UBS boss Ermotti fears Europe’s banks ‘too small to survive’
UBS Group Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti on Wednesday said banking consolidation, especially in Europe, is unavoidable in coming years as institutions must achieve critical mass...
U.S. consumer prices increase more than expected in October
WASHINGTON, Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices rebounded more than expected in October and underlying inflation picked up, which together with abating trade tensions and fears...
Indonesia barred Cambodia’s Rainsy from flight to Jakarta: airline
Malaysia Airlines said on Wednesday it had barred veteran Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy from a flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Indonesian capital Jakarta...
Bus crash in Slovakia kills at least 13, many more injured
A crash between a truck and passenger bus killed at least 13 people in western Slovakia on Wednesday and injured many others, Slovak fire and...
Greta Thunberg mural stares down on San Francisco
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg glares down at people in downtown San Francisco where an artist has unveiled a giant mural of her on a building,...
Protesters blockade universities, stockpile makeshift weapons as chaos grips Hong Kong
Anti-government protesters dug in at several university campuses across Hong Kong on Wednesday, setting the stage for further confrontations as police said violence in the...
Indonesia ordered Cambodia’s Rainsy barred from flight: airline
Malaysia Airlines said on Wednesday it had stopped veteran Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy from boarding a flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Indonesian capital...
Kremlin sees ‘positive dynamic’ in work on four-way Ukraine summit
The Kremlin said on Wednesday there was a “positive dynamic” in preparations to hold a four-way international summit on the conflict in eastern Ukraine....
Google to offer checking accounts next year: source
Alphabet Inc’s Google will offer personal checking accounts from sometime next year in partnership with Citigroup Inc and a small credit union at Stanford University,...
Confusion, anguish in Vietnam as families await UK truck dead
Tradition in Vietnam dictates that the dead should be buried within three days, but Nguyen Dinh Gia is still waiting for his son’s body to...
