By Ope Adetayo and Ijasini Ijani
ABUJA/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigerian fisherman Modu Umar has hardly slept for two weeks, torn between staying in his Baga community or fleeing after Islamist militants warned residents to leave their homes or face an attack.
Umar, a 33-year-old father of three, has known no life but fishing in nearby Lake Chad and selling his catch in the four countries around it. Now, like hundreds of other residents, he... (continue reading...)
By Emilio Parodi
MILAN (Reuters) -An Italian subsidiary of French luxury giant LVMH that makes Dior-branded handbags was placed under court administration on Monday, after a probe alleged it had sub-contracted work to Chinese-owned firms that mistreated workers.
This is the third such decision this year by the Milan court in charge of pre-emptive measures, which in April appointed a commissioner to run a company owned by fashion group Giorgio... (continue reading...)
LONDON (Reuters) - The rule of law in Hong Kong is "profoundly compromised" in areas of the law where the government has strong opinions, a British judge who recently resigned from the top Hong Kong appeals court said on Monday.
Jonathan Sumption is one of two British judges who resigned last week shortly after a landmark verdict in which 14 prominent democratic activists were convicted for subversion amid a national security crackdown on dissent.
... (continue reading...)(Reuters) - Rogers Communications has entered into multi-year deals with Comcast-owned NBCUniversal and Warner Bros Discover to bring sports and entertainment content to Canada, the telecom giant said on Monday.
The move comes at a time when Rogers is looking to boost its presence in sports and entertainment content to attract a reliable and loyal audience amid stiff competition.
Rogers will launch NBCUniversal's Bravo channel in... (continue reading...)
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank interest rates are not on a linear downwards path and policymakers could at times wait more than one meeting before cutting them again, ECB President Christine Lagarde said in a newspaper interview.
The ECB cut rates from a record high last week but held off committing to any more policy easing given stubbornly high wage growth and yet another increase in inflation projections.
"We’ve made the... (continue reading...)
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