NEW YORK, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Travel and lodging operator Viad Corp (VVI.N), opens new tab on Monday agreed to sell its events and conferences business GES to private equity firm Truelink Capital for $535 million, according to a statement seen by Reuters. The sale of GES would leave Viad …
Read More »UK’s teachers and civil servants join mass strike on ‘Walkout Wednesday’
Tens of thousands of teachers march in London Prime Minister Sunak condemns strike Government says big pay rises will fuel inflation Schools shut, most trains not running LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the …
Read More »Britain’s Royal Mail begins moving some export parcels after cyber incident
LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail said on Wednesday it had begun moving limited volumes of export parcels as it trials “operational workarounds”, after a cyber incident severely disrupted its international export services last week. The postal company, part of International Distributions Services Plc (IDSI.L), said it had …
Read More »Ransomware group with links in Russia behind UK Royal Mail incident -Telegraph
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – A cyber incident that led to severe disruption to Royal Mail’s international export services was caused by Lockbit, a ransomware group that some cybersecurity experts say has members in Russia, Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported. Royal Mail, one of the world’s largest post and parcel firms …
Read More »Royal Mail export services severely disrupted after ‘cyber incident’
LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Mail said on Wednesday it was facing severe disruption to its international export services following what it described as “a cyber incident”. “We are temporarily unable to despatch items to overseas destinations,” Royal Mail, one of the world’s largest post and parcel firms, …
Read More »Spain’s number of flights in September reached 94% of pre-pandemic 2019 levels
Oct 17 (Reuters) – The number of flights from and to Spanish airports in September reached 94% of the number registered in September 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the travel industry, flight controlling agency Enaire said on Monday. Enaire routed 191,069 flights in September to and from the country’s …
Read More »New coins, banknotes, stamps and cypher for Britain’s King Charles
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Britain will gradually see coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of King Charles, while the new monarch’s cypher will also appear on government buildings and red mail pillar boxes, manufacturers and Buckingham Palace announced on …
Read More »Canada passes bill to compel local content on streaming platforms
Smartphone with Netflix logo is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register OTTAWA, June 21 (Reuters) – Canada’s lower house of the parliament passed legislation on Tuesday that would bring online streaming platforms under …
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