DUBAI (Reuters) – A rare gold watch once owned by Egypt’s King Farouk is expected to fetch $400,000 to $800,000 when it auctions this week at Christie’s in Dubai. Made in 1944 and embossed with old Egyptian royal crest, the Patek Philippe 1518 with perpetual c... More »
GENEVA (Reuters) – Any progress in the nuclear and security dialogue with North Korea at upcoming summits must be accompanied by discussions on human rights violations, including political prison camps, the U.N. investigator on the isolated country said on Mon... More »
The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Staff/Remote MILAN (Reuters) – European shares hit their highest level in almost two weeks on Monday, boosted by gains among German utilities ... More »
FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration of Euro banknotes, April 25, 2014. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – The euro gained on Monday and the dollar dropped as last week’s strong U.S. jobs numbers and receding fears over a trade war hel... More »
(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline has won a further reprieve for its blockbuster Advair lung drug after U.S. regulators insisted Hikma Pharmaceuticals conduct a further clinical study evaluating its generic version of the drug. The Jordan-based firm said on Monday i... More »
FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis’s (NOVN.S) new Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan is remaking ... More »
UBS has told staff that it is "business as normal", after the Swiss bank revealed on Friday it is fighting an 18-month suspension in Hong Kong from leading initial public offerings (IPOs). More »
Mar 11, 2018- Indian Wells, CA, USA- Novak Djokovic (SRB) during his second round match against Taro Daniel (not pictured) in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Daniel won the match. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) – Novak Djo... More »
FILE PHOTO: Doctor Katarzyna Koziol injects sperm directly into an egg during in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure called Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) at Novum clinic in Warsaw, Poland October 26, 2010. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel /File Photo LONDON, (R... More »
(Reuters) – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi SA said on Saturday they would be willing to charge less for their potent cholesterol drug, Praluent, if insurers agree to lessen onerous access barriers for high-risk patients. Since the approvals in 2015 o... More »
The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Staff/Remote MILAN (Reuters) – European shares inched up on Monday, held back by heavy losses among Italian stocks after a bigger than expected... More »
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Australian Open – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 18, 2018. Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka walks off court after losing his match against Tennys Sandgren of the U.S. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (Reuters) – Former world number three... More »
FILE PHOTO: A surgery nurse is seen beside the heart beat monitor in the operating theatre of the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (UKB) hospital in Berlin, Germany February 29, 2008. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch /File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Drugmakers are racing to scoo... More »
German publisher Axel Springer SE said on Monday there was "justified suspicion" that the killing of a Slovak investigative journalist at news portal Aktuality.sk was connected with his research. More »
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Staff/Remote LONDON (Reuters) – European shares traded higher on Monday morning with gains across bourses and sectors as focus ... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A company behind U.S.-based funds tied to Wall Street’s “fear gauge” is making changes to its investment strategy after a sudden market plunge this month routed traders betting on the complex instrument. Investors’ once-profitable wagers o... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Downhill Training – Jeongseon Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 19, 2018 – Stephanie Venier of Austria trains. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Stephani... More »
The logo of Gilead Sciences Inc is pictured during a news conference in New Delhi September 15, 2014. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo (Reuters) – A federal judge in Delaware has overturned a jury’s verdict requiring Gilead Sciences Inc to pay a record $2... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Novartis AG (NOVN.S) is preparing to auction its U.S. generic pill business, loo... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company’s headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, November 20, 2012. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo TORONTO/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – As shareholders push the world’s cash-rich miners to ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Cryptocurrencies are seen on a website that tracks the value of initial coin offerings (ICO) in this illustration. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s financial watchdog will regulate some digital currency ... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Slalom – Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 16, 2018 – Frida Hansdotter of Sweden reacts during the victory ceremony. REUTERS/Mike Segar PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – ... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Slalom – Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 16, 2018 – Silver medalist Wendy Holdener of Switzerland celebrates. REUTERS/Mike Segar PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Swiss... More »
Alpine Skiing – Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women’s Slalom – Yongpyong Alpine Centre – Pyeongchang, South Korea – February 16, 2018 – Frida Hansdotter of Sweden celebrates. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Cl... More »
Feb 12, 2018- Gangneung, South Korea- Visitors pose for a photo on the Olympic Rings at Gangneung Olympic Park during the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Two Swiss freestyle skiers are the... More »
The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG (ROG.S) said on Thursday it would buy the rest of U.S. cancer data company Flatiron Health ... More »
Chocfinger made his name and his money by taking bold bets on cocoa markets. But after nearly four decades of trading, sometimes winning, sometimes losing, Anthony Ward threw in the towel. More »
A logo of Credit Suisse is pictured on a building in Geneva, Switzerland, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (Reuters) – A new lawsuit accuses Credit Suisse Group AG of withholding up to $300 million of pay from U.S.-based brokers who refused or were un... More »
The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Staff/Remote LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks suffered a sharp sell-off at the open on Monday, tracking big drops in Asia as growing infla... More »
Tennis – Davis Cup – World Group First Round – Serbia v United States – Sportski Centar Cair, Nis, Serbia – February 3, 2018 U.S. Davis Cup team poses for a picture after their win over Serbia. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (Reuters) – The United States surged to an u... More »
Tennis – Davis Cup – World Group First Round – Serbia v United States – Sportski Centar Cair, Nis, Serbia – February 3, 2018 U.S. Davis Cup team poses for a picture after their win over Serbia. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (Reuters) – The United States surged to an u... More »
FILE PHOTO: A cyclist rides past a logo of drugs and chemicals group Merck KGaA in Darmstadt, Germany, January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The sale of Merck KGaA’s (MRCG.DE) consumer health unit has been thrown off ... More »
Two Euro coins are seen at the Money Service Austria company’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger LONDON (Reuters) – The euro held above $1.25 on Friday, continuing a strong week in which rising U.S. treasury yields fai... More »
FILE PHOTO: Part of Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine now occupied by artisanal miners, is seen outside Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of Democratic Republic of Congo, June 11, 2016. REUTERS/Aaron Ross/File Photo LO... More »
The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Staff/Remote MILAN (Reuters) – European shares fell on Friday and were set for their biggest weekly loss in six months as a slump in Deutsch... More »
(This February 1 story has been refiled to fix typo in 13th paragraph) By John Revill and Michael Shields ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss private bank PKB Privatbank SA Lugano committed serious breaches of money laundering regulations in business linked to Brazilian ... More »
FILE PHOTO: People walk past J.P. Morgan Tokyo Building in Tokyo May 11, 2012. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) – Western banks are bulking up in Japan, attracted by record investment banking fees and expectations of a rise in ... More »
Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport speaks during a news conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski ZURICH (Reuters) – Twenty-eight Russian athletes have had their Olympic doping bans o... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia, January 29, 2018. Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with the men’s singles trophy during the winner’s photoshoot at the government house in Melbourne, Australia. REUTERS/Edgar Su MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia... More »
FILE PHOTO – A woman walks into the head office of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada November 9, 2015. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has begun an investigation into a potentia... More »
FILE PHOTO: The seal of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hangs on the wall at SEC headquarters in Washington, DC, U.S., June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed an insider trading... More »
Logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen beside the entrance of its research unit Roche Glycart AG in Schlieren, Switzerland December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (Reuters) – A costly new Roche Holding AG drug to treat the bleeding disorder hemophilia A could ... More »
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a radioactive drug to treat the ultra-rare type of digestive tract cancer that killed Steve Jobs in 2011. The approval for Advanced Accelerator Applications SA’s Lutathera comes just days a... More »
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – There is no difference between President Donald Trump’s attitude to the strength of the U.S. dollar and that of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a senior administration official said on Friday. “I don’t think there’s any daylig... More »
A woman protests to call for a new DREAM Act to replace DACA in Los Angeles, California U.S. January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed some Republicans lawmakers who have taken tough stances on... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump denied a report on Friday that he had ordered Special Counsel Robert Mueller fired last June, calling it "fake news". More »
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will urge a top-level gathering of political leaders and chief executives on Friday that his administration will not tolerate intellectual p... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Semifinals – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 26, 2018. Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates after winning his match against South Korea’s Chung Hyeon. REUTERS/Issei Kato MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A ruthless Roger Federer... More »
FILE PHOTO – Britain’s Shadow Finance Minister John McDonnell speaks at the Labour Party Post-Budget Rally in West Bromwich, Britain, November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – John McDonnell, a proud socialist who wants to run Br... More »
The chairman of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, Christoph Franz speaks to media after the annual general meeting in Basel March 4, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich ZURICH (Reuters) – Fears U.S. President Donald Trump could damage the drugs industry have not been... More »
A sign is seen at an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, central England May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo (Reuters) – AstraZeneca said an inhaler for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) delivered improved lung function in a late stage trial t... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 25, 2018 REUTERS/Carlos Barria DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump... More »
The logo of Swiss bank UBS is seen at a branch office in Zurich, Switzerland January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS’s investment banking business in the United States is doing well but lags its boss’s ambitions, he said on Friday. “In o... More »
FILE PHOTO: A man poses for a photograph while using a Philip Morris iQOS smoking device, in Bogota, Colombia November 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Philip Morris International Inc should not be allowed to claim its iQOS... More »
(Reuters) – Gene testing company Illumina on Thursday won a $26.7 million jury verdict in a U.S. lawsuit accusing rival Ariosa Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Roche Holdings AG, of using patented prenatal testing technology without authorization. A federal jury i... More »
FILE PHOTO: Sheets of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on the five-dollar bill currency are inspected through a magnifying glass at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – The d... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 22, 2018. Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates winning against Marton Fucsovics of Hungary. REUTERS/Thomas Peter MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Roger Federer was a strictly nocturnal beast thr... More »
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The World Economic Forum (WEF) still expects U.S. President Donald Trump to attend its annual meeting in the Swiss Alps this week, the forum’s chairman Klaus Schwab said on Sunday. Schwab made the comments in an interview with Re... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 22, 2018. Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic celebrates winning against Fabio Fognini of Italy. REUTERS/Toru Hanai MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Tomas Berdych belied his lowest seeding at a gr... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump appears on stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Trust in U.S. institutions, particularly the government, has plunged in Presid... More »
FILE PHOTO: Balloons are seen in front of a logo at Facebook’s headquarters in London, Britain, December 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) said on Monday it will open three new centers in Europe to train people in d... More »
Director Sam Keller (L) of the Fondation Beyeler listens to German artist Georg Baselitz during a media preview of the exhibition ‘Baselitz’ in Riehen near Basel, Switzerland January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann RIEHEN, Switzerland (Reuters) – Georg Baselit... More »
FILE PHOTO: Girls sit on a bench on the banks of the Rhine River, in front of the old town of the northern Swiss city of Basel, March 28, 2008. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland is again at the center of a dispute over a Nazi-era ... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Highlights of Monday’s opening day of the Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year: 0955 NADAL KICKSTARTS 2018 IN STYLE World number one Rafa Nadal, playing his first competitive match of the year, hit top form as he c... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German residential property developer Instone Real Estate is targeting a flotation on the Frankfurt stock exchange in March, adding to a growing pipeline of spring listings in Germany, people close to the matter said. The company is worki... More »
When Aksel Lund Svindal discovered that he would have to undergo knee surgery for the second time in a year, his reaction was simply: "Here we go again". More »
FILE PHOTO: The company logo of China Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) is seen at its headquarters in Beijing, China, November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo LONDON/PARIS/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s COFCO International is in the throes of a sta... More »
The euro surged above $1.21 to a three-year high on Friday on bets the European Central Bank is getting ready to wind down its huge monetary stimulus, and after German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached a deal that should lead to the formation of a "grand coalit... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 11, 2018. Switzerland’s Roger Federer holds the Men’s singles trophy as he participates in the official draw ceremony ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. REUTERS/David Gray ME... More »
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 12, 2018. Romania’s Simona Halep hits a shot during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. REUTERS/David Gray (Reuters) – Picking a women’s singles champion at... More »
(Reuters) – Penpix of top men’s contenders at the 2018 Australian Open, which begins at Melbourne Park on Monday. Roger Federer (Switzerland) World ranking: 2 Born: Aug. 8, 1981 (Age 36) Height: 1.85 metres Plays: Right-handed Grand slam titles: 19 (Australian... More »
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Global drugmakers are looking to a tiny biotech’s $850,000 therapy for a rare type of blindness as a model for getting paid for highly expensive – and effective – new medicines. Spark Therapeutics Inc plans to launch its recently appr... More »
The United Nations human rights office on Friday rejected as "racist" and inciting xenophobia the reported remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump describing immigrants from Africa and Haiti as coming from "shithole" countries. More »
The logo of the town is seen in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos, Switzerland, January 11, 2018 REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The Swiss Alpine town of Davos is used to celebrities and high-rollers, but even it is relishing the new chal... More »
The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen outside their headquarters in Basel, January 30, 2014. To match special report USA-FDA/CASES REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – The European Union approved Roche’s multiple sclerosis medici... More »
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland has banned the common culinary practice of throwing fresh lobsters into boiling water as part of an overhaul of its animal protection rules. “Live crustaceans, including the lobster, may no longer be transported on ice or in ice ... More »
Film director Roman Polanski arrives at the Madeleine Church to attend a ceremony during a ‘popular tribute’ to late French singer and actor Johnny Hallyday in Paris, France, December 9, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Los Angeles said... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Slalom – Flachau, Austria – January 9, 2018 – Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. celebrates with trophy. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler FLACHAU, Austria (Reuters) – American Mikaela Shiffrin left her rivals trailing... More »
The sign for Swiss bank Julius Baer is seen at a branch office in Luzern, Switzerland, November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss private bank Julius Baer said on Tuesday it bought the 20 percent in Italian wealth management firm Kairos ... More »
FILE PHOTO: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters is pictured on the day of an Executive Board meeting on sanctions for Russian athletes in Lausanne, Switzerland December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse ZURICH (Reuters) – Forty-two Russians h... More »
Professor Ketan Patel works in the lab at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, Britain January 2, 2018. Picture taken January 2, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Radburn LONDON (Reuters) – Drinking alcohol produces a harmful chemical in the body which can lead... More »
A pet dog is pictured in a sofa as it waits to watch a movie in a cinema for dogs at Cute Beast Pet Resort in Beijing, China December 22, 2017. Picture taken December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee PINGYANG, China/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Li Mingjie is a pet industry... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen outside their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche (ROG.S) will buy U.S. cancer drugmaker Ignyta Inc (RXDX.O) ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review for Novartis... More »
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) said on Thursday its Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will step down in January, ending a 17-year-run in which he played a central role in building a promising startup called Google into a global technology power... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo (Reuters) – California’s top court on Thursday opened the door for consumers to sue Novartis AG and other ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Rep. Blake Farenthold arrives before Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testifies to the House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Robert... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds and other managers of catastrophe bond funds racked up some of the worst losses in more than a decade from this year’s hurricanes and wildfires. But a year that is shaping up to be the costliest on record for insurance losses fro... More »
MILAN (Reuters) – European shares rose on Monday, with merger and acquisition activity in focus and investor sentiment buoyed by expectations that a U.S. tax bill could soon pass. Thales (TCFP.PA) rose 8.4 percent after the French aerospace and defense company... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against a basket of major currencies on Monday, on caution ahead of a vote in U.S. Congress on... More »
Athletics – London Anniversary Games – London, Britain – July 9, 2017 Great Britain’s Mo Farah celebrates winning the Men’s 3000m REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Olympic and world champion Mo Farah capped his final season as a track athlete b... More »
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men’s Alpine Giant Slalom – Alta Badia, Italy – December 17, 2017 – Austria’s Marcel Hirscher celebrates after winning the Men’s Giant Slalom. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini ALTA BADIA, Italy (Reuters) – Austrian Marce... More »
Alpine Skiing – Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup Super G – Val d´Isere, France – December 16, 2017 Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. celebrates after winning the Women’s Super G REUTERS/Robert Pratta VAL D‘ISERE, France (Reuters) – Olympic champion Anna Veith won her fi... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen outside their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche’s patent dispute with London-listed Shire over the Swiss drugmaker’s... More »
Arla FoodÕs milk powder is stacked in a supermarket in Copenhagen, Denmark December 15, 2017. REUTERS/Julie Astrid Thomsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Following a string of food safety scandals, Chinese tourists visiting Copenhagen have this year stocked up on Dani... More »
FILE PHOTO: President of Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF) Marco Polo Del Nero arrives for a news conference after the announcement of the players for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 22, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Pho... More »
A U.S. Dollar note is seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar slipped to a nine-day low against the yen on Friday, after wrangling in the United States Congress over a bill to change the ta... More »
The logo of German pharmaceuticals company Merck is seen in front of the company’s headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Merck KGaA (MRCG.DE) is reviving plans to bring an oral multiple sclero... More »
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe launched four more Galileo satellites on Tuesday, taking the number in orbit to 22 and moving a step closer to having its own navigation system, lessening its dependence on the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS. The satellites bl... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Merck & Co Inc, maker of the only immunotherapy approved for patients newly-diagnosed with the most common type of lung cancer, could solidify its lead by playing the long game, even as rivals edge closer. Shares of Merck have fallen 10... More »
