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BERLIN – Google’s YouTube and other platforms could have to pay copyright damages over unauthorised uploads even if the content was put online by a third party, Germany’s top court …

MADRID -Spain’s jobless number dropped below 3 million in May for the first time since early in the 2008/09 global financial crisis, as the economy’s recovery from the impact of …

By Fergal Smith TORONTO – The Canadian dollar will gain ground over the coming year as high commodity prices bolster Canada’s economic outlook and the Bank of Canada likely continues …

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – Sri Lanka is seeking help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its 17th program in seven decades, needing a bailout in place before its …

(Reuters) -Russia is replacing Citibank, which has stopping servicing the country’s Eurobonds, with its own National Settlement Depository, the finance ministry said on Thursday, as it risks its first major …

By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI – India is considering whether to set up an appeals panel with the power to reverse the content moderation decisions of social media firms, the …

By Makiko Yamazaki and Scott Murdoch TOKYO -Toshiba Corp, the troubled Japanese conglomerate exploring strategic options, said it has received eight initial proposals to take it private as well as …

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI -Amazon.com said it will stop supplying retailers in China with its Kindle e-readers from Thursday and will shut its Kindle e-bookstore there next year, in the …

By Praveen Menon and Clara Denina SYDNEY/LONDON -Glencore is likely to reject a $3.60 per share Chinese offer for its minority stake in coal producer Yancoal Australia Ltd as too …

BEIJING – China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday it will adopt necessary measures to protect the legitimate interests of Chinese companies after the U.S. said it was considering adding new …

BUDAPEST -Hungary’s central bank raised its one-week deposit rate by 30 basis points (bps) to 6.75% as expected on Thursday, as the bank continues to tighten interest rate policy aiming …

ATHENS – As Greek restaurateurs gear up for the summer season, they are keeping a wary eye on the potentially damaging impact of inflation – amply illustrated by the soaring …

By John Revill ZURICH -Swiss prices increased in May by their highest level in nearly 14 years, the government said on Thursday, as Switzerland became the latest country to be …

By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Asian equities continued to witness foreign outflows for a fifth consecutive month in May, hit by concerns over monetary tightening measures by major central banks …

PARIS – French construction material group Saint-Gobain, which has faced pressure from investors to increase its profitability, on Thursday confirmed it is aiming for growth in operating income in 2022. …

By Joyce Lee and Florence Tan SEOUL -Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has mostly filled its order book for the next 2-1/2 years as the pandemic drove demand for …

BEIJING – Ant Group, the Chinese fintech giant controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, has appointed Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing chairman Laura Cha as an independent director in a recent …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan may see inflationary pressure build as more companies shift away from a business model that worked under a prolonged period of deflation, Bank of Japan …

(This June 1 story corrects to read ‘CH-53’ (not ‘CH-53K’) in paragraph 1) BERLIN – Germany will buy 60 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from Boeing to replace its ageing CH-53 fleet, …

SHANGHAI – China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group conducted its first successful satellite launch on Wednesday, sending nine into low earth orbit as it builds out a satellite network to provide …

ZURICH – Julius Baer is selling Geneva-based wealth manager Fransad Gestion to its management team, the Swiss private bank and asset manager said https://www.juliusbaer.com/en/media-investors/news/julius-baer-group-sells-fransad-gestion-sa-in-a-management-buyout on Thursday, giving no financial details. …

By Harish Sridharan (Reuters) – Bearish bets on Asian currencies reduced on signs that China’s economic pain may abate with easing of COVID-19 curbs, but analysts were still wary of …

By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA – Indonesia’s inflation rate accelerated slightly in May due to rising food prices and airfares, official data showed on Thursday, roughly in line …

By Arsh Tushar Mogre and Prerana Bhat BENGALURU – The Reserve Bank of India will concentrate interest rate hikes over the coming months in a relatively short tightening cycle, according …

By Francesco Zecchini and Gavin Jones CARTIGLIANO, Italy -Businesses in the sleepy Italian town of Cartigliano are so worried about its declining birth rate and lack of workers that they …