Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond leaves 11 Downing Street to present his budget, London, November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville November 23, 2017 By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – A bleak Brexit budget that slashed growth forecasts but gave young voters a tax break on buying their first property […]
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PM Hariri urges Lebanese to put country first
Saad al-Hariri who suspended his decision to resign as prime minister gestures to his supporters at his home in Beirut, Lebanon November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi November 23, 2017 BEIRUT (Reuters) – Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Thursday Lebanon’s political crisis was “a wake-up call” for Lebanese with different […]
Unbending on border, Ireland says there work to do to get Brexit deal next month
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in Ireland Simon Coveney speaks on stage during the Fine Gael national party conference in Ballyconnell, Ireland November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne November 23, 2017 By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland, armed with an EU veto and insistent on an open Irish border […]
French conservatives’ leader-in-waiting out to woo far right
Laurent Wauquiez, the front-runner for the leadership of French conservative party “Les Republicains” (The Republicans) attends a political rally in Paris, France November 20, 2017. Picture taken November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer November 23, 2017 By Ingrid Melander and Simon Carraud PROVINS, France (Reuters) – France’s main conservative party needs […]
Russia says Google down-ranking Sputnik, RT would be censorship
The Google app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration November 23, 2017 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that moves by Alphabet Inc’s <GOOGL.O> Google to place articles from Russian news outlets Sputnik and Russia Today lower […]
Iraqi militia indicates will hand heavy guns to army after Islamic State quashed
Hashim al-Mousawi, the official spokesman for Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani November 23, 2017 By Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A prominent Iraqi militia indicated on Thursday it would give any heavy weapons it had to the military […]
U.S. Navy plane detected object near Argentine submarine’s last known location
The US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon is seen before its departure to take part in the search for the ARA San Juan submarine missing at sea, at a military air base in Bahia Blanca, Argentina November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Magali Cervantes November 23, 2017 By Magali Cervantes BAHIA BLANCA, Argentina (Reuters) […]
Swiss pledge more funds for EU budget, progress on treaty
November 23, 2017 By Michael Shields BERN (Reuters) – Switzerland and the European Union, its main trading partner, made headway on Thursday on clinching a new treaty meant to cement ties, and Bern pledged fresh contributions to EU coffers. The head of the EU Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and Swiss President […]
ECB policymakers were split over keeping bond buys open-ended: minutes
The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are photographed in front of the skyline with its banking towers in Frankfurt, Germany, November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach November 23, 2017 By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers broadly agreed last month on extending its asset purchase scheme […]
Households prop up UK growth again, firms more cautious
Houses are seen in London, Britain January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth November 23, 2017 By William Schomberg and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy remained reliant on spending by households, despite the squeeze on their finances, while business investment grew slowly, suggesting caution among companies ahead of Brexit, official […]