By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – The French will decide on April 24 whether to re-elect pro-business centrist President Emmanuel Macron or blow up decades of mainstream consensus in favour of far-right Marine Le Pen. Here’s what to expect from them on …
British finance minister Sunak requests review of his financial declarations
(Reuters) -Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday he had asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a review to determine whether he had stuck to the rules on ministerial declarations following criticism over his family’s financial arrangeme…
Soccer-Man City, Liverpool share spoils in pulsating title clash
By Simon Evans and Peter Hall MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City remained one point clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League standings after the highly-anticipated clash of the giants ended in a pulsating 2-2 draw at the Etihad S…
Soccer-Norwich sink Burnley to earn relegation lifeline
NORWICH, England (Reuters) – Norwich City beat fellow strugglers Burnley 2-0 on Sunday to boost their slim hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League. Midfielder Pierre Lees-Melou scored his first goal for the club and Teemu Pukki’s late stri…
Soccer-Brentford continue hot streak with win over West Ham
By Richard Martin LONDON (Reuters) – Brentford continued their resurgent form by beating West Ham United 2-0 at home in on Sunday to rack up a fourth win in five matches and take another step towards guaranteeing their Premier League survival. Fresh fr…
Overwhelming majority of Mexicans back president to stay in power
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -About 90% of Mexicans voting in an unprecedented recall election on Sunday backed President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to stay in office, underlining his domination of the political agenda, even though turnout was…
Israel, West Bank on edge after more bloodshed
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed two Palestinian women on Sunday after one ran towards troops and the other stabbed a soldier in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, Israeli security officials said. The bloodshed fo…
Macron and Le Pen head for French election runoff – projections
By Tassilo Hummel and Benoit Van Overstraeten PARIS (Reuters) -France’s incumbent leader Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen are heading for an April 24 presidential election runoff, projections showed after first round voting on Sun…
As battle looms in Ukraine’s east, Austrian leader to meet Putin
By Elizabeth Piper and Zohra Bensemra KYIV/BUZOVA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian forces pounded targets in eastern Ukraine with missiles and artillery on Sunday as Austria’s leader planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Washington pled…
Shanghai residents question human cost of China’s COVID quarantines
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Lu, 99, was a long-time resident at Shanghai’s Donghai Elderly Care hospital, her loved ones secure that she was getting round-the-clock care at the city’s largest such centre. That was before COVID-19 struck China’s …