By Elizabeth Pineau and Pascal Rossignol PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron drew an angry response from unions and opposition parties on Wednesday when he said he would press on with plans to raise the pension age, rejecting calls for a U-turn in response to growing public anger. Unions said a ninth nationwide day of …
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By Orhan Coskun and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) – Former Turkish economy tsar Mehmet Simsek’s refusal to return to politics has left President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party scrambling to rebuild its economic credibility less than two months before landmark elections, insiders and analysts say. Erdogan, who has led Turkey for two decades but is trailing …
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RZHYSHCHIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian air strikes on Ukrainian cities on Wednesday killed at least nine people in attacks that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said showed Moscow was not interested in peace. In a series of early-morning drone strikes, at least eight people were killed and seven were injured when two dormitories and a college were hit …
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By Ludwig Burger and Kanjyik Ghosh (Reuters) – Novartis is halting a UK-based trial originally planned as part of a partnership with NHS England, a setback in its quest to win wider approval for its novel cholesterol-lowering drug to prevent heart attacks and strokes. A spokesperson said that among the factors influencing the decision, the …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s RMT has suspended nationwide rail strikes planned for March 30 and April 1 after a proposal by train companies which the trade union said could lead to a resolution in the long-running row over pay and conditions. Tens of thousands of rail workers have staged several waves of industrial action since last …
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LONDON (Reuters) -More sharp moves in asset prices could expose weaknesses in parts of Britain’s financial system, the Bank of England warned on Wednesday, with confidence in international banks shaken recently by some high-profile failures. In a letter to lawmakers, the BoE said the strains affecting global banks could still hurt Britain’s economy, through higher …
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By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won the backing of parliament on Wednesday for a key element of a reworked post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland despite opposition from the province’s biggest unionist party and some of his lawmakers. Sunak has tried to end years of wrangling over Brexit …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Wednesday a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was set on fire on his way home from a mosque in central England had now also been arrested for a similar incident in London last month. In the first incident, an 82-year-old victim was engaged …
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By Shashwat Chauhan and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday after a wobbly start following data showing a surprise jump in domestic inflation, while markets waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to announce its latest interest rate decision. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index reversed an earlier fall to close 0.4% higher, …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge by far-right party Vox against a euthanasia law approved in 2021, dealing a second blow to Vox on Wednesday as its no-confidence motion against the government failed in parliament. By a wide margin of nine votes in favour and two against, the court’s justices upheld …
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