Russian tainted oil suspect seeking political asylum in Lithuania
Roman Ruzhechko, a suspect in a Russian probe into a major oil pipeline contamination earlier this year, has asked for political asylum in Lithuania, a...
Dutch state partly liable for Srebrenica deaths: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld on Friday an earlier ruling that found the Dutch state partly liable for the deaths in 1995 of...
New Zealand’s Ardern flies commercial after snag hits air force plane
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was forced to fly home on a commercial flight on Friday after a technical snag hit her air force...
Hot weather could force EDF to halt output at Golfech nuclear plant
French utility EDF may have to shut down electricity generation at its 2,600 megawatt (MW) Golfech nuclear power plant in the south of France from...
Spain struggles to regulate renewable energy gold rush
Spanish authorities fear that a speculative rush threatens to hold back the development of renewable energy, saying coveted rights to connect to the national power...
SoftBank raises $270 million via Seoul unit for early-stage investments
SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday its Seoul-based venture capital unit focusing on early-stage investments has raised a 317 billion won ($270 million) fund....
Bangladesh rivers break their banks, forcing 400,000 to flee homes
Rain-swollen rivers in Bangladesh broke through at least four embankments, submerging dozens of villages and doubling the number of people fleeing their homes overnight to...
ITV, BBC to offer BritBox at 6 pounds per month in UK
(Reuters – British broadcasters ITV and the BBC said on Friday they would launch streaming service BritBox in the UK at nearly 6 pounds ($7.51)...
Fed rate cut bets lift stocks, dollar steadies
Global stocks rose on Friday as investors firmed up bets on a U.S. interest rate cut at the end of July after a speech by...
Oyo founder to buy back $2 billion worth stake in SoftBank-backed Indian co
Indian hospitality startup Oyo Founder Ritesh Agarwal raised his stake in the company with a $2 billion buyback, in a move that will bring his...