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Trade unions call for more strikes over Macron’s pension reform

By Antony Paone and Benoit Tessier PARIS (Reuters) -More than a million people marched through French cities on Thursday to denounce President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age, with a wave of nationwide strikes halting trains, blocking refineries and curbing power generation. Buoyed by their success, the country’s leading trade unions called for …

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Embattled U.S. Rep. George Santos was drag queen in Brazil pageants, associates say

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) -U.S. Representative George Santos competed as a drag queen in Brazilian beauty pageants 15 years ago, two acquaintances told Reuters on Wednesday, adding to contrasts that have drawn criticism of the openly gay Republican congressman’s staunchly conservative views. The embattled freshman congressman has also faced calls from fellow New …

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Davos 2023-Starmer says no new UK oil and gas fields under a Labour government

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition leader Keir Starmer said on Thursday there would be no investment in new oil and gas fields in Britain under a Labour government – a big change from current UK energy policies. Starmer said during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos that his …

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Google loses bid to block Indian Android antitrust ruling in major setback

By Arpan Chaturvedi, Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Google on Thursday lost its fight in India’s Supreme Court to block an antitrust order, in a major setback that will force the U.S. tech giant to change the business model of its popular Android operating system in a key growth market. The Competition …

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Yum Brands says nearly 300 restaurants in UK impacted due to cyber attack

(Reuters) – Yum Brands Inc said late on Wednesday a ransomware attack impacted certain information technology systems of the company which led to the closure of nearly 300 restaurants in the United Kingdom for a day. The company added all the stores were now operational and it had initiated response protocols detection of the incident. …

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Stocks fall, yields up; economic slowdown worries mount

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stocks fell on Thursday and U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury yields bounced up off of four-month lows, as worries mounted that an aggressive stance by central banks could push the global economy into a slowdown. Wall Street stocks ended lower on recession worries, while European shares recorded their …

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UK government falling far short on environment protection plan – watchdog

By William James LONDON (Reuters) – The UK government is falling far short of delivering its 25-year plan to improve the environment, the country’s nature protection watchdog said on Thursday, highlighting in particular a chronic decline in the abundance of key plant and wildlife species. In 2018, the government set out a long term plan …

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Indian shares end lower as consumer, metals decline

By Rama Venkat BENGALURU (Reuters) -Consumer and metal stocks dragged Indian shares lower on Thursday after two straight sessions of gains, as weak U.S. economic data stoked recession fears in global markets. The Nifty 50 index was down 0.32% at 18,107.85 at close, while the S&P BSE Sensex declined 0.31% to 60,858.43. “The crucial issue …

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Gold rises 1% on tepid U.S. dollar, safe-haven inflows

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices rose nearly 1% on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and some safe-haven demand as weak U.S. economic readings and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fuelled recession worries. Spot gold gained 0.8% to $1,919.41 per ounce by 10:47 a.m. ET (1547 GMT). U.S. gold futures rose 0.9% …

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India’s Sun Pharma acquires U.S.-based Concert for $576 million

(Reuters) -Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, India’s largest drugmaker, said on Thursday it will acquire U.S.-based Concert Pharmaceuticals for $576 million in cash to gain access to its experimental drug for treating patchy baldness. The deal is the Indian drugmaker’s biggest since its $3.2 billion acquisition of generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd in 2014, according to …

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