Biting passenger delays flight? No compensation needed, says EU court
Airlines don’t need to compensate passengers if a flight is delayed by one person biting another as it is an “extraordinary circumstance”, the EU’s top...
Renault nationalisation, state cash injection not on the table: chairman
A further investment by the French government in Renault’s capital would not be the most pertinent or useful use of state resources, the carmaker’s chairman...
Coronavirus spreads among fruit and vegetable packers, worrying U.S. officials
From apple packing houses in Washington state to farm workers in Florida and a California county known as “the world’s salad bowl,” outbreaks of the...
Only Hong Kong can solve unrest, British foreign minister says
The British government has said any solution to the unrest in Hong Kong must come from the former colony itself and not from Beijing, and...
Kremlin defends Russia’s coronavirus death data after WHO query
The Kremlin denied on Thursday there was anything untoward with Russia’s official coronavirus death data after the World Health Organisation said this week that Russia’s...
Statue of scout founder Baden-Powell to be taken down in Britain
A local authority in southern England said it would remove a statue of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the worldwide scouting movement, the latest memorial to...
Israeli minister says still no consensus with U.S. on West Bank annexations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to bridge gaps with the United States and his main coalition partner over his pledged annexation of parts...
Russia opens criminal case against Arctic city mayor over fuel spill
Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Thursday it was investigating the head of the remote Arctic city of Norilsk for suspected criminal negligence over his handling...
Lloyds Bank fined $81 million for overcharging mortgage customers
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has fined Lloyds Bank 64 million pounds ($81.26 million) for failures in handling hundreds of thousands of mortgage customers in difficulties...
Japan PM Abe: ‘Very regrettable’ that Taiwan was not observer at WHO assembly
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that it was “very regrettable” that Taiwan was not accepted to take part as an observer at...