October 20, 2017 OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide was named minister of foreign affairs on Friday, making her the first woman to hold the post in the Nordic country. She replaces Boerge Brende, who last month was appointed president of the World Economic Forum. The appointment […]
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Top Ugandan opposition figure charged with murder after deadly protests
FILE PHOTO: Uganda’s main opposition leader, Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party (C), speaks to the media at the high court, in the capital Kampala, where he was charged with treason October 4, 2016. REUTERS/James Akena October 20, 2017 KAMPALA (Reuters) – A leading Ugandan opposition […]
High noon for the ECB, Draghi at the QE Corral
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi holds a news conference during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas October 20, 2017 By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Not for the first time, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is facing a tricky balancing […]
The Latest: Spain, opposition agree to hold Catalan election
BARCELONA, Spain – The Latest on the Spain-Catalonia political crisis (all times local): Continue Reading Below 10:50 a.m. A Spanish opposition Socialist politician says that her party and Spain’s government have reached an agreement to hold a regional election in Catalonia in January as a way to resolve one of […]
Senate GOP backs budget, clears way for tax overhaul
WASHINGTON – Republicans must now shift their focus to enacting President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax plan, a far heavier lift than the $4 trillion budget plan they’ve muscled through the Senate to lay the groundwork for the first tax overhaul in three decades. Continue Reading Below The GOP on Thursday […]
Chinese party figure accuses fallen leader of plotting coup
BEIJING – A senior figure in China’s ruling Communist Party has accused a dismissed regional leader of plotting a coup against the party leadership in the clearest explanation to date of the abrupt firing of the former rising star. Continue Reading Below Sun Zhengcai, who was dismissed in July as […]
End of an era as Hong Kong stock trading floor set to close
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders as the exchange prepares to shut its trading hall, joining other world exchanges in going fully automated. Continue Reading Below The bourse’s operator, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, says it will close the trading […]
EU leaders brainstorm ways to speed Brexit talks
BRUSSELS – European Union leaders have gathered to weigh progress in Brexit negotiations as they look for new ways to speed up the painfully slow moving process. Continue Reading Below British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said she told her 27 EU partners that “the clear and urgent imperative must […]
ChemChina’s REC sees opportunity in U.S. action on solar panel imports: CEO
FILE PHOTO: An employee makes a final inspection on panels during a tour of an REC solar panel manufacturing plant in Singapore, May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Solar panel maker REC Group expects to be exempted from restrictions likely to […]
BOJ’s Kuroda warns of weak profitability at regional banks
FILE PHOTO – Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warned on Friday that profitability of regional banks […]