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Hermes emphasizes versatility at menswear show for Paris Fashion Week

By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – Veronique Nichanian, the artistic director for menswear at Hermes, presented a textured lineup of polished looks for the label’s winter runway show on Saturday, showing the versatile side of the high-end fashion label. Models filed past brightly-lit columns in thick sheepskin coats, checked suits, trim leather jackets and a …

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Fighting across Gaza as Israel drops leaflets seeking its hostages

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Fadi Shana DOHA/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip on Saturday while its planes dropped leaflets on the southern area of Rafah urging Palestinians seeking refuge there to help locate hostages held by Hamas, residents said. Palestinian fighters battled tanks trying to push back into the eastern suburbs of …

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Siemens Energy chairman warns against far right amid German protests

By Andreas Rinke and Emma-Victoria Farr BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Siemens Energy supervisory board chairman Joe Kaeser has warned of a resurgence of right-wing extremism in Germany, as the country enters a second week of nationwide protests against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. “If everything is true as reported, then that is absolutely disgusting,” said Kaeser, …

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UK says two navy ships involved in collision in Bahrain, no injuries

LONDON (Reuters) – Two British Royal Navy mine-hunter vessels were involved in a collision in a port in Bahrain, the Royal Navy said. No one was injured in the accident which occurred in Bahrain Harbour on Friday, it said. An investigation into the incident has been opened. The Royal Navy is working with the U.S. …

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Army called in to rescue about 600 Spanish motorists stuck in snow

MADRID (Reuters) – Army units were mobilised to help about 600 drivers who were stuck on a motorway in heavy snow as Storm Juan blanketed many parts of Spain, authorities said on Friday. Snowfalls left motorists stranded for hours on the N-122 road between Soria and Agreda in northern Spain so authorites said they had …

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Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea hit by heavy snowfall

SEOUL (Reuters) – Heavy snow interrupted some events at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea’s Gangwon province on Saturday, with thousands of officials armed with snow-removal gear deployed to clear the way for events to continue. The city of Gangneung in the province had seen more than 28 centimetres (11 inches) of snowfall …

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Poland’s Allegro agrees lower price hike for deliveries by InPost for 2024

WARSAW (Reuters) – Allegro has signed an agreement with parcel locker firm InPost for a smaller level of price indexation for packages delivered in 2024, Poland’s biggest e-commerce platform said on Saturday. Previously agreed indexation of 12.8% will be binding only for packages delivered in November and December 2023, while for 2024 it will depend …

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Poland met conditions to submit documents crucial to get EU funds, says minister

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland has met conditions to submit documents crucial for getting access to EU’s Structural Funds, meaning they could be released in a few months, Funds and Regional Policy Minister Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz told private television TVN24 on Saturday. The EU has held back billions in funds earmarked for Poland due to concerns over …

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Hungary finance minister says inflation sensitive to global economic shocks

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s finance minister on Saturday warned against complacency despite a sharp fall in the European Union’s highest inflation rate, saying any new supply shock to the global economy could reignite price growth. The comments by Finance Minister Mihaly Varga underscored a policy rift within Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government, with the economy …

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Google to invest $1 billion in UK data centre

By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) -Google will invest $1 billion on building a data centre just outside of London, the U.S. technology giant said on Thursday, in its latest investment in Britain as it meets growing demand for internet services in the region. The data centre, located on a 33-acre (13-hectare) site bought by Google in …

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