Hamburg airport closed as police deal with ‘hostage situation’

Hamburg airport closed as police deal with ‘hostage situation’

An aerial view ahead of the G20 summit shows the Helmut Schmidt Airport in Hamburg, Germany, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights FRANKFURT, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Hamburg police said on Saturday they were dealing with a hostage situation after a man drove through a barrier onto the grounds of the city’s … Read more

India’s Raymond bolsters engineering business in $82-mln deal

India’s Raymond bolsters engineering business in $82-mln deal

BENGALURU, Nov 3 (Reuters) – India’s Raymond (RYMD.NS) said on Friday it would pay 6.82 billion rupees ($82 million) for a majority stake in an auto parts maker, doubling down on its shift away from its once mainstay textiles business into engineering and real estate. Raymond said it will buy a 59.25% stake in Maini … Read more

PayPal stock surges as pledge to turn “leaner” keeps crypto concerns at bay

PayPal stock surges as pledge to turn “leaner” keeps crypto concerns at bay

[1/2]A pedestrian walks past the PayPal logo at an office building in Berlin, Germany, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 2 (Reuters) – PayPal Holdings (PYPL.O) added nearly $4 billion to its market value after a pledge to turn “leaner” fired up investors, even as the payments giant disclosed a subpoena … Read more

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct 31 (Reuters) – As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border. “We’d live here our whole life if they didn’t send us back,” said the 35-year-old Afghan national, who was … Read more

Air Canada lifts profit forecast on international travel rebound

Air Canada lifts profit forecast on international travel rebound

Air Canada planes are parked at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 30 (Reuters) – Air Canada (AC.TO) expects 2023 core profit towards the higher range of its previous forecast, it said, after beating third-quarter profit estimates on strong international travel demand. North American … Read more

Russian security forces remove pro-Palestinian protesters from Dagestan airport

Russian security forces remove pro-Palestinian protesters from Dagestan airport

Oct 29 (Reuters) – Russian authorities closed an airport in the city of Makhachkala in the northern Caucasus region and diverted flights, including one from Israel, after media reports showed demonstrators denouncing Israeli actions in Gaza had gathered at the facility. The Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsia said security forces had by 10:20 p.m. Moscow time … Read more

Musk says Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza through aid groups

Musk says Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza through aid groups

File photo: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 28 (Reuters) – Elon Musk said … Read more

SK Hynix says AI boom will drive profits after Q3 loss narrows

SK Hynix says AI boom will drive profits after Q3 loss narrows

The logo of SK Hynix is seen at its headquarters in Seongnam, South Korea, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) – South Korea’s SK Hynix (000660.KS) said a boom in artificial intelligence will drive chip profits after posting a sharply narrower third quarter loss than it did in … Read more

AmEx’s third-quarter profit tops estimates on robust spending

AmEx’s third-quarter profit tops estimates on robust spending

The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company American Express (AXP) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 20 (Reuters) – Credit card giant American Express (AXP.N) on Friday reported third-quarter profit that beat expectations, helped by resilient spending from … Read more

Low-cost EV maker e.GO eyes European, US expansion

Low-cost EV maker e.GO eyes European, US expansion

The first e.GO Life electric cars of e.GO Mobile AG are parked in front of the headquarters of the German e-car start-up during kick-off for the production of 30,000 yearly units in Aachen, Germany, May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – German electric vehicle maker Next.e.GO Mobile plans … Read more