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The Tour de France kicked off in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen yesterday under the approving faces of the Danish Royal family. The most famous cycling race in the world took a trip to Scandinavia to start the 2,000 mile race. The three-day ‘Denmark Grand Depart’ follows the tradition of the Tour’s …

LONDON — European stocks are expected to open around the flatline on Thursday amid market concerns around the region’s inflation outlook. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 6 points lower at 7,281, Germany’s DAX 2 points lower at 16,248, France’s CAC 40 down 3 points at 7,155 and Italy’s FTSE …

Princess Charlene of Monaco enjoyed a ‘reunion filled with joy and emotion’ after finally arriving back in the principality following 10 months living alone in South Africa away from her husband Prince Albert and their two children.  Charlene, 43, arrived back in Monaco earlier this morning after flying by private jet …

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) Sept 23 (Reuters) – European stocks rallied for a third day as the global mood brightened on easing concerns about cash-strapped developer China Evergrande, while investors awaited the latest …

A woman wearing a face mask leaves a Sainsbury’s supermarket, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain January 12, 2021. LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) – Daniel Kretinsky seems to be hoping that supermarkets’ pandemic boost will endure. The Czech billionaire has raised his stake in UK grocer J Sainsbury …

D ozens of complaints have been made against a Covid-19 test supplier after quarantined travellers were left waiting several days for a kit to arrive. East Yorkshire-based Latus Health has been accused of providing an “appalling” service, with customers claiming they received their £175 coronavirus tests late – potentially delaying …

12 March 2021, 11:32 We don’t yet know when summer holidays will be allowed, but we may be able to visit France when they are. Picture: PA By Polly Foreman Brits may be able to visit France this year after officials lifted the country’s travel ban. France has today lifted …

LONDON (AP) — Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers are holding their first meeting of 2021 on Friday, and vowing to share coronavirus vaccines with the world’s poorest countries — though details of how soon and how much they will give remain scarce. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of …

The world has never been more indebted after a year of battling Covid-19. And there’s even more borrowing ahead. Governments, companies and households raised $24 trillion last year to offset the pandemic’s economic toll, bringing the global debt total to an all-time high of $281 trillion by the end of …

Juan Andrés had braced himself for what promised to be an atypical holiday season. But the lorry driver from southern Spain never imagined that Christmas Day would be spent in his cab tucking into a ham and cheese sandwich – among provisions handed out by the British military – as …