LONDON (Reuters) -British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer was cleared by police of breaking COVID-19 lockdown laws on Friday, having said he would quit his job if he was fined. A day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he would resign fo…
Germany’s Uniper seeks bailout as Moscow gas standoff chokes finances
By Tom Käckenhoff and Vera Eckert BERLIN/DUESSELDORF/HELSINKI/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Utility group Uniper asked the German government for a bailout on Friday and warned losses could reach 10 billion euros ($10.15 billion) this year, as Moscow’s economic…
Half of Britons buy less food as prices surge
LONDON (Reuters) – Almost half of British people have cut back on food purchases as prices surge, while others are having to spend more on their shopping, according to official figures on Friday which show the scale of the current cost-of-living squeez…
Hong Kong markets regulator Alder to chair UK watchdog
By Alun John and Huw Jones HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -Ashley Alder, chief executive of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), will step down to become chair of Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from January next year, the SFC s…
Miner BHP loses appeal against $6 billion-plus Brazil dam lawsuit
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP has lost an appeal in a London court seeking to block a 5 billion pound-plus ($6 billion-plus) lawsuit by 200,000 Brazilians over a dam failure that triggered Brazil’s worst environm…
Shinzo Abe sought to reinvigorate Japan with bold economic policies, strong armed forces
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who sought to lift the economy out of chronic deflation with his bold “Abenomics” policies, beef up the military and counter China’s growing clout, has died at 67. Abe, who left offi…
Japan’s Shinzo Abe sought to revive economy, fulfil conservative agenda
TOKYO (Reuters) – Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, launched his “Abenomics” policies to lift the economy out of deflation, beefed up Japan’s military and sought to counter China’s growing clout in a historic two-term tenure. Abe, 67,…
Gunman assassinates Japan ex-PM Abe on campaign trail
By Satoshi Sugiyama and Chang-Ran Kim NARA, Japan (Reuters) -Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader of modern Japan, was gunned down on Friday while campaigning for a parliamentary election, shocking a country where guns are tight…
Qatar Airways’ Boeing 737 deal has lapsed, UK court told
By Tim Hepher LONDON (Reuters) -Qatar Airways has indicated that a provisional agreement to buy up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets has lapsed, Boeing’s rival Airbus said in a court document released on Thursday. The deal, signed in Washington in January, is …
U.S. opens special probe into fatal Tesla pedestrian crash in California
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. auto safety regulators have opened a special investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash in California involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3 where an advanced driver assistance system is suspected of use. The Na…