UK’s Hunt backs regulator to ensure banks pass on better rates to savers
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt gave his backing to the country’s financial regulator FCA to ensure banks…
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Ukraine tells Georgian ambassador to go home for ‘consultations’
By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s foreign ministry summoned Georgia’s ambassador on Tuesday to protest against the treatment of…
Yellen, China’s ambassador held ‘frank and productive’ discussion – US
(This July 3 story has been corrected to fix the name of China’s ambassador to Feng, not Fang, in paragraph…
What people are saying about China’s chipmaking export controls
(Reuters) -China will control exports of some metals used in the semiconductor industry, ramping up a technology war with the…
Fighting rages in Sudan’s capital as army tries to cut off supply routes
(Reuters) – Fierce battles broke out on Tuesday across Omdurman, the western part of Sudan’s wider capital, as the army…
Los Angeles-area hotel workers strike over wages, housing
By Steve Gorman and Gabriella Borter LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Thousands of Los Angeles-area hotel workers went on strike on Sunday…
In French banlieues, distrust of police runs deep
By Layli Foroudi PARIS (Reuters) -Sports teacher Benjamin Belaidi held a banner reading “no justice, no peace” as he marched…
US condemns vandalism at Indian consulate in San Francisco
(Reuters) – The United States has condemned vandalism against the Indian consulate in the city of San Francisco, a State…
Why have there been riots in France and where are they?
PARIS (Reuters) -Defiant gatherings were held outside town halls across France on Monday following a wave of rioting triggered by…
Young Russian lawyers step up to defend anti-war protesters
By Lucy Papachristou (Reuters) – Sofia Gominova wanted to be a lawyer from age 11. Born after the fall of…