Thailand’s Move Forward seeks to curb Senate powers after loss in PM vote
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s Move Forward party filed a motion in parliament on Friday seeking…
One in four UK single parent households unable to afford food
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – More than a quarter of Britain’s single parent households have recently run out of…
Czech lawmakers give initial backing to $7 billion budget savings package
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech parliament’s lower house gave initial backing on Friday to the centre-right government’s package of spending…
European sovereign bond funds pull in record $15 billion in second quarter
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Global investors poured a record amount of money into European sovereign bond funds in…
State Street beats profit estimates as interest income rises
(Reuters) – State Street Corp on Friday beat profit estimates for the second quarter as the bank’s interest income benefited…
Kevin Spacey tells London court sexual assault accusation is ‘absolute bollocks’
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Kevin Spacey described an allegation he grabbed a man’s crotch as “absolute bollocks” on Friday,…
Ukraine posts trade deficit of $8.97 billion in Jan-May
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s trade deficit grew to $8.97 billion in the first five months of the year compared with…
Cuba vows to take part ‘very constructively’ in EU summit with Latin America, Caribbean
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel promised on Friday his country would take…
China’s BYD says H1 net profit could more than triple
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD Co LTD forecast strong growth in its six-month net profit on…
Erdogan says he is in agreement with Putin that grain deal should be extended
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he is in agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin…