Bruised by a valuation freefall, payments companies brace for M&A
Battered by a near 50 per cent plunge in its shares over the last 12 months, Nexi (NEXII.MI), Europe’s biggest payments processor, has not gone unnoticed.
Earlier this year, the ...
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US tightens export controls on advanced chip, gas turbine engine tech
The United States on Friday adopted new export controls on technologies that support the production of advanced semiconductors and gas turbine engines that it said are critical to its national ...
Brazil’s central bank chief predicts end of credit cards
Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto on Friday said he believes credit cards will cease to exist soon due to the growth of the open finance system, through ...
Kane salvages point for Spurs at Chelsea with last-gasp header
Harry Kane headed in a last-gasp equaliser to earn Tottenham Hotspur a barely-deserved 2-2 draw in a feisty Premier League derby at Chelsea that ended with both managers being shown ...
U.N.-chartered ship readies for Africa voyage, Sormovsky grain ship docks in Turkey (Updated)
The United Nations-chartered ship Brave Commander will depart Ukraine for Africa in coming days after it finishes loading more than 23,000 metric tonnes of wheat in the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, ...
Salman Rushdie off ventilator and condition improving, agent says
Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed author who was hospitalized on Friday with serious injuries after being repeatedly stabbed at a public appearance in New York state, is off a ventilator and ...
British Labour Party to demand energy price cap freeze
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party will call for the energy price cap to be frozen this autumn, a party source said, to help the public deal with another expected ...
U.S. lawmakers arrives in Taiwan amid China tensions (Updated)
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day trip during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to visit while ...
Rushdie’s stabbing highlights divisions in Iranian society
Many Iranians have turned to social media to show their anger and praise over the attack on novelist Salman Rushdie at a lecture in New York state, with some conspiracy ...
Ukraine war diverts attention from hunger, pope says in Somalia appeal
Pope Francis said on Sunday that the war in Ukraine had distracted attention from the problem of world hunger and called for urgent food aid to stave off looming famine ...
Fireworks explode in Armenian mall, killing one and injuring 45 (Update 1)
Blasts ripped through a fireworks warehouse in a shopping mall in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Sunday, killing one and injuring at least 45 people, Russian news agencies cited the ...
At least 41 killed in Egyptian church fire, security sources say (Update 2)
At least 41 people were killed and 45 injured in a fire inside a church in the Egyptian city of Giza on Sunday, two security sources told Reuters.
An electrical fire broke ...
Scotland’s police investigate threat made to JK Rowling after Rushdie tweet
Scotland’s police said on Sunday they are investigating a report of an “online threat” made to the author JK Rowling after she tweeted her condemnation of the stabbing of ...
Man arrested following gunshots at Canberra airport
Australian capital Canberra’s airport was evacuated and a man arrested after gunshots were heard in the main terminal building, police said on Sunday.
One person has been taken into ...
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, ‘India’s Warren Buffet’, dies at 62
Stock investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, dubbed India’s Warren Buffett with an estimated net worth of $6 billion, died early on Sunday at age 62, his family said.
A chartered accountant by profession ...
Ukraine targets Russian soldiers threatening Europe’s largest nuclear plant (Update 1)
Ukraine is targeting Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe’s largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot from, as G7 nations, fearing a nuclear catastrophe, ...
Seven hurt in gun attack on Jewish worshippers’ bus in Jerusalem
A gunman wounded seven people aboard a bus carrying Jewish worshippers in Jerusalem on Sunday, Israeli authorities and witnesses said, describing the incident as a suspected Palestinian attack.
The assailant ...
Google Fiber plans 5-state growth spurt, biggest since 2015
Google Fiber plans to bring its high-speed internet service to multiple cities in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Nevada over the next several years in its first big expansion since ...
Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones, seeking to keep lead in growing market
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) unveiled its latest high-end foldable smartphones on Wednesday, keeping prices at the same level as last year’s in a bid to cement its leadership in an ...
Ukraine in default according to Fitch and S&P
Global rating agencies S&P and Fitch on Friday lowered Ukraine’s foreign currency ratings to selective default and restricted default as they consider the country’s debt restructuring ...
Shambolic Man United suffer humiliating 4-0 loss at Brentford
A shambolic Manchester United side conceded four goals in the opening 35 minutes in a 4-0 drubbing at Brentford on Saturday as their woeful start to the Premier League season continued.
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Easy wins for Man City and Arsenal in Premier League
Manchester City made it two wins from two at the start of the new Premier League season after thrashing newly-promoted Bournemouth 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
The champions ...
Ukraine warns of fresh ‘provocations’, shelling near occupied nuclear plant
Ukraine’s defence intelligence agency warned of fresh Russian “provocations” on Saturday at an occupied nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, while the exiled mayor of the town where the plant ...
One killed, dozens injured as high winds cause stage collapse at Spain festival
One person was killed and dozens were injured when high winds caused part of the main stage to collapse at a dance music festival near the Spanish city of Valencia ...