Harry Potter” books, will now be known as quadball, its governing bodies said, a name change meant in part to distance themselves from author J.K. Rowling’s views on transge…