By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Telecoms group Altice’s co-founder Armando Pereira, who was on Thursday being questioned by a judge about alleged corruption at the group’s Portuguese subsidiary, has denied any wrongdoing, his lawyer Manuel Magalhaes e Silva said. Pereira was detained last week as part of an investigation into alleged corruption, tax fraud …
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ROME (Reuters) – Italy said on Thursday it had agreed with the European Union on how to unlock some 18.5 billion euros ($20.7 billion) in long-delayed EU post-COVID funds and end a tug-of-war with Brussels over the cash. A government statement said the move, which still has to be formally approved by Brussels, would allow …
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By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police on Wednesday raided the home of EU lawmaker Marie Arena as part of an investigation into a cash-for-influence corruption scandal at the European Parliament, dubbed ‘Qatargate’, Belgian prosecutors said. The scandal, the biggest to rock European Union politics in decades, hinges on suspicions that Qatar and …
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By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – It’s a sign of our ever-hotter times that the quiet contemplation of nature typical of centuries of verse has given way to activism in the emerging genre of ecopoetry that takes centre stage at a London festival this weekend. The biennial Poetry International at the Southbank Centre was founded …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a unit of Indian automaker Tata Motors, said on Thursday it appointed interim boss Adrian Mardell as chief executive officer for a three-year term. The carmaker also made acting Chief Financial Officer Richard Molyneux’s role permanent. Mardell, a JLR veteran, was appointed to the interim role in November …
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(Reuters) -Russia’s state prosecutors on Thursday requested a sentence of 20 years in a penal colony for jailed Russian opposition politician Navalny on charges including extremism, according to the court hearing his trial, state news agency TASS reported. TASS cited a lawyer as saying the verdict would be announced on Aug. 4. Navalny has been …
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair said on Thursday it plans to base up to 30 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at Ukraine’s three main airports and fly over five million passengers a year when fighting eventually ends. The airline’s statement came as Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary met Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksandr Kubrakov …
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine will receive a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank guaranteed by the government of Japan, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Thursday. The loan will be used to strengthen social protection, provide assistance to people during Russia’s war on Ukraine, and rebuild the economy, Shmyhal said in a post on …
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By Toby Sterling and Kate Abnett AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU climate chief Frans Timmermans on Thursday said he wants to become the next Dutch prime minister and will contest a parliamentary election in the Netherlands in November. The four-party coalition government of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned earlier this month after failing to reach an …
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