(Reuters) – Rugby Football Union’s decision to halve women’s match fees for World Cup warm-up fixtures was defended on Monday by England captain Sarah Hunter, who said the pay cuts had been agreed months ago. Players usually receive 800 pounds ($934) p…
Britain’s swans get new owner with royal succession
By Hanna Rantala WINDSOR (Reuters) – Swans swimming along the bends of the River Thames and delighting visitors on riverbanks across Britain have a new owner. On the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s new monarch King Charles has inherited …
King Charles and siblings hold silent vigil to late mother, Queen Elizabeth
By Andrew MacAskill and Lindsay Dunsmuir EDINBURGH (Reuters) – King Charles and his siblings held a silent vigil at the side of their mother Queen Elizabeth’s coffin as it lay at rest in Edinburgh’s historic cathedral, with thousands queuing for hours …
EU countries can use 225 billion euros of EU loans for energy crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries can use 225 billion euros ($227.57 billion) in untapped loans from the EU’s recovery fund to address energy problems and other challenges resulting from the Russian war in Ukraine, a senior EU official said…
Russia’s war on Ukraine latest news: U.S. said to prod Kyiv on talks
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s U.S. administration is privately encouraging Ukraine’s leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public refusal to engage in peace talks unless President Vladimir Putin is removed from power…
Barclays is ‘far along’ in discussions with SEC on securities selling error -CEO
By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Barclays PLC is very “far along” in discussions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after it sold securities in breach of U.S. rules, the bank’s chief executive said on Monday. “We are very, very far a…
Lufthansa CEO says ticket prices won’t return to pre-pandemic levels
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr said on Monday that flight prices will never return to where they were before the pandemic, forecasting stable or increasing prices in future. Tickets selling for under 20 euros was irresponsib…
France’s Schneider nearing deal to buy remaining Aveva shares for $4.1 billion -Sky News
(Reuters) – French industrial group Schneider Electric is nearing a deal to take full control of British software company Aveva Group Plc for about 3.5 billion pounds ($4.1 billion), Sky News reported on Monday. The boards of both companies are discuss…
In Transylvanian Saxon village, Britain’s King Charles is a good neighbour
By Luiza Ilie and Anca Cernat VISCRI, Romania (Reuters) – For many people in the Transylvanian village of Viscri in central Romania, Britain’s King Charles has been a gracious and engaged neighbour. The monarch, who is distantly related to Romania’s fo…
U.N. investigator says Facebook provided vast amount of Myanmar war crimes information
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of a U.N. team of investigators on Myanmar said on Monday that Facebook has handed over millions of items that could support allegations of war crimes and genocide. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) …