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N. Ireland’s DUP give cautious welcome to UK’s post-Brexit trade plan
LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, Jeffrey Donaldson, said that he would take a "graduated and cautious approach" on UK's planned legislation to override pa...
May 17, 2022
Biden to meet Sweden, Finland leaders at White House -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Sweden and Finland at the White House on Thursday to discuss their NATO applications, the White House said in a statement. Bide...
May 17, 2022
German’s Scholz confident Turkey will back Finland, Sweden joining NATO
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday he was confident that Turkey would support Finland and Sweden in their bid to join the NATO defence alliance, adding Germany would push...
May 17, 2022
Imperial sees duty-free cigarette sales recovery as air travel returns
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - Imperial Brands said on Tuesday it was starting to see some recovery of sales of cigarettes in duty-free shops at airports and in popular European holiday destination...
May 17, 2022
Tunisia military court jails 4 lawmakers from dissolved parliament, lawyer says
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian military court on Tuesday issued prison sentences to four lawmakers from the country's dissolved parliament, including Saif Eddine Maklouf, a prominent opponent of Preside...
May 17, 2022
Putin says impossible for some EU countries to fully ditch Russian oil
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that it was impossible for some European countries, which are heavily reliant on energy from Russia, to completely shun Russian oil. Speaking at a ...
May 17, 2022
Citi, UK’s BII agree $100 million risk-sharing lending deal for Africa
LONDON (Reuters) -British International Investment (BII) and U.S. bank Citigroup Inc have signed a $100 million risk-sharing facility aimed at boosting lending to small businesses across Africa by up ...
May 17, 2022
U.S. to suggest tariffs on Russian oil as alternative to embargoes -officials
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury officials said on Tuesday they plan to propose at this week's G7 finance meeting that European countries impose tariffs on Russian oil, as a faster alternative to an ...
May 17, 2022
ECB’s Centeno says policy normalisation must happen in sustainable way
LISBON (Reuters) -The normalisation of the European Central Bank's monetary policy after a long period of ultra-low interest rates is needed and must happen in a sustainable way, increasing the ECB's ...
May 17, 2022
Former king to visit Spain after 2020 departure amid scandal
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's former King Juan Carlos will travel to his country this weekend for the first time since leaving for the United Arab Emirates in August, 2020 under a cloud of scandal, the m...
May 17, 2022
