MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Santander board approved on Tuesday an interim cash dividend against 2022 results of 0.0583 euro per share, equivalent to around 20% of the group’s underlying profit in the first half of 2022, the lender said. The cash divide…
L’Oreal to face lawsuit over wrinkle-smoothing collagen claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – L’Oreal SA on Tuesday failed to persuade a U.S. judge in Manhattan to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding shoppers by suggesting that two topical collagen products help smo…
Renault boss de Meo quits Telecom Italia’s board of directors
MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) said on Tuesday that Renault boss Luca de Meo had resigned as director at Italy’s biggest phone company to focus on the turnaround plan of the French carmaker. De Meo’s resignation will be effective after Telecom …
Three people killed by lightning in Bulgarian capital
SOFIA (Reuters) – Three people were killed by a lightning in a small park in downtown Sofia and another man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition during a heavy thunder storm late on Tuesday, the interior ministry said. The man that was rushed…
Blasts near North Stream were explosions, not earthquakes, Swedish seismologist says
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish seismologist said on Tuesday he was certain the seismic activity detected at the site of the Nord Stream pipeline gas leaks in the Baltic Sea was caused by explosions and not earthquakes nor landslides. Bjorn Lund, seism…
Norway’s Norsk Hydro cuts aluminium output as demand falls
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro will cut output at two of its Norway plants due to falling European demand, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. “The extraordinary situation in the European economy and energy market is …
Denmark’s Geological Survey recorded seismic shakings resembling blasts
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Two seismic shakings resembling blasts rather than those recorded from earthquakes were recorded on Monday at seismographic stations in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, Denmark’s Geological Survey said on Tuesday. The first shaking h…
Ukraine will not be swayed by Russian nuclear threats, annexation votes – Kyiv
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine will not be swayed by any nuclear threats from Moscow or annexation votes held on its territory and will press ahead with its plan to wrest back all its occupied land from Russia, a Ukrainian presidential adviser said on Tuesda…
BP working to redeploy personnel to two offshore oil platforms
(Reuters) – BP PLC said on Tuesday it would be redeploying offshore personnel to the Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms after determining conditions were safe to return. “BP has determined Hurricane Ian no longer poses a significant threat to our Gulf…
No big investiture for William and Kate as new Prince and Princess of Wales
LONDON (Reuters) – British royals William and Kate on Tuesday carried out their first Welsh visit since being made Prince and Princess of Wales following the death of Queen Elizabeth, as a source said there were no plans for them to have a big investit…