LEEDS, England (Reuters) – Arsenal handed Leeds United their first home loss of the season with a gritty 1-0 victory in a frantic game at Elland Road on Sunday to remain top of the Premier League with their best ever start to a season. Bukayo Saka’s fi…
Goldman Sachs sees deeper UK recession after tax U-turn – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs analysts have downgraded Britain’s economic outlook after Prime Minister Liz Truss removed Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor and reversed a freeze in corporation tax, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. “Folding in weaker growth mom…
Employers may need to justify bans on wearing religious signs, EU court says
(This Oct. 13 story has been corrected to clarify the circumstances under which companies in the EU can ban religious signs, including headscarves.) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU companies can ban the visible wearing of religious signs, inclu…
Iran prison fire kills four, injures 61 as protests persist
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -A fire at Iran’s Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman’s death in police custody continued on Sunday, including at sever…
Soccer-Leeds v Arsenal suspended for 38 minutes due to power cut
LEEDS (Reuters) – Sunday’s Premier League match between Leeds United and table toppers Arsenal was suspended shortly after kickoff due to a power cut at Elland Road, with the match resuming after a 38-minute delay. The power cut caused issues with the …
China’s 20th Communist Party Congress: What you need to know
(Reuters) – China’s 20th Communist Party Congress began on Sunday, with Xi Jinping poised to clinch his third five-year stint in charge – a mandate that would secure him as the country’s most powerful ruler since founding leader Mao Zedong. * Xi opened…
Russia says its forces repelled Ukrainian advances in several regions
(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday its forces had repelled efforts by Ukrainian troops to advance in the Donetsk, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, inflicting what it described as significant losses against the enemy. The battlefield repo…
UK finance minister Hunt vows to win back financial market trust
By William James and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -New finance minister Jeremy Hunt promised to win back Britain’s economic credibility by fully accounting for the government’s tax and spending plans, while insisting his boss Liz Truss remained i…
PM Truss has the confidence of the government – City Minister
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss has the confidence of the government, City Minister Andrew Griffith told Sky on Sunday. “Liz Truss has got the support of the government,” he said when asked if Truss’s position was safe after the rec…
Donetsk’s city administration building hit by shelling – Russian-backed officials
(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces shelling damaged the administration building in the city of Donetsk, the capital of the Donetsk region, Russian-backed administration of the city said on Sunday. The administration said on the Telegram messaging app that th…