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 […]
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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 […]
Iraqi forces take control of Kurdish-held areas in Mosul’s Niveveh’s province
Members of Iraqi federal forces are seen in Dibis area on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani October 18, 2017 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces have taken control of areas previously held by Kurdish forces in Mosul’s Nineveh province in northern Iraq, a military statement said […]
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 […]