By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound edged higher on Tuesday after data showed a tight labour market and accelerating pay growth, adding to the Bank of England’s inflation worries as it tries to bring prices down from multi-decade highs. Pay excluding bonuses increased by an annual 6.4% in the September-to-November period, the …
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The European Union needs to work and trade with China on clean tech and push for a level playing field rather than seek to decouple from the world’s second-largest economy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. Von der Leyen said in a speech at the World Economic …
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Por Sarah Young LONDRES, 17 ene (Reuters) – Es probable que cientos de agentes en Londres sean expulsados del cuerpo por delitos de abuso sexual y doméstico, dijo el martes el policía de mayor rango de Reino Unido, en un momento en que intenta recuperar la confianza del público después de que un oficial admitió …
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s national agency for managing nuclear waste has applied to the ministry of ecological transition for the creation of a project for the long-term storage of high-level radioactive waste, the agency said on Tuesday. The application, which was filed on Monday, represents a new phase in which French authorities will examine the …
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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – This week’s revelations that U.S. President Joe Biden stored classified documents in his Delaware home from his time as vice president has caused a political headache for him and the Democratic party, just as he approaches a difficult re-election bid. Biden began 2023 buoyed by unexpectedly strong midterm election …
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BELGRADE (Reuters) – Russia should halt its efforts to recruit Serbs to fight alongside its Wagner paramilitary group in Ukraine, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said. Vucic criticised Russia’s websites and social media groups for publishing advertisements in the Serbian language in which the Wagner group calls volunteers to join its ranks. “Why do you, from …
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By Norihiko Shirouzu and Gilles Guillaume BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) -Renault SA and China’s Geely Automobile Holdings are working to finalise a deal to bring Saudi Aramco in as an investor and partner to develop and supply gasoline engines and hybrid technologies, three people with knowledge of the talks said. The Saudi oil producer has been involved …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s gas supply situation is secure and gas shortage is unlikely to happen this winter, the head of the country’s network regulator said on Tuesday. “With savings, gas inflows, good storage levels … We are very, very optimistic that we will no longer have to worry about a gas shortage this winter,” …
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PEKÍN, 17 ene (Reuters) – La aplicación china de transporte compartido de DiDi Global regresó el martes a algunas tiendas de aplicaciones de Android, según ha comprobado Reuters y una fuente con conocimiento directo del asunto, lo que indica su salida de alrededor de un año y medio de los problemas regulatorios. DiDi ha estado …
By Guy Faulconbridge and Caleb Davis MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that another meeting between President Vladimir Putin’s foreign spy chief and U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns would be useful but gave no indication when it might happen. When Sergei Naryshkin met Burns in Ankara in November, U.S. officials said Burns …
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