FILE PHOTO: A girl looks at pajamas while shopping at a Walmart store in Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S., November 11, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo October 13, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales recorded their biggest increase in 2-1/2 years in September likely as reconstruction and clean-up efforts in areas […]
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Allies press Catalan leader to declare full independence, ignore Madrid deadlines
People walk under a huge Catalan flag during Spain’s National Day in Barcelona. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes October 13, 2017 By Isla Binnie and Paul Day MADRID (Reuters) – Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont came under pressure from one of his key allies on Friday to declare full independence and ignore a threat […]
South Africa’s Zuma ‘disappointed’ by court ruling over corruption charges
FILE PHOTO: South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma addresses an anti-crime meeting in Elsie’s River, Cape Town, South Africa May 30, 2017. Picture taken May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo October 13, 2017 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said on Friday he was “disappointed” by a Supreme Court […]
Nadal overcomes Dimitrov to make Shanghai Masters semi
Tennis – Shanghai Masters tennis tournament – Shanghai, China – October 13, 2017 – Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates his win against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. REUTERS/Aly Song October 13, 2017 (Reuters) – World number one Rafa Nadal battled past Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 7-6(4) 6-3 and into the semi-finals […]
Lawmakers hit out at ECB as bad loans standoff hardens
European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters building is seen in Frankfurt, Germany July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski October 13, 2017 By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The head of the EU Parliament’s influential economic affairs committee has urged the European Central Bank to “correct” its stance on bad loans, adding to […]
China banking regulator, Hubei chief front runners to head central bank: sources
FILE PHOTO: Guo Shuqing, China’s newly appointed banking regulator, attends a news conference ahead of China’s parliament in Beijing, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Shu Zhang/File Photo October 13, 2017 By Kevin Yao and Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top banking regulator Guo Shuqing and veteran banker Jiang Chaoliang are […]
Senior U.S. official meeting UK officials to tackle online security issues
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque October 13, 2017 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s campaign to force Silicon Valley to compromise on encrypted communications has received strong backing from a […]
BASF to buy seeds, herbicide businesses from Bayer for $7 billion
FILE PHOTO: A truck drives past a warehouse of German chemical company BASF in Ludwigshafen, April 23, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo October 13, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BASF has agreed to buy significant parts of Bayer’s seed and herbicide businesses for 5.9 billion euros ($7 billion) in cash, the two […]
Kobe Steel’s cheating engulfs more divisions; shares resume slide
The logo of Kobe Steel is seen at the group’s Tokyo headquarters building in Tokyo, Japan October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato October 13, 2017 By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Crisis-hit Kobe Steel Ltd said on Friday its steel division has also falsely labeled products, the latest in a string […]
Philippine anti-narcotics chief warns of drugs war slowdown, police target assassins
FILE PHOTO: Relatives and loved ones of Leover Miranda, 39, a drug-related killings victim, hold a streamer calling to stop the continuing rise of killings due to the President Rodrigo Duterte’s ruthless war on drugs, during a funeral march at the north cemetery in metro Manila, Philippines August 20, 2017. […]