Sweden to lift travel curbs to 10 European countries from June 30
Sweden will from June 30 lift its advice against non-essential travel to 10 European countries, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday....
EU antitrust regulators to investigate Fiat, PSA merger
European Union antitrust regulators opened on Wednesday an investigation into Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA’s proposed merger, saying the deal may harm competition in...
Nomura and partners launch digital asset custodian Komainu
Japanese bank Nomura Holdings Inc and cryptocurrency partners Ledger and CoinShares launched Komainu, a custodian to safeguard digital assets for financial institutions, on Wednesday....
U.S. housing starts miss expectations; permits rebound strongly
U.S. homebuilding increased less than expected in May, but a strong rebound in permits for future home construction suggested the housing market was starting to...
Pompeo to meet China’s top diplomat in Hawaii, State Department says
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Yang Jiechi, China’s top diplomat, on Wednesday in Honolulu, the State Department said, a crucial meeting...
No injuries as UK PM Johnson’s car shunted by security vehicle: Reuters witnesses
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s car was shunted by a security vehicle outside parliament on Wednesday when Kurdish protesters ran into the road, two Reuters...
Japan’s NHK to retrain staff after criticism of cartoon about black Americans
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday it would train staff on human rights, after a cartoon it broadcast last week to explain race relations...
Exclusive: Who’s in charge at Nissan? COO’s allies push to give him shared CEO role – sources
Nissan’s chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta helped engineer the troubled automaker’s latest turnaround plan. Now his allies are pressing the board to promote him to...
U.S. Justice Department to propose rolling back protections for big tech
The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to proposes legislation as soon as Wednesday to try to remove protections that big tech platforms like Alphabet’s Google...
Mexican president says July 1 meeting with Trump unlikely
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he did not think a July 1 meeting he had proposed to hold with U.S. President...