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LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited former strongholds of his Labour opponents in northern England on Saturday and pledged to repay their trust for helping to deliver a stunning victory for his Conservative Party in Britain’s national election. … Continue reading ‘I will repay your trust,’ UK PM Johnson tells ex-Labour voters on trip to north
VIENNA (Reuters) – A Swatch (UHR.S) unit that supplies parts to much of the watch market faces a possible sales ban next year by Switzerland’s Competition Commission (Weka), newspaper Schweiz am Wochenende reported on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Swatch models are … Continue reading Swiss body considers ban on Swatch unit selling parts – Schweiz am Wochenende
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for a photograph with Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House in Edinburgh, Britain, July 29, 2019. Duncan McGlynn/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needs … Continue reading Johnson must accept another Scottish independence vote – Sturgeon
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Nizip refugee camp, near the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey, November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The European Union should spend more than the 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) already … Continue reading Turkish official says EU should boost funding of Syrian refugees
FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Friday filed a Federal Register notice suspending the 15% U.S. tariffs slated … Continue reading USTR files notice suspending Dec. 15 tariffs on Chinese goods
BURNLEY/WEST BROMWICH, England (Reuters) – Burnley is no longer a brick in Labour’s Red Wall. Electing its first Conservative Member of Parliament for 109 years, the gritty northern English town is emblematic of the pro-Brexit shock in Labour heartlands which … Continue reading Labour Party’s Red Wall across England falls as voters clamour for Brexit
MADRID (Reuters) – Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a U.N. summit in Madrid limped toward a delayed conclusion on Saturday, dimming hopes that nations will act in time to stop rising temperatures devastating people and the … Continue reading Anger erupts at U.N. climate summit as major economies resist bold action
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s election triumph on Friday as a chance to put three years of Brexit frustration behind them, but cautioned that talks on a new EU-UK relationship would be very difficult. Britain’s … Continue reading EU says talks on future UK relationship will be complex and tough,
FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo DUBAI (Reuters) – Libya has not made a request to Turkey for sending troops to back forces of the internationally-recognized … Continue reading Turkey says Tripoli government has not asked yet for troop deployment
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a speech at an annual symposium on international situation and China’s diplomacy in Beijing, China December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – China and the United States’ “phase one” trade agreement is good … Continue reading China top diplomat says China-U.S. trade deal good news for all
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The United States clawed back into contention at the Presidents Cup on Saturday by dominating the afternoon foursomes, but late scrambling by the Internationals secured a 10-8 lead heading into the final day at Royal Melbourne. FILE … Continue reading U.S. fight back to leave Presidents Cup in the balance
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a statement at Downing Street after winning the general election, in London, Britain, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will … Continue reading Factbox – Final results of Britain’s election: PM Johnson wins big majority
