Rome / AFP Hard on the heels of stoking anger over plans to open a restaurant in the Vatican, McDonald’s has filed a $20-million lawsuit against Florence for blocking a proposed outlet in the city’s most revered square. The US fast-food chain said it was claiming 17.8 million euros ($19.65 million) in damages after the city rejected an application …

  Bloomberg India plans to sell as much as 50 billion rupees ($750 million) of offshore rupee bonds in London and Singapore and use the proceeds to accelerate construction of roads and ports in Asia’s third-largest economy. State-owned National Highways Authority of India will raise the funds, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said, adding that the masala bonds are expected to …

  Beijing / AFP Chinese exports sank for a seventh consecutive month in October, data showed on Tuesday, as weak global demand dealt a blow to the world’s number two economy following recent signs of stability. The result, which missed forecasts, comes as the country’s export-oriented companies see their margins squeezed by rising labour costs and increasing competition from southeastern …