Governments launch rewrite of international tax rules
Nearly 140 governments have agreed to launch a rewrite of decades-old cross-border tax rules for the digital age over the coming months, the Organization for...
Exclusive: EssilorLuxottica’s €7.2 billion euro Dutch deal faces EU probe – sources
EssilorLuxottica’s 7.2 billion euro ($8 billion) bid for Dutch opticians group GrandVision will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation after the company declined to offer...
U.S. could face difficulties sanctioning Danske over money-laundering: report
U.S. authorities could face difficulties fining Danske Bank over its involvement in suspected money-laundering in Estonia, according to a report by S&P Global Market Intelligence....
Telecoms group Orange chooses Nokia and Ericsson for French 5G network
Orange, France’s biggest telecoms company, said it had chosen Nokia and Ericsson to deploy its 5G network in mainland France, as China’s Huawei Technologies faces...
Kremlin: Russia deeply concerned by attacks on Syria government forces
The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia was fully compliant with its obligations in Syria’s Idlib region, but that it was deeply concerned about what...
Exclusive: EU regulators to investigate EssilorLuxottica’s €7.2 billion Dutch deal
EU antitrust regulators are set to open a full-scale investigation into EssilorLuxottica’s 7.2-billion-euro bid for Dutch opticians group GrandVision , people familiar with the matter...
Oil rises as WHO declares emergency, but opposes travel restrictions
Oil prices rose on Friday but were still set for a fourth consecutive weekly loss, as markets attempted to assess the economic damage of the...
Russia’s sports ministry suspends athletics federation’s accreditation
Russia’s sports ministry on Friday suspended the accreditation of the country’s athletics federation (RUSAF), which oversees the sport domestically, until March 1....
U.S. warns citizens against travel to China as virus toll passes 200
The United States warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new virus reached 213 on Friday and the World...
Iran health minister urges government to ban entry of travelers from China
Iran’s health minister has urged the government to ban travelers from China from entering the country due to the coronavirus outbreak, Saeed Namaki tweeted on...
