By Karolina Tagaris
ATHENS (Reuters) - A 73-year-old French woman missing on the Greek island of Sikinos since Friday sent a distress message to her hotel before disappearing, the owner said on Tuesday.
A search is under way for the woman, who has not been named by authorities. She is one of three tourists missing in Greece, and five have died this month in unseasonably hot weather.
Ilias Gavanas, who owns the guest house... (continue reading...)
By Mimosa Spencer and Elisa Anzolin
PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) - China's richest people are avoiding flaunting their wealth in favour of more discreet fashion, according to a report published on Tuesday by Bain consultancy that predicted the weakest global luxury market since the height of the pandemic.
Global sales of personal high-end goods - spanning clothing, accessories and beauty products - this year will be between flat and 4%... (continue reading...)
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finnish government proposal to temporarily reject asylum seekers arriving across the country's border with Russia can be accepted by parliament if some amendments are made, an influential committee of legislators said on Tuesday.
The announcement by the chair of the Finnish parliament's constitutional committee paves the way for the controversial proposal to be approved in a plenary vote at a later time.
... (continue reading...)DUBLIN (Reuters) - The head of Ireland's Green Party, the smallest part of a three-party coalition government, is to step down, Irish media reported on Tuesday.
Eamon Ryan is to make the announcement following a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, RTE News reported. A Green Party spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were steady on Tuesday, with those tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hovering around record highs, ahead of retail sales data and commentary from a number of Federal Reserve officials.
Technology stocks lifted the benchmark S&P 500 to its fifth record high close in six sessions on Monday, and the Nasdaq to its sixth consecutive record close.
Megacaps Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet edged higher between... (continue reading...)
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