By Jeff Mason, Susan Heavey and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar expressed support for a UK-EU deal on post-Brexit trade rules as the two leaders met to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Friday. They met in the White House’s Oval Office before heading to the U.S. …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations is “doing everything possible” to make sure a deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports continues, U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Friday, a day before the pact is due to expire. The pact was brokered with Russia …
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(Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on Friday spoke of their “unwavering support” for Ukraine during a call with their Ukrainian counterparts, the White House said. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy joined the end of the call, the readout …
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(Reuters) – Bitcoin surged 9.2% to $27,359 at 2207 GMT on Friday, adding $2,309 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 65.9% from the year’s low of $16,496 on Jan. 1. Ether, the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 5.5% to $1,768.5 on Friday, adding $91.6 to …
(Reuters) -Banking giant UBS is in discussions to take over all or parts of Credit Suisse, with the boards of Switzerland’s two biggest lenders set to meet separately over the weekend, the Financial Times reported on Friday. The Swiss National Bank and regulator FINMA are organising the talks in an attempt to build confidence in …
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Security staff at London’s Heathrow Airport voted on Friday to strike for 10 days, trade union Unite said. The walkout, involving over 1,400 staff, will start on March 31 and end on April 9, Easter Sunday, the union said. “It is the airport’s workers who are fundamental to its success and they …
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