LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday named former lawmaker Margaret Hodge as its new ‘Anti-Corruption Champion’ to help coordinate efforts between parliament, the private sector and civil society to clamp down on all forms of corruption. Hodge was a lawmaker in the governing Labour Party who spent much of her 30-year political career campaigning against …
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(Reuters) – House prices in England grew increasingly unaffordable in 2023 with an even worse picture in London, according to figures published on Monday that underlined the scale of Britain’s housing crisis. The average house price was equivalent to 8.6 years’ worth of household income, at 298,000 pounds ($380,337.40), up from 8.4 years in 2022, …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced several measures to prop up Germany’s ailing steel sector on Monday after he met with industry representatives to discuss high energy prices, cheap Asian competition and an economic downturn. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Scholz said he would initiate the extension of state aid allowing employers …
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By Andreas Rinke KYIV (Reuters) -Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in the race to become Germany’s next chancellor, used an election-time visit to Kyiv to condemn his country’s policy on arming Ukraine as akin to making the country fight with one arm tied behind its back. Merz, leader of the opposition conservatives, is a critic of Chancellor …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine will soon get another 4.2 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in funds after the European Union’s member states approved the planned payment of the money, said the EU Council on Monday. The money, which forms part of the EU’s Ukraine facility, will help Ukraine’s economy, as the country continues to fight against …
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ROME (Reuters) – Members of Italy’s opposition 5-Star Movement backed a proposal by leader Giuseppe Conte to sever ties with comedian and co-founder Beppe Grillo, after repeating an online vote to reform the party on Sunday. Former prime minister Conte is seeking to turn the once radical protest movement into a more mainstream left-leaning force. …
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MILAN (Reuters) – Former Campari’s Chief Executive Matteo Fantacchiotti, who left the helm of the Italian spirits group in September, has joined Cygnet Gin as a partner and chairman, the recently launched gin brand said on Monday. The company, maker of Cygnet 22 gin whose bottles are priced at around £50 each, was founded in …
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By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that it had so far had no contact with Donald Trump or his team after the U.S. president-elect called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness” of war. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of …
By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted as Syria’s president by a lightning rebel offensive. Assad’s fall is a big blow to Iran and Russia, which had intervened in Syria’s 13-year civil war to …
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By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) – French film director Christophe Ruggia goes on trial on Monday on charges of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was underage, in one of the first #MeToo cases to emerge from French cinema. Haenel, a prize-winning actress in movies such as “Portrait of a Lady On Fire”, has …
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