PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen squared off in a debate on Wednesday evening, four days ahead of the April 24 presidential runoff vote. [L2N2WI0UR] Here are some key quotes from Macron and Le Pen as th…
France’s Macron says Le Pen’s interests tied to Russian leadership
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s interests are tied to Russia’s leadership, President Emmanuel Macron said in a TV debate with his far-right challenger on Wednesday. He said other French parties had managed to f…
France’s Le Pen promises real boost to salaries, not one-off grants
PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said in an election debate with President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that if she is elected president on Sunday, her government will give a permanent boost to salaries, not one-off grants….
A false start and a Russian loan: Macron-Le Pen debate takeaways
By John Irish and Mark John PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen locked horns in front of a live television audience on Wednesday for their only debate ahead of Sunday’s presidential election. Tel…
Yen rises from 20-year trough vs dollar as U.S. yields retreat
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Japanese yen bounced from a fresh two-decade low on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan stepped into the market again to defend its ultra-low interest-rate policy, drawing a sharp contrast with the Fed…
Helen Mirren dramedy ‘The Duke’ tells true tale of humane thief
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) – An unlikely art heist by a compassionate cab driver over 60 years ago is now a fun dramedy starring British actors Dame Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent. “The Duke,” out in New York and Los Angeles theaters on Friday…
New U.S. sanctions for Russian bank, oligarchs, crypto miner BitRiver
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and entities, including a Russian commercial bank and a virtual currency mining company, hoping to target Moscow’s evas…
Greece to raise minimum wage from May 1 to boost low incomes- PM
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will raise the minimum wage from May 1 for a second time this year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday as rising inflation takes a toll on household incomes. “The global surge in inflation is hitting low inco…
West warns of Russian cyberattacks on critical infrastructure
By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) – Western governments jointly warned on Wednesday about a potential threat of increased malicious cyber activity by Russia against critical infrastructure as a response to sanctions imposed as punishment for its invasi…
Russia Finance Minister urged G20 not to politicize dialogue between members -RIA
(Reuters) – Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on Wednesday urged the Group of 20 not to politicize dialogue between member states and warned them of the risk of undermining confidence in the global monetary and financial system, RIA news agency s…