Separatist Puigdemont might return to Spain to tilt for Catalan presidency
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By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Exiled Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont will announce on Thursday whether he will run for president of the restive region in May, risking his arrest on entering Spain and raising implications for the national government. Puigdemont led northeastern Catalonia during a 2017 vote to break away from Spain, and a…
Late German upset threatens to sink EU nature law, sources say
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s flagship policy to restore damaged environments is hanging in the balance after objections inside Germany’s coalition government have threatened to sink the law at the last minute, EU officials said on Tuesday. The EU nature restoration law has faced political backlash from some governments and lawmakers…
Amazon workers at UK warehouse strike again over pay, union recognition
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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Around 1,400 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry, central England, went on strike on Tuesday and plan to do so again on Wednesday as part of a long-running dispute over pay and union recognition, the GMB trade union said. Britain has seen wider industrial unrest over the last…
Unilever to spin off ice cream business, cut 7,500 jobs for cost savings
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By Richa Naidu and Eva Mathews (Reuters) -Unilever said on Tuesday it would spin off its ice cream unit, home to popular brands such as Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s, and cut 7,500 jobs in a new cost-savings programme. Investors cheered the plan, sending shares in Unilever, one of the world’s biggest consumer goods companies,…
UK to refer UAE-Telegraph deal for in-depth review
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday said it would refer the UAE-led takeover of the Telegraph for a lengthy review, a move that would likely kill the deal because a law banning foreign governments owning newspapers is due to come into force in the coming months. Media Secretary Lucy Frazer made the decision to refer the…
UK to refer UAE-Telegraph deal for in-depth review
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Tuesday said it would refer the UAE-led takeover of the Telegraph for a lengthy review, a move that would likely kill the deal because a law banning foreign governments owning newspapers is due to come into force in the coming months. Media Secretary Lucy Frazer made the decision to refer the…
Germany detains two over suspected Islamist attack plot on Swedish parliament
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(Reuters) – Germany has detained two suspected Islamic State (IS) members for allegedly planning an attack on the Swedish parliament, the federal prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. Two Afghan nationals identified as Ibrahim MG and Ramin N were detained in the eastern German city of Gera on suspicion of plotting an attack in retaliation for…
Exclusive-UAE seeks bilateral EU trade talks with GCC negotiations at impasse, sources say
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By Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates is quietly urging the European Union to start talks on a trade pact separate from an Arab bloc, five people familiar with the matter said, as the Gulf state seeks closer political and economic ties with Europe. They told Reuters that Abu Dhabi is…
Berlusconi’s former residence turned into foreign press HQ
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By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – The grand Roman residence where Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi had his political headquarters – and allegedly hosted sex parties – has been converted into the home of the international press. Berlusconi, who died last June aged 86, dominated Italian politics from the 1990s onwards while embroiled in…
Panel of EU lawmakers backs watered down supply chain audit law
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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -A panel of lawmakers in the European Parliament on Tuesday backed a draft law requiring large companies in the bloc to check if their supply chains use forced labour or cause environmental damage. The rules, known as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, have been watered down by European Union…
Thirteen miners trapped in Russian gold mine, authorities say
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(Reuters) – Thirteen miners were trapped after a rock fall in a gold mine in Russia’s Amur region, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Tuesday. “Communications are being restored and mechanized clearing of the transport slope is being carried out,” the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. The accident occurred at the Pioneer…
Germany to order new JASSM-ER cruise missiles from US, says Bild
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BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government has started the ordering process for 75 new JASSM-ER cruise missiles from the United States, German daily Bild reported on Tuesday. Without citing its sources, Bild said the purchase could replace existing Taurus missiles in the long term and comes after the German government in 2022 expressed an interest to…
Israel hits Rafah from the air as U.S. urges rethink on the ground
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel killed 14 people in air strikes in Rafah on Tuesday, Palestinian medical officials said, as the United States urged a rethink of a promised ground sweep against Hamas hold-outs in the refugee-clogged city on the southern tip of the Gaza Strip. More than a million…
Britain’s deputy PM defends Israel but calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – Britain’s deputy prime minister defended on Tuesday Israel’s right to protect itself amid growing tension between the Middle Eastern country and its biggest backers, but called for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza on humanitarian grounds. Oliver Dowden said the British government was “continuously” urging Israel to abide by international…
UK royal Kate shown in first video since surgery, Sun says
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LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, has been shown looking fit and healthy in the first video taken of her since she underwent surgery two months ago in footage published by the Sun newspaper on its website on Monday. Kate, 42, spent two weeks in hospital in January after having what her office…
Russia plans to defend oil and gas facilities with missile systems
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian energy ministry official told a parliament meeting on Tuesday there were plans to defend oil and gas facilities with missile systems.”We are jointly working, including with colleagues from the Russian National Guard, to cover objects, on installing, accordingly, protection systems such as Pantsir,” said Artyom Verkhov, director of energy ministry’s…
EU’s Borrell wants to use 90% of frozen Russian assets revenues to buy arms for Ukraine
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday he will propose that the EU uses 90 percent of the revenues from Russian assets frozen in Europe to buy arms for Ukraine via the European Peace Facility fund. The EU’s top diplomat told reporters in Brussels he would propose that the remaining…
Hedge funds shake up the euro zone’s $10 trillion government bond market
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By Yoruk Bahceli, Nell Mackenzie, Harry Robertson and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds are piling into the euro zone’s $10 trillion government bond market, scenting opportunities as funding needs surge and the European Central Bank retreats. The funds are buying a large share of government debt sales, providing a source of much-needed capital,…
Kremlin, on NATO chief’s South Caucasus visit, says bloc’s expansion will not help stability
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin, commenting on a visit by NATO head Jens Stoltenberg to the South Caucasus region, said on Tuesday that the bloc’s efforts to expand its presence in the area were unlikely to help bring stability. Stoltenberg on Tuesday concluded a three-day visit during which he held talks with the leaders of…
Yulia Navalnaya says Putin is not Russia’s legitimate president
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By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) – Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was not the legitimate president of Russia and that she would try to convince world leaders not to sit down to negotiate with him. Putin won 87.3% of the vote and a new…