SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had asked Russia to withdraw 70 diplomatic staff by July 3, saying Russia should decrease the size of its embassy to match the Bulgarian representation in Moscow. “The first reason is rec…
FTSE 100 hits over two-week high as China eases COVID curbs
(Refiles to add media packaging code) By Boleslaw Lasocki (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 index hit its highest level in more than two weeks on Tuesday, as commodity stocks led the gains after China’s decision to ease some COVID-19 curbs boosted sentiment gl…
Spanish chief prosecutor will investigate deadly Melilla incident
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish chief prosecutor ordered on Tuesday a probe to clarify the circumstances that led to the death of at least 23 migrants trying to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla last Friday amid clashes with Moroccan and Spanish…
Shopping mall attack sows fear far from Ukraine’s frontlines
By Simon Lewis and Anna Voitenko KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Already displaced from the frontline region of Kharkiv that has been partially occupied since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Alia Skrypka, 35, believed that Kremenchuk, more than 170…
British police try to silence ‘Stop Brexit’ protester Steve Bray
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British police using new powers took away audio speakers from demonstrator Steve Bray, who is known for shouting “Stop Brexit” at lawmakers outside parliament and sometimes disrupting live news reports with his pro…
Tax avoidance through Netherlands down since 2019, government says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government on Tuesday said that tax avoidance it enables – in the form of money funnelled through the Netherlands to tax havens – has declined significantly since 2019, citing data from the central bank. In a letter to p…
Britons seek cheaper food in ‘unprecedented’ cost of living crisis – Sainsbury’s
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Cash-strapped Britons are buying more cheap frozen food to help cut waste and cope with “unprecedented” soaring living costs, the boss of supermarket group Sainsbury’s told Reuters. Chief Executive Simon Roberts said sh…
Russia fines foreign firms for alleged data storage violations
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, holiday rental company Airbnb and United Parcel Service (UPS) were all fined by a Moscow court on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to store Russian citizens’ personal data in Ru…
Scottish government seeks independence vote in Oct. 2023
By Alistair Smout and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced plans on Tuesday for a second referendum to be held on Scottish independence in October next year, vowing to take legal action to ensure a vote i…
UBS head of strategy to depart bank for entrepreneurship
ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS’ head of strategy Christian Zeinler plans to leave the bank to pursue entrepreneurship outside of banking, Chief Executive Ralph Hamers told employees on Tuesday in a memo seen by Reuters. UBS, the world’s largest wealth manager …