LONDON (Reuters) – Captain Tom Moore, who became a national hero in Britain after raising 33 million pounds ($40.5 million) for the National Health Service in the run-up to his 100th birthday, is to be knighted. Moore becomes “Sir Tom” after a special nomination from Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The World War Two veteran raised […]
PARIS (Reuters) – Shares in French tire maker Michelin <MICP.PA> fell on Tuesday after the company forecast a slightly lower operating income for 2020 and flagged uncertainty to its business from the coronavirus crisis in China. Michelin shares were down 1.2% in early session trading, the worst-performing stock on France’s benchmark CAC-40 index <.FCHI>. (Reporting […]
By The Associated Press ROME — Pope Francis has presided over a special prayer for Ukraine that harked back to a century-old apocalyptic prophecy about peace and Russia. Francis invited bishops, priests and ordinary faithful around the world to join him in the consecration prayer on Friday. An estimated 3,500 people, including cardinals, ambassadors and […]
