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UK looking at funding options for EDF’s Sizewell C nuclear plant
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is looking at funding options for the 17-18 billion pound ($22-$23 billion) Sizewell C nuclear plant that France's EDF is scheduled to build in eastern England, a spokesman ...
Sep 17, 2020
Trump questions if 2020 presidential result can ever be accurate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his unfounded attacks on mail-in voting on Thursday, suggesting the result of the 2020 presidential race could never be accurately determin...
Sep 17, 2020
FIFA president Infantino meets Trump to discuss 2026 World Cup
ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has met United States president Donald Trump to discuss preparations for the 2026 World Cup which the country will co-host with Mexico and Canada, the glo...
Sep 17, 2020
Ivory Coast ex-PM, barred from standing for president, says Ouattara must be blocked
DAKAR (Reuters) - Former Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, a leading candidate barred from standing against President Alassane Ouattara in an election next month, called on Thursday for the o...
Sep 17, 2020
Japan lawmakers call for military drills with U.S. around disputed islets
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese lawmakers on Thursday compiled a draft proposal urging the government to hold joint military drills with the United States around a group of East China Sea islands administe...
Sep 17, 2020
EU details energy savings and renewables push to reach tougher climate target
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union needs to hike its renewable energy and energy saving targets, according to its analysis published on Thursday of how the bloc could make deeper e...
Sep 17, 2020
Hundreds of French COVID-19 testers strike over work conditions, says union
PARIS (Reuters) - Several hundred workers at COVID-19 testing laboratories across France walked out on Thursday in protest against poor working conditions, one of the country's biggest trade unions sa...
Sep 17, 2020
In England, parents despair at COVID dilemma as testing system buckles
By Andrew MacAskill and Ben Makori BIRMINGHAM/SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, England (Reuters) - Parents across England are facing a COVID-19 dilemma: their children are not allowed to return to school unless they ...
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. housing starts drop as multi-family home construction slumps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell in August after strong gains in the prior three months, but the housing market remains supported by record low interest rates and demand for properties in...
Sep 17, 2020
Kaepernick’s rookie NFL jersey could fetch $100,000 at auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The white number seven jersey worn by U.S. National Football League (NFL) star Colin Kaepernick on his debut with the San Francisco 49ers could fetch $100,000 when it goes up f...
Sep 17, 2020
