Art lovers face Louvre lock-out as staff join pension strike
PARIS (Reuters) – Tourists were turned away from the Louvre on Friday as striking staff blocked the entrance to the world’s most-visited museum. Many visitors had come to see a … Read More
The yield curve’s still weird. Fed’s Bullard is okay with that
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – It was more than a year ago when St. Louis Federal Reserve bank President James Bullard started raising the alarm about a U.S. bond market where … Read More
‘We can’t wait’: Maldives desperate for funds as islands risk going under
By Alasdair Pal and Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The tropical Maldives may lose entire islands unless it can quickly access cheap financing to fight the impact of climate … Read More
Senate passes North America trade deal, Canada still to approve
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labor and automotive … Read More
Canada’s and Iran’s foreign ministers to meet on Friday
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will meet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday to discuss Tehran’s shooting down of a Ukrainian airline last week, killing … Read More
Burundi’s mass graves reopen old wounds
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Twenty-six years ago, Prosper saw Burundian soldiers take away his brother and nephew. Neighbors told him soldiers had also discovered his mother in a house where she … Read More
Kremlin critic calls for protest against Putin’s constitutional reforms
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An opposition politician in Moscow urged Russians on Friday to take to the streets this weekend to protest against sweeping constitutional reforms floated by President Vladimir Putin. … Read More
U.S. manufacturing output rises unexpectedly
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing output rose unexpectedly in December as a drop in motor vehicle output was outpaced by increases in production of other durable goods, food and beverages, … Read More
Malta police chief quits after criticism over journalist’s murder
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta’s police chief has quit following criticism of his handling of the investigation into the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. New Prime Minister Robert Abela … Read More
Russia: Iran was spooked by reports of U.S. F-35s when it downed airliner
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Iran’s accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner last week occurred at a time when Tehran was spooked … Read More