By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The United States, as well as the Taliban authorities, is contributing to the suffering of women in Afghanistan through asset freezes, U.N. independent experts said on Monday. The United Nations and foreign governments, …
Britain to cut Ukraine tariffs to zero to help its economy
LONDON (Reuters) – All tariffs on goods coming to Britain from Ukraine under an existing free trade deal will be axed to help the Ukrainian economy, the British government announced on Monday. London said tariffs would be reduced to zero and all quotas…
Nigeria’s opposition to pick presidential candidate at end of May
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said on Monday it will choose a presidential candidate at the end of May to contest elections set for February next year as it seeks to return to power after losing office seven yea…
Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of ‘free speech’ plan
By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world’s …
Soccer-UK government set to establish independent regulator
LONDON (Reuters) -The British government will establish an independent regulator in English soccer to deal with the game’s finances, club ownership and corporate governance, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said on Monday. Th…
Peru government proposes referendum to redraft constitution
(Reuters) – Peru’s prime minister said on Monday the government will call for a referendum to propose redrafting the constitution, renewing a campaign proposal aimed at boosting the role of the state in the country’s economy. “We have submitted to cong…
Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion
(Reuters) -Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world’s richest person. Discussions over th…
Trump held in contempt for not complying with subpoena in business probe
By Luc Cohen and Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -A New York judge on Monday held former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for not producing documents subpoenaed in the state attorney general’s civil probe of his business practices, and ordered Trum…
Electricity exchanges urge Spain, Portugal not to act alone on power prices
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) – Power trading platforms are urging the Spanish government not to intervene alone in the system that sets the price of electricity, in its bid to bring down sky-high utility bills, according to a letter seen by Reuters….
EU, India agree to broaden ties amid Ukraine war
By Krishna N. Das and Jan Strupczewski NEW DELHI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union (EU) and India agreed on Monday to set up a trade and technology council to step up cooperation, as the bloc’s chief held talks with officials in New Delhi who have…