Iranian factory makes U.S. and Israeli flags to burn
KHOMEIN, Iran (Reuters) – Business is booming at Iran’s largest flag factory which makes U.S., British and Israeli flags for Iranian protesters to burn. At the factory in the town … Read More
Greece wants floating fence to keep migrants out
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece wants to install a floating barrier in the Aegean Sea to deter migrants arriving at its islands’ shores through Turkey, government officials said on Thursday. Greece … Read More
Malta court condemns minister for clearing journalist memorial
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta’s constitutional court ruled on Thursday that former justice minister Owen Bonnici had violated freedom of expression when he repeatedly ordered government workers to clean away a … Read More
Into the Brexit unknown, a dis-United Kingdom exits the European Union
By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom leaves the European Union an hour before midnight on Friday, casting off into an uncertain Brexit future that … Read More
Immigration to Switzerland rises ahead of vote on EU free-movement deal
ZURICH (Reuters) – Net immigration to Switzerland rose again last year, official data showed on Thursday, ahead of a May referendum pushed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party on ending … Read More
U.S. sees Chinese communist party as ‘central threat of our times,’ Pompeo says
LONDON (Reuters) – China is the central threat of our times and the United States and its allies must ensure they have the military and technological power to ensure that … Read More
Exclusive: SoftBank leads latest Alto Pharmacy funding round at over $1 billion valuation
By Anirban Sen and Munsif Vengattil BANGALORE (Reuters) – SoftBank’s second Vision Fund has led a new round of funding for Silicon Valley-based drug delivery firm Alto Pharmacy that valued … Read More
Nurse in Germany charged with attempted killing of five babies
BERLIN (Reuters) – Authorities in southwestern Germany detained an intensive care nurse on Wednesday, suspecting that she had attempted to kill five newborn babies in her charge with morphine, police … Read More
Japan issues arrest warrants for ex-U.S. soldier, two others for Ghosn escape
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese authorities on Thursday issued arrest warrants for a former U.S. special forces soldier and two other men on suspicion of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co boss … Read More
Italy’s 5-Star braces for splits as identity crisis deepens
By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement faces the prospect of desertions and ruinous splits which may be impossible to stem at a spring … Read More