British regulators approve $19 billion Vodafone-Three mobile merger

Picture twinkling lights reflected on the Danube River as you sail into port, steps away from the merriment of a festive Christmas market. European Christmas markets have been a tradition since the Middle Ages. Market stalls decked in garland and ornaments beckon visitors with a cozy atmosphere and delicious food and drink. There are thousands of…

Reuters French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces being forced out by a no-confidence vote France’s government will topple on Wednesday. That appears all but certain, barring a last-minute change of heart by opposition parties in the French parliament. They plan to support a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, after he used…

A Toyota bZ Compact SUV is pictured after a briefing on EV (electric vehicle) battery strategies at the companys showroom in Tokyo on December 14, 2021. Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images Japanese automaker Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported its first quarterly operating profit drop in about two years, as it strives to navigate…

London CNN  —  When Africa needs medicines, all too often the continent must look abroad. African nations consume about 25% of vaccines produced globally, but import nearly 99% of their supply, according to the African Union Development Agency. For packaged medicines, only 36% of demand is produced locally, and just 3% is supplied by regional…

After last month’s excitement over stimulus plans, Chinese stocks now face mounting challenges as earnings have yet to pick up and heightened U.S. trade tensions loom. “Stock picking remains important with [the] headwind of tariffs, a weaker currency and persistent deflation,” Morgan Stanley chief China equity strategist Laura Wang and a team said in a…

Getty Images Eight tumultuous days after US President-elect Donald Trump picked Matt Gaetz to be attorney general, the firebrand congressman has withdrawn from consideration for the post. It was a nomination that stunned Washington and sent a shiver through the corridors of the justice department. Trump settled on Gaetz, 42, during a two-hour flight from…