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8:37pm, 2nd August, 2019

EU settles on World Bank's Georgieva to lead IMF

European Union governments picked Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva as the bloc's candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund after more than 12 hours of talks on Friday that highlighted the EU's internal divisions.

1:25am, 8th May, 2019

World

Iran threatens uranium enrichment if world powers do not keep promises: Rouhani

Iran will resume high level enrichment of uranium if world powers did not keep their promises under a 2015 nuclear agreement, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, responding to the U.S. withdrawal from the deal a year ago.

Take Five: Vol squall coming? World markets themes for the week ahead

12:31pm, 4th May, 2019

Business

Take Five: Vol squall coming? World markets themes for the week ahead

Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them.

Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns

11:39pm, 2nd May, 2019

Politics

Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns

The U.S. State Department allowed seven foreign governments to rent luxury condominiums in New York's Trump World Tower in 2017 without approval from Congress, according to documents and people familiar with the leases, in what some experts say...

World turns out for record 'Avengers: Endgame' movie debut

12:40pm, 28th April, 2019

Entertainment

World turns out for record 'Avengers: Endgame' movie debut

Fans around the globe packed movie theaters for the debut of "Avengers: Endgame" over the weekend, pushing total ticket sales for the Walt Disney Co superhero spectacle to a stunning $1.2 billion and crushing records in dozens of countries.

World shares fall as China stimulus worries offset upbeat Credit Suisse earnings

4:36am, 24th April, 2019

Business

World shares fall as China stimulus worries offset upbeat Credit Suisse earnings

World shares took a step back on Wednesday as signals that China has put broader stimulus on hold offset positive results from Credit Suisse, which kicked off the earnings season for European investment banks.

Huawei says launches 'world's first' 5G communications hardware for autos

3:50am, 22nd April, 2019

Business

Huawei says launches 'world's first' 5G communications hardware for autos

China's Huawei Technologies launched on Monday what it said was the world's first 5G communications hardware for the automotive industry, in a sign of its growing ambitions to become a key supplier to the sector for self-driving technology.

Kushner urges world to keep 'open mind' about upcoming Middle East plan: source

11:44am, 17th April, 2019

Politics

Kushner urges world to keep 'open mind' about upcoming Middle East plan: source

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner urged a group of ambassadors on Wednesday to keep an "open mind" about President Donald Trump's upcoming Middle East peace proposal and said that it will require compromises from both sides, a source fami...

7:58pm, 16th April, 2019

World

In world's biggest one-day election, Indonesia votes for its president

Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.

Voting underway in Indonesia, world's biggest one-day election

6:20pm, 16th April, 2019

US

Voting underway in Indonesia, world's biggest one-day election

Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened in the east of the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.

7:16pm, 11th April, 2019

World

Venezuela leadership issue still blocking IMF, World Bank aid

International Monetary Fund and World Bank shareholders are still undecided on whether to recognize Venezuelan opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country's leader, the institutions said on Thursday.

World stocks eke out gains ahead of ECB meeting

7:20am, 10th April, 2019

Business

World stocks eke out gains ahead of ECB meeting

World stocks inched up on Wednesday but were still below the six-month high they reached earlier this week as the prospect of the European Central Bank issuing fresh multi-year loans to banks helped offset concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump t...

1:48pm, 15th March, 2019

World

Shocked aviation world awaits Boeing black box probe in France

Investigators in France on Friday examined the black boxes of a Boeing 737 MAX that crashed in Ethiopia as the global airline industry waited to see if the cause was similar to a disaster in Indonesia months before.

Boeing black box review begins in France, aviation world waits

9:28am, 15th March, 2019

Business

Boeing black box review begins in France, aviation world waits

Investigators in France on Friday examined the black boxes of a Boeing 737 MAX that crashed in Ethiopia, as a spooked global airline industry waited to see if the cause was similar to a disaster in Indonesia months before.

Sex, lies and video: scandals rock K-pop world

6:21am, 14th March, 2019

Entertainment

Sex, lies and video: scandals rock K-pop world

Police in South Korea questioned two K-pop stars and two other singers resigned on Thursday, as accusations of sex tapes, prostitutes and secret chat about rape rocked the music industry and hit entertainment stocks.

Sex, lies and video: K-pop world rocked by sex scandals

11:22pm, 13th March, 2019

Entertainment

Sex, lies and video: K-pop world rocked by sex scandals

South Korea police are due to question two K-pop stars on Thursday over allegations of sex tapes, secret chat about rape, and deals facilitated by prostitutes, in a sex scandal that has rocked South Korea's music world and hit entertainment stoc...

Factbox: Boeing 737 MAX 8 groundings spread around the world

12:46pm, 13th March, 2019

Business

Factbox: Boeing 737 MAX 8 groundings spread around the world

Aviation regulators around the globe are grounding Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft following Sunday's deadly plane crash in Ethiopia. Regulators in the United States, where Boeing is based, remained an exception.

Chinese equity plunge leads world stocks lower as growth fears haunt

6:43am, 8th March, 2019

Business

Chinese equity plunge leads world stocks lower as growth fears haunt

Chinese shares were slammed more than 4 percent lower on Friday after data showed exports contracting by a fifth, deepening fears for the world economy and pushing global equities to three-week troughs.

12:01pm, 7th March, 2019

World

Model turned activist Waris Dirie says world is ignoring the crime of FGM

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still occurring because the world is turning a blind eye to a crime against children, Waris Dirie, the Somali nomad turned supermodel, told Reuters on Thursday.

World's second man cleared of AIDS virus invigorates quest for cure

11:14am, 6th March, 2019

UK

World's second man cleared of AIDS virus invigorates quest for cure

Scientific investigation into the world's second man cleared of the AIDS virus is zooming in on a gene and a treatment side-effect, as newly-enthused researchers strive to find a cure for the disease that has killed millions.

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EU settles on World Bank's Georgieva to lead IMF

Iran threatens uranium enrichment if world powers do not keep promises: Rouhani

Take Five: Vol squall coming? World markets themes for the week ahead

Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns

World turns out for record 'Avengers: Endgame' movie debut

World shares fall as China stimulus worries offset upbeat Credit Suisse earnings

Huawei says launches 'world's first' 5G communications hardware for autos

Kushner urges world to keep 'open mind' about upcoming Middle East plan: source

In world's biggest one-day election, Indonesia votes for its president

Voting underway in Indonesia, world's biggest one-day election

Venezuela leadership issue still blocking IMF, World Bank aid

World stocks eke out gains ahead of ECB meeting

Shocked aviation world awaits Boeing black box probe in France

Boeing black box review begins in France, aviation world waits

Sex, lies and video: scandals rock K-pop world

Sex, lies and video: K-pop world rocked by sex scandals

Factbox: Boeing 737 MAX 8 groundings spread around the world

Chinese equity plunge leads world stocks lower as growth fears haunt

Model turned activist Waris Dirie says world is ignoring the crime of FGM

World's second man cleared of AIDS virus invigorates quest for cure

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments: report