Portugal will probably follow Greece and Ireland at some point in seeking bailout funds from the European Union, according to a majority of economists in a monthly Reuters poll. Thirty-four out of
Gem Diamonds Ltd has sold two major gems found at its Letseng mine in Lesotho for a total of $22.7 mln. The London-listed company said on Thursday it sold the 196-carat and
UK newspaper publisher Daily Mail & General Trust said sales rose 2% in the year to end-September, in line with market expectations, and it was cautiously optimistic for another year of underlying
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) – A German woman who splashed out on breast implants with a loan from her then boyfriend now fears her assets could be re-possessed after she failed to fully
Shares in China and Hong Kong were higher by midday on Thursday, extending the previous session's gains, as airlines were lifted by a stronger yuan, and Li & Fung surged on an
Shares in China and Hong Kong had posted modest gains by midday on Wednesday, coming off of multi-week lows as investors bought beaten down stocks such as banks and commodity-related counters. Investors
Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, got an early Christmas present this week — the Australian Tax Office abandoned its criminal investigation of him and his business manager for tax
Tokyo on Wednesday held onto its crown as the global centre of gourmet dining, when the Michelin guide awarded it more stars than any other city for the fourth year in a
A U.S. aircraft carrier group set off for Korean waters on Wednesday, a day after North Korea launched artillery shells on a South Korean island, a move likely to enrage Pyongyang and
The tough guy image of Hollywood actor Bruce Willis will be used in a new campaign for a mid-sized Russian bank, the lender has said. Trust bank, a top-30 lender by assets,
