Boats pass by the German parliamentary building Paul-Loebe-Haus in Berlin, Germany, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt October 20, 2017 By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel pronounced herself optimistic as she opened the first full round of talks on piecing together the three-way “Jamaica” coalition she needs […]
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Czechs vote for new parliament, rich businessman seen as likely next PM
The leader of ANO party Andrej Babis casts his vote in parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic October 20, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny October 20, 2017 By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czechs started voting on Friday in a parliamentary election expected to hand power to Andrej Babis, a wealthy […]
ECB under pressure to soften crackdown on bad loans: sources
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The euro sign landmark is seen at the headquarters (R) of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt September 2, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank supervisors are having to rethink their proposals […]
Wall Street set to open higher fueled by tax-cut optimism
FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is pictured in New York City, New York, U.S., August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo October 20, 2017 By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – Wall Street was poised to open higher on Friday on growth optimism as the Trump administration inched a step […]
P&G’s profit rises on higher sales of home care products
FILE PHOTO: A display of Pampers diapers are seen on sale in Denver February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo October 20, 2017 (Reuters) – Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble Co <PG.N> on Friday reported a five percent rise in quarterly profit, as it saw higher sales of fabric softeners […]
Iraqi forces complete takeover of Kirkuk province after clashing with Kurds
October 20, 2017 BAGHDAD/KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces took control on Friday of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters following a three-hour battle, security sources said. The district of Altun Kupri, or Perde in Kurdish, lies on the […]
No trade talks but May wins gesture, warm words at EU summit
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, British Prime Minister Theresa May and Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat take part in an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Virginia Mayo/Pool October 20, 2017 By Noah Barkin and Elizabeth Piper BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders shunned Theresa May’s summit plea to […]
Norway appoints its first female foreign minister
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 […]
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 […]