Oct 19 (Reuters) – Primary Health Properties expects to receive £500 million ($666.55 million) from a joint venture deal with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC that would help the British healthcare REIT cut debt, the firm said on Monday. Here are more details: • The…
By Alexander Marrow and Denis Balibouse LONDON/VERSOIX, Switzerland, Oct 19 (Reuters) – From cherry and banoffee pie to tabasco and sesame, the list of food aromas popping up in luxury fragrances keeps growing. Now some perfume makers are starting to ask if weight-loss drugs might…
By Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee CEUTA/MADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) – When heavily pregnant Fatna and her disabled son arrived in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta during a chaotic mass border crossing on July 30, she hoped to be high on authorities’ list for…
By Pesha Magid NAZARETH, Israel, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Israel’s Palestinian leaders are urging people in the minority Arab community to vote in big numbers in next week’s election as they seek to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and topple the most right-wing government in…
MANILA, Oct 19 (Reuters) – The Philippine foreign ministry on Monday summoned China’s ambassador to express its “serious concern and strong objection” about remarks by the envoy that it said conveyed a threat of the use of force. Philippine Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro summoned Ambassador Jing…
Oct 19 (Reuters) – Lindt & Sprüngli said on Monday that Chief Executive Adalbert Lechner was leaving the chocolate maker, with former CEO Dieter Weisskopf appointed as interim chief with immediate effect, following weak recent performance especially in Europe. “The Board of Directors has concluded that…
MOSCOW, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the government reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, news agencies reported on Monday, citing the Kremlin. The new candidates, who have not been named yet, will be put forward for parliamentary approval, the…
Oct 19 (Reuters) – Six migrants, including an infant, died after a speedboat carrying people from Turkey collided with a Greek coast guard vessel before overturning off the island of Lesvos early on Monday, Greek authorities said, as the government vowed “zero tolerance” towards migrant…
Oct 19 (Reuters) – Olympic badminton champion An Se-young became the sport’s most decorated women’s singles player on Sunday after the South Korean claimed her 47th international title at the Denmark Open. An’s 21-23 21-14 21-18 win over Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the final in…
By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo CAPE TOWN, Oct 19 (Reuters) – As African nations push miners to build refineries and smelters at home, government and industry officials say a major obstacle risks crimping investment: a shortage of cheap, reliable electricity. From Guinea’s bauxite to Zimbabwe’s lithium, governments…
