New TV channel seals funding to challenge British media ‘consensus’

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – A new television channel has secured millions of dollars from investors such as Discovery Inc, Legatum and hedge fund manager Paul Marshall to challenge what it…

Some EU members are growing impatient on Brexit: Merkel

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seen after delivering a speech on the government’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the country’s parliament, the Bundestag, in…

French farmers dig in for Brexit game of chicken

[ad_1] PRUILLE-LE-CHETIF, France (Reuters) – French poultry farmer Isabelle Leballeur is fed up with European trade agreements that allow low-cost chicken into France and is determined to stop post-Brexit Britain…

Germany, Austria, Netherlands impede euro zone reform: Juncker

[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – The Netherlands, Austria “and all too often Germany” are preventing deeper euro zone integration, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told German newspaper Handelsblatt. FILE PHOTO: European…

Wall Street rises on strong Chinese data, Hong Kong and Brexit news

[ad_1] New York (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes rebounded on Wednesday, after robust economic data from China, easing tensions in Hong Kong and British lawmakers’ approval of a law…

Britain to Brussels: Make your mind up over financial market access

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain won’t consider offering further financial market access to EU firms from January until the bloc clarifies its own approach, a senior finance ministry official said…

UK doesn’t need EU rules for a post-Brexit trade deal, Johnson says

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain does not accept the European Union’s rules to strike a comprehensive free trade deal with the bloc, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, adding…

EU’s Barnier says on Brexit: Access to EU market comes with conditions

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: EU flags flutter in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – European Union chief negotiator Michel…

In Argentina’s wine country, vintners worry about recession – and trade deal

[ad_1] MENDOZA PROVINCE, Argentina (Reuters) – Argentine wineries, already grappling with an economic downturn that has cut deeply into domestic sales of their Malbecs and Bonardas, are now trying to…

Danish government ally, eyeing UK, urges referendum on EU ties

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark should consider holding a referendum on its relations with the European Union, a key ally of the country’s minority government said on Monday, as Britain…