Europe - Page 314

April 19, 2023

Credit Suisse lodges $440 million London claim against SoftBank

Credit Suisse lodged a $440 million London claim against Japan's SoftBank Group Corp. A SoftBank official accused Suisse of shifting blame for its own poor investment decision.

April 19, 2023

Texas-born princess facing imminent eviction from Rome villa

A Texas-born princess is facing a court-ordered eviction from a Rome villa containing the a ceiling painted by Caravaggio. The eviction order marked the peak of an inheritance saga.

April 19, 2023

Prime minister of Luxembourg stands up for LGBTQ rights in the EU, chastises Hungary

Prime Minister Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg, who is gay, is standing up for LGBTQ rights in the European Union. Bettel chastised Hungary for anti-LGBTQ policy sugestions.

April 19, 2023

Bulgaria becomes latest EU country to ban Ukrainian grain imports following protests from local farmers

Ukrainian grain imports have been temporarily banned in Bulgaria. Multiple European Union countries have already banned grain imports from Ukraine.

April 19, 2023

Woman's seductive pose at Auschwitz prompts outrage, response from museum demanding respect

A British producer's tweet containing a photo of an anonymous woman posing on the train tracks at Auschwitz, letting an unnamed man snap a photo of her, went viral on Twitter.

April 19, 2023

Russian influence peddling adds to fears after election of untested president in European nation

Montenegro is a NATO member and EU aspirant, but internal pro-Serbian and pro-Russian elements are making things tougher for further integration in Europe.

April 18, 2023

4 severely wounded in stabbing attack at German gym

Four people were gravely injured in a knife attack at a Duisburg, Germany gym. Police have not yet arrested a suspect, but noted that the perpetrator acted alone.

April 18, 2023

Gold Roman coin found near Pompeii fetches eye-opening amount at auction

A coin first discovered in 1895 in the ashes of Pompeii sold at auction recently for nearly $22,400 — it's a gold coin that celebrates that conquest of Britain by Emperor Claudius.

April 18, 2023

German police report 7 soldiers injured in armored vehicle crash on Bavarian highway

German police reported Tuesday that seven military personnel of an undisclosed nationality were injured after an armored vehicle collision on a Bavarian highway.

April 18, 2023

T. rex skeleton sells for over $5M at Swiss auction

A 38-foot-long composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton comprised of bones from three different dig sites sold for 4.8 million Swiss francs ($5.3 million) at a Zurich auction Tuesday.