Summit is moment of truth for budget impasse – Merkel

[ad_1] Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to attend a face-to-face EU summit amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Thursday’s…

Disagreements over level playing field weigh on EU-UK talks – Sky News

[ad_1] LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The trade talks between Britain and the European Union have suffered fresh problems because of disagreements about guarantees of a so-called level-playing field in…

REFILE-FEATURE-Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying

[ad_1] By Alister Doyle, Thomson Reuters Foundation (Adjusts dateline) OSLO, Feb 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – On a barren hillside in southwest Iceland, workers are installing huge fans to suck…

Name of new Italian PM doesn’t matter, their plans do – League leader tells paper

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi attends a news conference on the outcome of the meeting of the Governing Council, in Frankfurt, Germany, October 24, 2019.…

OPEC+ agrees to raise output by 500,000 bpd from Jan -source

[ad_1] By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – OPEC+ agreed on Thursday to raise output by 500,000 barrels per day from January, an OPEC+ source told…

Denmark will shut down completely during Christmas, New Year – PM

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People are seen in a shopping centre, as several municipalities in the north of the country are affected by a lockdown to prevent the spread of a…

Germany sticks to recommendation on vaccine switch after first Astra dose

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A vial with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is prepared during a vaccination of teachers and nursery teachers, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Grevesmuehlen, Germany,…

UK mid-caps dip from 10-month highs on no-deal Brexit fears

[ad_1] (For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * FTSE 100 flat, FTSE 250 off 0.1%…

FOREX-U.S. dollar slides to two-week low vs yen; commodity currencies up

[ad_1] * China’s yuan surges to 16-month high on economic data * Australian, New Zealand, Canadian dollars gain * Fed decision looms, seen sticking to dovish stance * Graphic: World…

Pompeo warns Italy over China’s economic influence

[ad_1] ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was concerned about China’s plans to extend its economic influence in Italy and warned…