UK airports face Christmas disruption as border staff to strike
LONDON (Reuters) -Border Force workers at several major British airports including the country’s busiest, Heathrow, will go on s..
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Another momentous year beckons for Britain’s royal family
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – The last year will go down as one of the most seismic in the history of the British royal f..
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French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful practices
PARIS (Reuters) -A French environmental campaign group filed a complaint against Apple Inc. over commercial practices restricting the ..
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British PM Rishi Sunak pledges further action on strikes to ‘protect lives’
LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take more action “to protect the lives and livelihoods&#..
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Analysis-East Europeans count their pennies for Christmas as food costs soar
By Krisztina Than TISZAESZLAR, Hungary (Reuters) – Consumers in Eastern Europe are saving up to put their favourite carp and por..
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EU agrees law to make airlines pay more to pollute
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday on a law to increase the price th..
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As WHO pandemic pact talks begin, poor countries on back foot
By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Global talks have begun on drafting new health rules for combating pa..
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We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened
By Martin Quin Pollard and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-C..
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Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis
By Huw Jones and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has called on banks to support households finding it difficult to make payment..
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U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature
By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key U.N. nature conference in Mo..
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Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?
By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – A key United Nations summit to halt nature loss begins this week in Montreal, Canada. Dele..
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Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have ..
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Emergency call services, telcos urge EU to protect telecoms networks from power cuts
By Elvira Pollina, Supantha Mukherjee and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN/STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s top telecoms operato..
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First winter cold snap tests French power grid
PARIS (Reuters) – Temperatures hovering near zero in coming days will test the resilience of France’s power network, even ..
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EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will attempt to clinch a deal on Monday evening on a law to prevent compa..
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Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says
By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over th..
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Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation
LONDON (Reuters) – The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation of monarchs in England..
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Analysis-Energy hungry Europe can’t look to U.S. shale to fill any OPEC gap
By Laila Kearney, Liz Hampton and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK/DENVER/HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. shale oil drillers turned from scra..
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Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?
(Reuters) – Swiss lender Credit Suisse faces a litmus test over its rights issue, just one several trials markets must work thro..
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U.S., EU to address Inflation Reduction Act fears constructively -draft
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union will seek to tackle EU concerns about a new U.S. g..
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Reckitt expects U.S. infant formula shortage until spring
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -The near year-long infant formula shortage in the United States that prompted the intervention of t..
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Factbox-Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount
LONDON (Reuters) – Banks typically trim jobs towards the end of the year, but 2022 has seen a bigger wave of redundancies and la..
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Pfizer to invest more than $2.5 billion to expand European manufacturing
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) -Pfizer Inc is investing more than $2.5 billion at its drug making plants in Belgium and Ireland, ..
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Global central banks extend rate hike push in November
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of rate hikes delivered by central banks in Novem..
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EU countries consider lower gas price cap – documents
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries will consider on Friday a proposal for a gas price cap slightly lower than..
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Factbox-What European companies are doing as workers face high inflation
(Reuters) -Companies across Europe are offering one-off bonuses and renegotiating wages as surging inflation raises food and energy bi..
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UniCredit to pay bonus, replace 850 older branch staff in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s second-biggest bank UniCredit will give employees in Italy a one-off payment of 2,400 euros ($2,..
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Spain’s labour market resilient as unemployment drops in Nov
MADRID (Reuters) -Unemployment fell and net jobs were created in November in Spain, official data showed on Friday, reflecting strengt..
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Explainer-India G20 presidency 2023: what does it mean and what can we expect
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India began its year-long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) this week, taking over fr..
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UK parliament committee chair says she talked defence cooperation on Taiwan trip
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A senior British lawmaker said on Friday her delegation had discussed defence cooperation with Taiwan during ..
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Dollar steadies near 16-week low, yuan set for biggest weekly gain since 2005
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar was pinned near 16-week lows against a basket of major currencies on Friday ahead ..
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India’s Reliance makes rare buy of Russian naphtha, ups fuel oil imports
By Mohi Narayan NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Reliance Industries, operator of the world’s largest refining complex,..
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Soccer-World Cup 2022: England’s route to final explained
(Reuters) – England are looking to win their second World Cup title at the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 tournament in Qatar. Here is what you..
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EU sets recycling, reuse targets to cut packaging waste
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday new rules to reduce packaging waste thro..
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BYD set to be China’s top-selling car brand for Nov, Tesla gains -data
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – BYD was the top-selling car brand in China in the first four weeks of November, brokerage data showed, outp..
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Portugal’s Q3 growth accelerates with consumption but future not shining
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s economy expanded 0.4% in the third quarter from 0.1% in the previous qua..
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FTX collapse shows urgent need to finalise EU crypto rules, says European Commission
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The “questionable practices” at now collapsed crypto exchange FTX would not have been allow..
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