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European Union Calls Extraordinary Emergency Meeting On Ukraine
The European Union has called a meeting of the bloc's 28 foreign ministers to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, The Associated Press reports.At least 25 people died on Tuesday as anti-government...
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US Coach Says The Judges Are In The Tank For Russian Figure Skating Prodigy...
On the eve of the women's figure skating competition, U.S. coach Frank Carroll took some shots at Yulia Lipnitskaya, the 15-year-old Russian prodigy who dominated the team competition.He called her a...
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KKR's Kravis: 'really tough' to buy controlling stakes in emerging markets
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Global private equity firm KKR & Co LP co-founder Henry Kravis on Thursday said buying controlling stakes in companies is "really tough" in emerging markets, and is particularly...
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Control of South Sudan oil state capital contested, says government
By Carl OderaJUBA (Reuters) - The capital of South Sudan's main oil-producing region is divided between government troops and rebels, the president's spokesman said, after an escalation in fighting...
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Europe's chemical firms pin hopes on R&D with customers
By Ludwig BurgerFRANKFURT (Reuters) - European chemicals and plastics makers are cutting in-house research and instead trying to persuade industrial customers to work together on developing running...
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Kiev crowd retakes square from police, possibly two dead
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian protesters seized back Kiev's Independence Square in fresh clashes with riot police on Thursday that left several injured and possibly two demonstrators dead.The violence...
View ArticlePussy Riot criticize Russian Games in new video
By Alissa de CarbonnelSOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Members of the all-women protest group Pussy Riot released a new music video on Thursday criticizing Russia's staging of the Winter Olympics and its...
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Japan to include nuclear power in mid-term energy policy: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will incorporate nuclear power in its mid-term energy policy, citing it as an "important base load" energy source, and aims to approve the plan at a cabinet meeting in March, a...
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Euro zone business recovery eases despite price cutting
By Jonathan CableLONDON (Reuters) - An expected acceleration in euro zone business activity failed to materialize this month and firms cut prices again to drum up trade, which may further stoke fears...
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Nigeria's president suspends central bank governor: spokesman
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended central bank governor Lamido Sanusi, presidency spokesman Reuben Abati said on Thursday.Sanusi, who was due to end his term in...
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France's Private Sector Contraction Gets Worse
France's Flash PMI fell to a 2-month low of 47.6 in February, which suggest private sector activity is contracting further.Regarding the sub-indexes:Flash France Services Activity Index falls to 46.9...
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The German Economy Is Looking Great
The Germany economy is accelerated in February, according to Markit's Flash PMI report.The composite output index hit a 32-month high of 56.1.Any reading above 50 signals expansion.The manufacturing...
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Economists Were Hoping For Better Numbers Out Of Europe Today
Today's flash PMI reports out of Europe reflect an economy that continues to grow. However, the numbers fell short of expectations.Eurozone composite output PMI slipped to a 2-month low of 52.7....
View ArticleThree EU ministers meet Ukraine's Yanukovich as clashes rage in Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) - Three European Union foreign ministers were in talks with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Thursday and have not left the country as previously reported by diplomatic sources,...
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China's mobile subscribers up 0.6 percent at 1.24 billion in January
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China, the world's largest mobile phone market by subscribers, posted a 0.6 percent monthly increase in the number of mobile subscribers to 1.24 billion in January, data from the...
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Markets Around The World Are Selling (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
It's red across the board in Europe following some disappointing manufacturing data.Britain's FTSE 100 is down 0.4%.France's CAC 40 is down 0.5%.Germany's DAX is down 1.2%.Spain's IBEX is down...
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China charges former mining magnate with murder, gun-running
By Ben BlanchardBEIJING (Reuters) - China unveiled dramatic details of charges against a former mining magnate on Thursday, accusing him of crimes ranging from murder to gun-running and extortion as...
View ArticleNorwegian 10-year-old drives off with second car in two weeks
OSLO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Norwegian boy who took his parents' car for a joyride last week, claiming he was a dwarf who forgot his driver's license, has hit the road again.This time he took off in...
View ArticleNepal must toughen fight on women's "fallen womb" crisis -Amnesty
By Gopal SharmaKATHMANDU, Feb 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When pregnant Nepali teenager Reena Pokharel began labor in her remote village, her family consulted a soothsayer, pressed her stomach...
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Venezuela's violent crime fuels the death business
By Andrew Cawthorne and Carlos Garcia RawlinsCARACAS (Reuters) - Strewn with smashed headstones, empty whisky bottles and the odd spent bullet casing, Caracas' 19th century Southern Cemetery is a...
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