By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Britain will join the United States and Australia in backing a European Union trade case against China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing’s alleged trade curbs on Lithuania, a move the UK trade minister said wo…
Peter Thiel to step down from Meta Platforms board
(Reuters) – Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Monday that billionaire investor Peter Thiel, who has been on the company’s board since 2005, has decided to retire. Thiel, one of the social network’s earliest investors, will serve as a director …
Two potential successors to Palestinian president named to top posts
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Two potential successors to 86-year-old Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were named on Monday to top posts in the Palestine Liberation Organization at a meeting boycotted by his Islamist rivals. Official Palestinian n…
Philippines shifts election battle to social media as COVID-19 curbs campaigning
By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) – Campaigning for the Philippines’ general election gets underway officially on Tuesday, with COVID-19 curtailing the traditional fanfare and big rallies and turning the focus to social media as th…
France’s Macron says he’s ‘reasonably optimistic’ ahead of talks with Putin in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron expressed guarded optimism on Monday ahead of talks in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at defusing tensions over the Ukrainian crisis. “I’m reasonably optimistic but I don’t believe…
You can count on us, Germany tells Ukraine as both sides play down differences
By Alexander Ratz and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock promised unequivocal German support for Ukraine on a visit to Kyiv on Monday as the two sides sought to narrow differences on Ukraine’s request for weapons to prepa…
Exclusive-U.S. calls for ‘concrete action’ from China to meet Phase 1 purchase commitments
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials called on Monday for “concrete action” from China to make good on its commitment to purchase $200 billion in additional U.S. goods and services in 2020 and 2021 under the “Phase 1″…
European stocks stage cautious rebound on miners, positive earnings
By Anisha Sircar and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) -European shares rose on Monday after five straight weeks of declines as gains in mining stocks and positive earnings outweighed worries of a looming policy tightening cycle and geopolitical tensions. The pa…
EU, US pledge gas cooperation as tensions rise over Ukraine
By Timothy Gardner and Kate Abnett WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States and the European Union pledged on Monday to work to ensure gas supplies can respond to disruptions in pipeline gas flows, as tensions rise over the massing of troops on…
Italy reports 41,247 coronavirus cases on Monday, 326 deaths
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy reported 41,247 COVID-19 related cases on Monday, against 77,029 the day before, the health ministry said, while the number of deaths rose to 326 from 229. Italy has registered 149,097 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbrea…