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Italy's Conte sworn in as PM of anti-establishment government
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's president swore in Giuseppe Conte on Friday as prime minister of Western Europe's first anti-establishment government whose aim is to cut taxes, boost welfare spending and overhaul European Union rules on budgets an...
Two Koreas make progress, agree to talks on military, family reunions
SEOUL (Reuters) - The two Koreas agreed at a high-level meeting on Friday to hold talks this month on military issues and reunions of families divided by the 1950-53 Korean War, they said in a statement.
UK considering giving Northern Ireland joint UK, EU status - source
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom could propose giving Northern Ireland joint UK and European Union status so it can trade freely with both, in an attempt to break the deadlock in Brexit negotiations, a government official said.
Wall Street set to open higher after strong jobs data
(Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open higher on Friday as Italy's political crisis subsided, while investors assessed a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report.
Stock futures gain as Italy turmoil ends; jobs data awaited
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as Italy's political crisis subsided although prospects of a full-blown trade war between the United States and its top allies continued to loom over the markets.
Spanish Socialist Sanchez succeeds Rajoy as prime minister
MADRID (Reuters) - Socialist Pedro Sanchez took over as Spain's prime minister on Friday, after outgoing leader Mariano Rajoy lost a parliamentary confidence vote triggered by a long-running corruption trial involving members of his center-right...
Britain to impose restrictions on brokers swapping market talk
LONDON (Reuters) - Traders must be clear about what information they can share with others in the market to avoid new rigging scandals, a British industry body said on Friday.
Asia stocks recover from earlier losses, Europe seen firm
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian equities recovered from early weakness on Friday as a lower yen supported Japanese stocks and firm exports boosted South Korean markets. Still, rekindled concerns about U.S. trade policies limited regional gains.
North Korean leader Kim sends letter to Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior North Korean official will hand over a letter from the country's leader Kim Jong Un to U.S. President Donald Trump in a rare visit to the White House on Friday as the two sides try to put a derailed summit meeting...
Trump plays down chances of quick breakthrough as North Koreans bring letter
NEW YORK/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday played down the chances of a quick deal in getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear arms as a delegation from Pyongyang headed to meet him with a letter from North Ko...
Sixteen contenders to face off in final of U.S. spelling bee
OXON HILL, Md. (Reuters) - Coolly acing such obscure words as "staphylinid," "amphipneustic" and "synecphonesis," 16 young contestants made it to the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday after fiv...
U.S. allies hit back at Washington's steel, aluminum tariffs
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Canada and Mexico retaliated against the United State's decision on Thursday to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and the European Union had its own reprisals ready to go, reigniting investor fears of a gl...
Trump pardons conservative, says lifestyle maven Stewart may be next
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned a conservative commentator and said he was considering pardoning lifestyle maven Martha Stewart and commuting a former Illinois governor's prison sentence, prompting critics to a...
Italy's League, 5-Star clinch deal on coalition government: sources
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's League party and 5-Star Movement have agreed to form a coalition government in which the little-known economics professor Giovanni Tria will take over the pivotal economy ministry job, sources from the two parties said o...
U.S. levies steel, aluminum tariffs on allies, risks trade war
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Washington will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico from midnight on Thursday, ending months of uncertainty over potential exemptions and sharply escalating the risk of...
Wall Street dips as trade war concerns take center stage
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday after the United States decided to impose metal import tariffs on Canada, Mexico and the European Union, sparking fresh concerns of a trade war with its top allies.
Romania and Lithuania knowingly hosted secret CIA jails, European court rules
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons a decade ago and their authorities were aware that detainees were held there illegally, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday.
U.S. to impose tariffs on EU steel, aluminum: sources
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Washington will announce plans to impose tariffs on EU steel and aluminum imports, two sources said, while a magazine reported U.S. President Donald Trump was now focused on pushing German cars from the country.
Ahead of November election, old voting machines stir concerns among U.S. officials
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - U.S. election officials responsible for managing more than a dozen close races this November share a fear: Outdated voting machines in their districts could undermine confidence in election results that will deter...
UK Vogue names 'campaigning feminist' Meghan Markle among top influential women
LONDON (Reuters) - Meghan Markle was named among the 25 most influential women in Britain on Thursday, according to a list published by UK Vogue magazine which hailed her as forging a new identity for the monarchy.