MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s tourism sector has already taken a 27 billion rouble ($406 million) hit from the impact of coronavirus, the head of the Russian Association of Tour Operators said on Thursday in a plea for government support. The coronavirus outbreak has caused havoc across the global travel industry as companies restrict employee trips, […]
An extraordinary man who has been dubbed the 'unluckiest man ever' survived two devastating atomic bombings in his lifetime. Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a Japanese marine engineer, experienced both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings during World War Two and lived to tell the tale. It is believed that around 70 people were affected by both bombings, […]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The German financial markets watchdog BaFin said on Tuesday it had fined BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd <BLK.N> 744,000 euros ($809,000) for failure to file voting rights notifications in a timely way. Investors are required to inform regulators within four trading days if they cross certain stake thresholds, such as 3% and […]
