Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Richemont's digital chief to take over as YNAP CEO
MILAN (Reuters) - Luxury group Richemont's digital chief, Geoffroy Lefebvre, will become chief executive of the group's online retailer Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) in January, replacing the platform's fo...
Nov 30, 2020
French health body says nursing homes should get COVID-19 vaccine first
PARIS (Reuters) - France's top health advisory body said on Monday it had recommended COVID-19 vaccinations should target retirement homes residents and their staff first when doses reach the country....
Nov 30, 2020
Swiss skier Marc Gisin retires after incomplete recovery from crashes
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss alpine skier Marc Gisin, who lost nearly all his teeth in a horrifying 2018 crash at 120 kph during a World Cup downhill, is retiring after never completely recovering from hi...
Nov 30, 2020
Shares in UniCredit down 4.5% hit by concerns over CEO's future
MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Italy's UniCredit fell 4.5% on Monday hit by concerns about the future of Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier, whose mandate ends in the spring. Directors at Italy's no.2 b...
Nov 30, 2020
Spanish mortgages surge in September for first time since pandemic struck
MADRID (Reuters) - The number of mortgages taken out by Spaniards surged 18.4% in September compared to the same month last year, the National Statistics Institute said on Monday, the first time it in...
Nov 30, 2020
Italy's economy minister signals he is ready to back ESM reform
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri signaled on Monday that he was ready to back a delayed reform of the euro zone ESM bailout fund, telling parliament that its approval would ...
Nov 30, 2020
UK mortgages hit 13-year high, but consumers wary about borrowing
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British lenders approved the most mortgages in more than 13 years in October, Bank of England data showed on Monday, suggesting no let-up yet in a post-coronavi...
Nov 30, 2020
Kremlin rebuffs Moldovan idea to replace its troops in breakaway region
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday rebuffed an idea backed by Moldova's incoming president to replace Russian troops stationed in the breakaway region of Transdniestria, saying such a move would...
Nov 30, 2020
Hong Kong curbs karaoke, closes games centres after reporting 76 new COVID cases
By Twinnie Siu and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong tightened restrictions aimed at containing a rise in coronavirus cases on Monday, limiting gatherings to no more than two people, closing ...
Nov 30, 2020
Russia to keep ex-journalist accused of treason in jail pending trial: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court ruled on Monday that former journalist Ivan Safronov be kept in jail until March pending trial on charges of treason, the RIA news agency reported. Safronov, who lef...
Nov 30, 2020
