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Iraq oil shipments to Turkey reportedly plunge after standoff with Kurds
Oil flows through Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey have reportedly plunged this week after Iraq’s army seized oil fields held by the Kurds since 2014. The cause of the decline was not immediately clear, but the drop follows reports of production disruptions as major oil fields changed from Kurdish to central […]
Trump denies telling widow of fallen soldier ‘he knew what he signed up for’
President Donald Trump today denied telling the widow of a fallen U.S. soldier “he knew what he signed up for” in a phone call he made Tuesday, contradicting a Florida congresswoman who said she was with the woman at the time. Rep. Frederica Wilson said she was with Myeshia Johnson […]
WATCH: Trump warns McCain: ‘I fight back’
Transcript for Trump warns McCain: ‘I fight back’ The president issued a warning to senator John McCain after McCain said the quote half-baked spurious nationalism backed by trump is unpatriotic. You heard what he said yesterday, senator McCain. Yeah, well, I hear it. And people have to be careful because […]
Low ECB rates an opportunity to reform, Draghi argues
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi speaks at a news conference during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas October 18, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Easy monetary policy gives euro zone governments a window of opportunity to enact the reforms needed to boost […]
Kobe Steel to hold bidding for real estate unit on Friday: Bloomberg
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Kobe Steel is seen at the group’s Tokyo headquarters building in Tokyo, Japan October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo October 18, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd <5406.T>, embroiled in a data falsification scandal that has roiled global supply chains, will hold […]
Portugal interior minister resigns after fire disasters
Smoke and flames from a forest fire are seen near Lousa, Portugal, October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes October 18, 2017 LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Interior Minister Constanca Urbano de Sousa resigned from her post after fires killed more than a hundred people in the country’s two worst disasters of recent […]
Senate health care deal in doubt as Trump says he’s opposed
WASHINGTON –  A bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President Donald Trump reversed course and opposed the agreement and top congressional Republicans and conservatives gave it a frosty reception. Continue Reading Below Sens. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, and Patty Murray, a […]
GOP budget that’s key to taxes moving ahead in Senate
WASHINGTON –  The Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump and the party’s politically imperative drive to cut taxes and simplify the IRS code. Continue Reading Below The nonbinding budget plan would permit Republicans to pass follow-up tax cuts later this […]
Malaysia Airlines outgoing CEO says Ryanair needs his help
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia –  Malaysia Airlines outgoing CEO Peter Bellew said Wednesday he decided to return to Ryanair as a form of national service because the Irish budget airline needed his help. Continue Reading Below He is the second CEO to quit the Malaysian flag carrier in less than two […]