By Michael Holden and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Four of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s closest aides resigned on Thursday and his finance minister criticised him over a barb he made about the main opposition leader, in a tumultuous day …
ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, U.S. says
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Nandita Bose AMMAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, dealing a blow to the jihadist g…
EU nations agree border-free Schengen Area reform, France says
LILLE, France (Reuters) -European Union countries agreed on Thursday to oversee the border-free Schengen area through regular ministerial meetings, France said, strengthening political management of the area in the same way euro zone gatherings steer e…
Analysis-Asset owners shake up passive funds on the way to going green
By Tommy Wilkes and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – When the East Sussex local authority pension fund in southern England wanted to cut its exposure to fossil fuels, it needed to be sure there were no oil and gas stocks in the benchmarks its passive fu…
Atos’ M&A prospects hang in the balance of French government
By Mathieu Rosemain and Julien Ponthus PARIS (Reuters) -The French government holds the final keys to any move to buy the BDS cybersecurity division of France’s Atos, industry sources and analysts said, after French defence company Thales was reported …
Exclusive-Qatar has not approached Asian buyers over gas diversions to Europe
By Maha El Dahan and Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar has not approached its Asian customers over diverting gas to Europe, QatarEnergy chief and minister of state for energy Saad al-Kaabi told Reuters, adding that if Russia does not supply the regio…
UK finance minister says he would not have made PM’s comment over Savile
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he would not have made Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s false claim that the opposition Labour Party leader had failed to prosecute one of Britain’s most notorious sex offenders. …
One trans woman’s fight against a bill that would criminalise Ghana’s LGBT+ community
By Francis Kokoroko KUMASI, Ghana (Reuters) – In a dimly-lit room with racks of women’s clothing, Ghanaian artist and LGBT+ activist Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi flipped through photo self-portraits illustrating her transition to womanhood. Transitioning is n…
KPMG sued for $1.8 billion over Carillion audits
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -KPMG has been sued for 1.3 billion pounds ($1.77 billion) by the liquidators of Carillion for missing “red flags” during audits of the construction giant, in one of the largest claims against one of the world’s top a…
Electric vehicles drive up nickel, cobalt and lithium prices
By Pratima Desai and Zandi Shabalala LONDON (Reuters) – Accelerating sales of electric vehicles have fuelled a scramble for nickel, cobalt and lithium, propelling prices of the battery materials to multi-year highs Phasing out internal combustion engin…