FILE PHOTO: Women in traditional garb gather to protest against Quebec’s proposed Charter of Values in Montreal, September 14, 2013. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo October 18, 2017 By Kevin Dougherty QUEBEC CITY, Quebec (Reuters) – Quebec will ban face coverings for people giving or receiving provincial government services under a law […]
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U.S. wants stronger India economic, defense ties given China’s rise: Tillerson
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson participates in the first meeting of the U.S. National Space Council at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S. October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst October 18, 2017 By Jonathan Landay and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of […]
Maltese prime minister promises reward to uncover journalist killer
People gather for a candlelight vigil in memory of Malta’s journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Brussels, Belgium, October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman October 18, 2017 By Crispian Balmer VALLETTA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Joseph Muscat offered on Wednesday a major reward to anyone with information about the killing of prominent […]
Norway to appoint first woman foreign minister: reports
October 18, 2017 OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide will on Friday be named minister of foreign affairs, making her the first woman to hold the post, local media reported on Wednesday. If confirmed, she will replace Boerge Brende, who last month was appointed president of the […]
LVMH aims to build cognac stocks, starting with more vineyards
Bernard Arnault, Chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, delivers a speech at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier October 18, 2017 By Sarah White COGNAC, France (Reuters) – Luxury goods maker LVMH <LVMH.PA> hopes to be well on […]
Dow stays above 23,000-mark on IBM surge
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid October 18, 2017 By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied above the 23,000-mark on Wednesday, propelled by IBM’s 9 percent surge after the computing giant […]
Canada’s Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie dies, PM weeps
FILE PHOTO: Gord Downie performs with band members to kick off the “Man Machine Poem” tour in light of Downie’s brain cancer diagnosis, in Victoria, B.C., July 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Light October 18, 2017 TORONTO (Reuters) – The death of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, a music superstar beloved for songs […]
Egged off: EU summit venue switched after noxious fumes
People walk past the Europa Building, also known as “The Egg” which was evacuated after toxic fumes from kitchen drains, forcing the European Union to switch the venue of its summit in Brussels less than 24 hours before leaders were due to begin the two-day meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October […]
Brazil’s former Olympic chief charged in 2016 Games bribes investigation
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) President Carlos Arthur Nuzman arrives to Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo October 18, 2017 By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors charged the former head of the national Olympics committee (COB), Carlos […]
IBM shares head for biggest gain in eight years
FILE PHOTO: Traders gather at the post that trades IBM on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid October 18, 2017 By Supantha Mukherjee and Sonam Rai (Reuters) – Shares in International Business Machines Inc <IBM.N> surged 9 percent on Wednesday after it beat […]