By Samuel Indyk and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) -Euro zone bond yields extended gains on Friday after data from the United States showed that hiring picked up by slightly more than expected in September. The closely watched non-farm payrolls repor…
Thailand killer: police depict a man stressed by job loss, money and family troubles
By Poppy McPherson and Chayut Setboonsarng UTHAI SAWANG, Thailand (Reuters) – The ex-policeman who went on a killing spree at a Thai daycare centre had risen quickly through the ranks of the police force in the capital, before a transfer to the provinc…
Spain’s energy minister says Europe nearing gas benchmark consensus
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s energy minister said European leaders meeting in Prague on Friday were nearing consensus on a EU gas pricing system that would create an alternative to the current benchmark and effectively cap prices. Heads of state from acr…
Analysis-Defeats in Ukraine stoke crisis for Vladimir Putin
LONDON (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin is grappling with the gravest domestic crisis of his 23-year rule: an increasingly public quarrel inside the Russian elite over who is to blame for the battlefield defeats in Ukraine. Since he was handed the …
In echo of Cold War, Nobel Peace Prize goes to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus rights campaigners
By Nora Buli and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Jailed Belarusian activist Ales Byalyatski, Russian rights group Memorial and Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, amid a war in their region that is the worst c…
Families traumatised by Thailand attack cling to slain children’s toys
By Poppy McPherson and Jiraporn Kuhakan UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (Reuters) -Grief-stricken relatives sobbed and clutched toys at a children’s daycare centre on Friday, a day after a former policeman killed 34 people, most of them young children, in a knif…
Telenor sells stake in Norwegian broadband unit for $1 billion
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s Telenor on Friday said it had agreed to sell a 30% stake in its Norwegian fibre broadband unit for 10.8 billion crowns ($1.0 billion) to a consortium led by U.S. investment company KKR and pension firm Oslo Pensjonsforsikring. …
Credit Suisse to buy back $3 billion of debt securities
ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse said on Friday it has made an offer to repurchase up to 3 billion Swiss francs ($3 billion) of senior debt securities. “The transactions are consistent with our proactive approach to managing our overall liability compos…
Explainer-Caps and corridors: how can Europe contain gas prices?
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaders of European Union countries will debate whether and how to cap gas prices on Friday, after member states increased the pressure on Brussels to limit fuel costs. European Commission President Ursula von der Le…
UK recruiters report weakest hiring growth in 19 months
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British recruiters saw the weakest growth in hiring in more than a year and a half last month, as signs of an economic downturn made workers more wary about changing jobs and businesses more cautious about hiring, a…