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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s ruling coalition government on Tuesday presented the results of 30-hour marathon negotiations aimed at resolving a spat that has threatened to delay major policy initiatives in Europe’s top economy. Finance Minister Christian Lindner said while discussions had been intense the outcome was “good”, adding there would be no major impact on the government budget as a result of the decisions taken. The agreement covers an overhaul of […]

CAIRO (Reuters) – Bahrain’s foreign ministry has summoned Iraq’s Chargé d’Affaires Moayad Omar Abdul Rahman for breaching diplomatic norms, the Bahrain state news agency said on Tuesday. State media also reported that Rahman was handed an official note of protest for “(his) interference in the Kingdom’s internal affairs,” without providing further details. A few hours after the statement was released, the Iraqi foreign ministry said it was returning Abdul Rahman […]

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization has tailored its COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a shot but older, high-risk groups should get a booster between 6 to 12 months after their last vaccine. The U.N. agency said the aim was to focus efforts on vaccinating those facing the greatest threat of severe disease and death […]

(Corrects spelling error in headline) CAIRO (Reuters) – Bahrain’s foreign ministry has summoned Iraq’s Chargé d’Affaires Moayad Omar Abdul Rahman for breaching diplomatic norms, the Bahrain state news agency said on Tuesday. State media also reported that Rahman was handed an official note of protest for “(his) interference in the Kingdom’s internal affairs,” without providing further details. A few hours after the statement was released, the Iraqi foreign ministry said […]

(Reuters) – A cool, confident Taylor Fritz booked his ticket to a fifth straight quarter final at the Miami Open on Tuesday, easing past Denmark’s Holger Rune 6-3 6-4, as Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner breezed by sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev in straight sets. The American ninth seed pumped his racquet in a subdued celebration after an unreturnable serve wrapped up victory over the seventh-seeded Rune, who failed to convert five […]

By Sinéad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The S&P 500 inched lower on Tuesday after the previous session’s gains while Treasury yields rose with gold with investors still wary of banks and the economy in the absence of strong positive catalysts. Stocks had rallied on Monday when investors were relieved by no new bank failures in evidence over the weekend and they were reassured by the sale […]

By Marco Trujillo, Stephane Mahe and Ingrid Melander PARIS/NANTES, France (Reuters) -Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris, who charged at them and threw teargas in confrontations on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill. Clashes also erupted on Tuesday at similar rallies in other cities including Rennes, Bordeaux and Toulouse, with a bank branch […]

(Corrects paragraph 1 to remove erroneous reference to gold rising 2 consecutive days) By Sinéad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The S&P 500 inched lower on Tuesday after the previous session’s gains while Treasury yields rose with gold with investors still wary of banks and the economy in the absence of strong positive catalysts. Stocks had rallied on Monday when investors were relieved by no new bank failures […]

(Reuters) -Electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group Inc is planning to lay off about 18% of its workforce, Insider reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo. The company’s shares fell more than 7%. Lucid, which makes luxury electric cars, will communicate details of the layoffs in the next three days, according to the report. At the end of last year, the company had about 7,200 employees. […]

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Stephane Mahe PARIS/NANTES, France (Reuters) -Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris who responded with teargas, on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill. Clashes also erupted in similar rallies in cities including Rennes, Bordeaux and Toulouse, with a bank branch and cars set ablaze in Nantes. However, while public frustration […]