The Carlyle Group and Vitol Group to invest in Varo Energy to Create a Major...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group and the Vitol Group of Companies today announced a transaction intended to establish Varo Energy B.V. as a major midstream...
View ArticleEurope’s Gaia satellite launched to map a billion stars
Gaia, the European Space Agency's billion-star surveyor, blasted off this morning on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Descrier - news and culture magazine Reported by...
View ArticleFujitsu counts on aging Europe for smartphone expansion
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd is hoping demand in Europe for its easy-to-use smartphone for the elderly will help pull its mobile unit into the black, after a French pilot with carrier Orange...
View ArticleBritish trains among best in Europe
Britain's rail network ranks second highest in Europe and are better than any other major country according to a passenger survey Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 3 hours ago.
View ArticleAnalysis: Europe's half-hearted bid to protect its banks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's efforts to form a united front behind euro zone banks are reaching a climax, but many fear they will fail to restore confidence and prove flimsy should another crisis...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bumpy ride for Europe bank talks?
Eurozone finance ministers are meeting today to discuss Europe's banks - who should foot the bill when they get into trouble and who should make the decisions about how to deal with them. Reported by...
View ArticleAssured Guaranty (Europe) to Guarantee a Third Wrapped UK Infrastructure Bond...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Assured Guaranty (Europe) Ltd. (Assured Guaranty)* announces that it will guarantee a £73.5 million wrapped bond, issued by S4B (Issuer) PLC, to finance the regeneration of the...
View ArticleLost in Melilla: Syrian refugees despair as Europe closes door
MELILLA, Spain (Reuters) - Yahya Khedr has travelled for more than two years, through five countries and with six forged passports to get his family from the war-ravaged Syrian city of Homs to Europe....
View ArticleEurope challenge to profits at Ford
The tough economic environment in Europe, along with pressures in South America, have put Ford's goals for its margins at risk, while a string of new product launches are likely to hit the automotive...
View ArticleAnalysis: Europe's half-hearted bid to protect its banks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's efforts to form a united front behind euro zone banks are reaching a climax, but many fear they will fail to restore confidence and prove flimsy should another crisis...
View ArticleMusn't grumble: Two thirds of our expensive trains are late but travellers...
This is Somerset -- If ever a set of figures was needed to sum up the British psyche, the latest numbers concerning our railways may perhaps do it. Though we pay the most in Europe and more than half...
View ArticleEurope oil refining guru back with growth plan
LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - One of Europe's most successful oil entrepreneurs, Marcel van Poecke, is back with a plan. Reported by Reuters 6 hours ago.
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With Robert Lewandowski, Andrea Pirlo, Victor Valdes and Diego available for...
Here, Sportsmail gives you the low-down on the top 10 players in Europe who are out of contract next summer and who could move for cut-price deals. Reported by MailOnline 5 hours ago.
View ArticleBritish trains among best in Europe
Britain's rail network ranks second highest in Europe and are better than any other major country according to a passenger survey Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 2 days ago.
View ArticleBombardier Transportations, Philips, Rethink Technology Research Ltd....
LEATHERHEAD, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wireless Power Europe will take place 20 March 2014 at the Victoria London Park Plaza Hotel in London. Reported by Business Wire 2 days ago.
View ArticleWestern and Central Europe B2C E-Commerce Report 2013
LONDON, Dec. 19, 2013 /Emag.co.uk/ — Reportbuyer.com just published a new market research report: Western and Central Europe B2C E-Commerce Report 2013… via Emag.co.uk Reported by Musicrooms.net 2 days...
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Pigeons and cats among brave winners of Dickin Award - 'Victoria Cross for...
This is Somerset -- wdnews@b-nm.co.uk Seventy years ago this month the first PDSA Dickin Medal – the animal version of the Victoria Cross – was awarded, to three humble pigeons. The citation stated...
View ArticleInvesting: windfall profits for 2013's best investment fund
Power-packed returns as wind and solar power nets Guinness Alternative Energy 11% gains Wind farms off Britain's shores are being cancelled almost weekly. Hard-pressed governments across Europe are...
View ArticleMy father's miraculous wartime escape
anina Struk's Polish father never told her how close he came to being stranded in Nazi-occupied France. But after he died – thanks to a postcard – she traced his lucky steps I am standing in the...
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Festive home fragrances
This is Somerset -- It's the woody invigorating scent of pine needles that always captures the spirit of Christmas for me. It conjures up a memory of the ritual of lugging the spiky tree home,...
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