Toddlers stable after Annecy attack, Macron hails emergency responders
By Antony Paone and Geert De Clercq ANNECY, France (Reuters) -Two toddlers gravely wounded by a knifeman in the French…
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Decrying ‘witch hunt’, Boris Johnson resigns from UK parliament
By Andrew MacAskill and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly quit as a member of…
Ukraine reports ‘heavy combat’ after Putin says offensive has begun
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Moscow and Kyiv both reported heavy fighting in Ukraine on Friday, with bloggers describing the…
US charges two Russians in hack of Mt. Gox crypto exchange
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has charged two Russian nationals in the hack of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange…
World shares at 13-month peak as Wall St scales 2023 highs
By Naomi Rovnick and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. shares struck new highs for the year on Friday…
Serbians take to streets in anti-government protests following mass shootings
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Serbians joined an anti-government protest in Belgrade on Friday for the sixth time…
France plans to close tax loophole benefiting Airbnb
PARIS (Reuters) -France’s finance ministry is working on plans to close a tax loophole benefiting short-term furnished rentals such as…
Dollar gains before Fed meeting, inflation data
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar bounced off two-week lows on Friday as investors awaited inflation data…
U.S. ‘aspirational’ shoppers are spending less on fashion, jewelry
By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gulf in spending patterns between wealthy Americans and so-called “aspirational” shoppers is driving…
Oil posts second weekly decline as demand concerns overshadow Saudi cut
By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than a dollar a barrel on Friday to record a…