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Britain braces for winter of strike action as nurses walk out

Britain braces for winter of strike action as nurses walk out

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British nurses will go on strike this week, hitting already stretched hospitals and cranking u..

Metro Bank, former top bosses fined over reporting error

Metro Bank, former top bosses fined over reporting error

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – British challenger bank Metro and two of its former executives have been slapped with fines b..

European food delivery shapes up with Getir’s Gorillas buy

European food delivery shapes up with Getir’s Gorillas buy

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Grocery-in-minutes company Getir’s $1.2 billion deal to buy rival Gorillas is an important..

Oil edges up on U.S. pipeline restart uncertainty, Russian supplies

Oil edges up on U.S. pipeline restart uncertainty, Russian supplies

By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose as much as more than 1% on Monday as a key pipeline supplying the United States rem..

UK manufacturers expect output to fall 3.2% in 2023

UK manufacturers expect output to fall 3.2% in 2023

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturers expect output to fall by 3.2% next year after a 4.4% decline in 2022,..

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King Charles releases photo for first Christmas card as monarch LONDON (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace on Sunday released the phot..

Explainer-How Britain is exploiting Brexit to reform finance?

Explainer-How Britain is exploiting Brexit to reform finance?

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain proposed over 30 reforms on Friday to bolster the City of London’s role as a globa..

Cold spell tests Europe’s gas cutback ambitions

Cold spell tests Europe’s gas cutback ambitions

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s first cold spell heading into the depths of winter is testing the resolve of co..

France strains to avert power cuts as cold snap tests Europe’s energy resolve

France strains to avert power cuts as cold snap tests Europe’s energy resolve

By Gus Trompiz and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -France expects to avoid electricity cuts on Monday but faces a difficult week as t..

UK airports face Christmas disruption as border staff to strike

UK airports face Christmas disruption as border staff to strike

LONDON (Reuters) -Border Force workers at several major British airports including the country’s busiest, Heathrow, will go on s..

Another momentous year beckons for Britain’s royal family

Another momentous year beckons for Britain’s royal family

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – The last year will go down as one of the most seismic in the history of the British royal f..

French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful practices

French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful practices

PARIS (Reuters) -A French environmental campaign group filed a complaint against Apple Inc. over commercial practices restricting the ..

British PM Rishi Sunak pledges further action on strikes to ‘protect lives’

British PM Rishi Sunak pledges further action on strikes to ‘protect lives’

LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would take more action “to protect the lives and livelihoods&#..

Analysis-East Europeans count their pennies for Christmas as food costs soar

Analysis-East Europeans count their pennies for Christmas as food costs soar

By Krisztina Than TISZAESZLAR, Hungary (Reuters) – Consumers in Eastern Europe are saving up to put their favourite carp and por..

EU agrees law to make airlines pay more to pollute

EU agrees law to make airlines pay more to pollute

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday on a law to increase the price th..

As WHO pandemic pact talks begin, poor countries on back foot

As WHO pandemic pact talks begin, poor countries on back foot

By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Global talks have begun on drafting new health rules for combating pa..

We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened

We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened

By Martin Quin Pollard and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-C..

Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis

Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis

By Huw Jones and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has called on banks to support households finding it difficult to make payment..

U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature

U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature

By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key U.N. nature conference in Mo..

Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?

Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?

By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – A key United Nations summit to halt nature loss begins this week in Montreal, Canada. Dele..

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Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain

Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain

(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have driven up prices..

Emergency call services, telcos urge EU to protect telecoms networks from power cuts

Emergency call services, telcos urge EU to protect telecoms networks from power cuts

By Elvira Pollina, Supantha Mukherjee and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN/STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s top telecoms operato..

First winter cold snap tests French power grid

First winter cold snap tests French power grid

PARIS (Reuters) – Temperatures hovering near zero in coming days will test the resilience of France’s power network, even ..

EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods

EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will attempt to clinch a deal on Monday evening on a law to prevent compa..

Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says

Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over th..

Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation

Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation

LONDON (Reuters) – The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation of monarchs in England..

Analysis-Energy hungry Europe can’t look to U.S. shale to fill any OPEC gap

Analysis-Energy hungry Europe can’t look to U.S. shale to fill any OPEC gap

By Laila Kearney, Liz Hampton and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK/DENVER/HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. shale oil drillers turned from scra..

Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?

Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?

(Reuters) – Swiss lender Credit Suisse faces a litmus test over its rights issue, just one several trials markets must work thro..

U.S., EU to address Inflation Reduction Act fears constructively -draft

U.S., EU to address Inflation Reduction Act fears constructively -draft

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union will seek to tackle EU concerns about a new U.S. g..

Reckitt expects U.S. infant formula shortage until spring

Reckitt expects U.S. infant formula shortage until spring

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -The near year-long infant formula shortage in the United States that prompted the intervention of t..

Factbox-Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount

Factbox-Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount

LONDON (Reuters) – Banks typically trim jobs towards the end of the year, but 2022 has seen a bigger wave of redundancies and la..

Pfizer to invest more than $2.5 billion to expand European manufacturing

Pfizer to invest more than $2.5 billion to expand European manufacturing

By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) -Pfizer Inc is investing more than $2.5 billion at its drug making plants in Belgium and Ireland, ..

Global central banks extend rate hike push in November

Global central banks extend rate hike push in November

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of rate hikes delivered by central banks in Novem..

EU countries consider lower gas price cap – documents

EU countries consider lower gas price cap – documents

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries will consider on Friday a proposal for a gas price cap slightly lower than..

Factbox-What European companies are doing as workers face high inflation

Factbox-What European companies are doing as workers face high inflation

(Reuters) -Companies across Europe are offering one-off bonuses and renegotiating wages as surging inflation raises food and energy bi..

EU sets recycling, reuse targets to cut packaging waste

EU sets recycling, reuse targets to cut packaging waste

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday new rules to reduce packaging waste thro..

BYD set to be China’s top-selling car brand for Nov, Tesla gains -data

BYD set to be China’s top-selling car brand for Nov, Tesla gains -data

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – BYD was the top-selling car brand in China in the first four weeks of November, brokerage data showed, outp..