Displaced people ride in the back of a vehicle north of Kirkuk, Iraq October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed October 19, 2017 By Raya Jalabi and Maher Chmaytelli ERBIL, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – About 100,000 Kurds have fled the Kirkuk region for fear of persecution since Iraqi armed forces retook disputed territory […]
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Oil slips but holds most recent gains on expected OPEC cuts
FILE PHOTO: The Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery owned by The Carlyle Group is seen at sunset in front of the Philadelphia skyline March 24, 2014. Picture taken March 24, 2014. REUTERS/David M. Parrott/File Photo October 19, 2017 By Christopher Johnson LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Thursday but […]
Criticized for Egypt ties, France to raise human rights with al-Sisi
A member of security forces stands guard next to a poster depicting Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah arrives to hold a cabinet meeting in Gaza City October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem October 19, 2017 By John Irish and Marine Pennetier PARIS (Reuters) – President […]
Ukraine passes long-delayed health reforms praised by West
An opposition protester is seen in a tent camp set up near the Ukrainian parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich October 19, 2017 By Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian lawmakers voted through a long-delayed overhaul of the health system on Thursday that […]
Rosneft’s Sechin says no watershed in oil market, U.S. shale oil a risk
FILE PHOTO – Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia on June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo October 19, 2017 By Oksana Kobzeva VERONA, Italy (Reuters) – A global deal to cut oil output has not led to a breakthrough […]
Trying to unblock Brexit impasse, May to make offer on EU citizens
Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn arrives at a meeting of the European Socialists and Democrats party (PES) ahead of a European Union summit in Brussels, Belgium, October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman October 19, 2017 By Elizabeth Piper and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May, […]
Italian PM says EU bad loan measures must not hamper lending
FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni gives a speech at New York University during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S. September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith October 19, 2017 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister will seek assurances from EU authorities that its banking system will […]
Olympics: Sochi 2014 re-tests complete, hearings done by November
FILE PHOTO: The Russian national flag and the Olympic flag are seen during the closing ceremony for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Russia, February 23, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo October 19, 2017 BERLIN (Reuters) – Hearings for Russian athletes following the re-tests of their doping samples from the 2014 Sochi […]
Overseas assets held by China worth $6 trillion: commerce minister
FILE PHOTO: China’s Commerce Minister Zhong Shan attends a news conference of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) trade ministers meeting in Shanghai, China August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song October 19, 2017 BEIJING (Reuters) – Overseas assets held by China are currently worth $6 trillion, Commerce Minister Zhong […]
Malaysia in talks with U.S. firm Ocean Infinity to resume MH370 search
A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which went missing in 2014 reacts during a protest outside the Chinese foreign ministry in Beijing, July 29, 2016. The hat reads “Pray for MH370” REUTERS/Thomas Peter October 19, 2017 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia is negotiating with U.S.-based […]