France, Italy urge more leeway for investment in EU fiscal reform

[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi shake hands during a news conference after signing an accord to try to tilt the balance of power in…

IFRS Foundation’s Liikanen expects first climate standard next year

[ad_1] GLASGOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Chair of the IFRS Foundation, Erkki Liikanen, said on Wednesday he expected the first set of climate standards from the International Sustainability Standards Board,…

Czech president: Russia should be cut off from SWIFT

[ad_1] PRAGUE, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman, who had in the past promoted warm relations with Moscow, said on Thursday Russia’s attack on Ukraine was “crime against…

Britain to lift remaining COVID restrictions on July 19, says health minister

[ad_1] LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) – British health minister Sajid Javid confirmed on Monday that the government would lift most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 19, saying he…

– Russia’s RUSADA says Swedish lab promised to prioritise Valieva test

[ad_1] MOSCOW, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Russia’s anti-doping agency RUSADA said on Monday that a laboratory in Stockholm had promised in January to prioritize a test conducted in December on…

Britain’s Sharma urges nations to back draft COP26 deal

[ad_1] GLASGOW, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Britain’s COP26 president Alok Sharma urged other nations on Saturday to ask themselves not what more they could seek in United Nations climate talks…

U.S. weekly average of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations down 15%

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Friday said that weekly COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United…

Japan warns of unprecedented COVID spread as cases hit record in Olympic host city

[ad_1] Japan’s pandemic entering ‘new phase’ – health minister Tokyo COVID cases at record Ruling party calls for roll-back of new hospital policy Controversy is another setback to PM Suga…

IMF chief says Europe can avoid debt crisis, hard to think of Bitcoin as money

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Medium-term fiscal consolidation and growth will put Europe on a sound footing to avoid another sovereign debt crisis despite rising debt levels caused by…

Erdogan says Turkish contacts with UAE have made progress

[ad_1] ISTANBUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, bitter rivals in the Middle East, have been in contact in recent months and made some progress, President…