By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The United States, Britain and other countries are calling for a debate at the U.N. Human Rights Council to discuss China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang, a document showed …
Market chaos forces UK lenders to pull mortgage products
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Turmoil in British financial markets forced mortgage lenders to temporarily withdraw and reprice products for new customers on Monday, a real-world consequence of the market volatility thrown up by finance minister Kwasi…
Gas from Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline leaks into Baltic Sea
By Thomas Escritt and Stine Jacobsen BERLIN (Reuters) -The Danish authorities on Monday asked ships to steer clear of a five nautical mile radius off the island of Bornholm after a gas leak overnight from the defunct Russian-owned Nord Stream 2 pipelin…
France’s EDF posts notice for 24-hour strike starting Wednesday
PARIS (Reuters) – French nuclear operator EDF announced in an online note a 24-hour strike from the evening Wednesday, Sept. 28 to late Thursday, Sept. 29. (Reporting by Forrest Crellin; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)
BMW sees slight growth in 2023, cuts Germany gas intake by 15%
BERLIN (Reuters) – BMW expects to reach the higher end of its 7-9% margin target for the cars business and sees slight sales growth in 2023, chief financial officer (CFO) Nicolas Peter said in a roundtable on Monday. Demand was recovering in China in t…
Monte dei Paschi cash call already under radar, Italy’s Consob tells Bluebell
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s market authority Consob is looking into reports about asset manager Anima Holding investing into Monte dei Paschi’s new share issue, the regulator said in a letter to Bluebell Partners seen by Reuters. London-based Bluebell ha…
EU weighs options for Russian draft dodgers
By Sabine Siebold and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries started discussing on Monday how to treat Russians trying to get into the bloc to avoid President Vladimir Putin’s call-up for the war in Ukraine. The number of…
Iran says U.S. trying to violate sovereignty over unrest, warns of response
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. attempts to violate Iran’s sovereignty over the issue of protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody will not go unanswered, the foreign ministry said on Monday. Iran has been rocked by nationwide demonstrations …
German business sentiment sinks further than expected in September
BERLIN (Reuters) – German business morale fell further than expected in September as high energy prices continued to take their toll on businesses in Europe’s largest economy, a survey said on Monday. The Ifo institute said its business climate index w…
French Prime Minister: will decide by end of week on how to move forward on contested pensions reform
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the government would decide by the end of this week on how to move forward with plans to reform the country’s pensions system – something that has faced fierce opposition in the past from tra…