A picture and its story: tear gas in Nairobi

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Caleb Amisi Luyai an opposition politician of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition, reacts after a gas canister fired by policemen hits his car during a protest along a street in Nairobi, Kenya, October 13, 2017. Reuters photographer October 13, 2017 NAIROBI (Reuters) – In a dramatic picture, Kenyan opposition […]

ECB’s Draghi sees insufficient inflation progress

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European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi waits to address the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in Brussels, Belgium September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir October 13, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The euro zone continues to need substantial monetary stimulus as the European Central Bank has not yet managed […]

Kenya’s Odinga says October poll would be illegal

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Kenya’s opposition party leader, Raila Odinga, prepares for an interview with journalists in London, Britain October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls October 13, 2017 By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Friday his withdrawal from a presidential election rerun scheduled for Oct. 26 meant the […]

Italy needs new ECB rules on bad debt: IMF’s Thomsen

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at opening news conference as a part of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas October 13, 2017 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund supports the European Central Bank’s new proposals to tackle non-performing […]

EU mulls Brexit summit gesture, May hints on cash

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to patients during a round table discussion as they visit the Renal Transplant Unit at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, Britain, October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Christopher Furlong/Pool October 13, 2017 By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair Macdonald LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU governments wrangled on Friday […]