The Italian government approved a package of measures on Tuesday aimed at cutting the complicated red tape that has long been blamed for crimping growth in the euro zone's third-largest economy.
Boeing Co and suppliers set the final number of parts it would need for the 747 jumbo jet program at least a year ago, signaling the end for a plane that democratized global air travel in the 1970s but fell behind modern twin-engine aircraft.
British asset manager Standard Life Aberdeen said on Tuesday that Keith Skeoch would step down as chief executive and be replaced by former Citi executive Stephen Bird after five years at the helm.
Britain's Royal Mail laid out restructuring plans on Thursday that will affect around 2,000 management roles and see it save 130 million pounds in staffing costs next year.
The Swiss National Bank renewed its commitment to an ultra-expansive monetary policy, saying its unconventional measures will help Switzerland deal with its sharpest recession in decades.
The British drugmaker has already begun human trials of the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford, with a phase I trial in Britain due to end soon.
A Russian court found ex-U.S. marine Paul Whelan guilty of spying for the United States on Monday and sentenced him to 16 years in jail, after a closed trial which U.S. diplomats said was unfair and opaque.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson in January granted Huawei a limited role in Britain's 5G mobile network, frustrating a global attempt by the United States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the West's next-generation communications.
Governor Andrew Bailey held a conference call on Tuesday with Britain's biggest lenders in which he emphasized that they needed to step up their plans for a no-deal Brexit, Sky reported.
Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus — but behind the scenes, it was a much different story.