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UK services sector lost steam in lead up to the budget, PMI shows
Date: November 5, 2024
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s services sector lost momentum in the run-up to the new government’s first budget in October, with business activity growing at the weakest rate in 11 months and the first fall in employment since December, a survey showed on Tuesday. The S&P Global UK Services Purchasing Managers Index stood...
Who are the candidates running in the US presidential election?
Date: November 5, 2024
By Costas Pitas, Susan Heavey (Reuters) -Republican former President Donald Trump will face Vice President Kamala Harris in a Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, with both candidates making their final pitches in battleground states ahead of what is projected to be a tight race. Several third-party hopefuls are also running. Here are the candidates. DEMOCRATIC...
US voters head to polls as turbulent election season nears climax
Date: November 5, 2024
By Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The dizzying presidential contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris hurtled toward an uncertain finish on Tuesday as millions of Americans headed to the polls to choose between two sharply different visions for the country. A race churned by unprecedented events – two assassination attempts against Trump, President...
EU’s von der Leyen to skip COP29 climate summit
Date: November 5, 2024
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not attend this year’s United Nations climate change summit, known as COP29, a Commission spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday. Von der Leyen will skip the climate talks because of political developments in Brussels. There, EU lawmakers are vetting the members of...
Doing nothing not an option, German liberals tell coalition allies
Date: November 5, 2024
By Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Christian Lindner asked his partners on Tuesday to make their own proposals on economic policy after the budgetary package his party floated last week brought Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition to the brink of collapse. The loveless alliance was thrown into disarray when Lindner’s neo-liberal Free Democrats, the...
Analysis-China’s latest cry for more babies may fall on deaf ears
Date: November 5, 2024
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – “Having three children is the best” says a vibrant neon pink sign at a wedding expo in the southern Chinese city of Changsha, where visitors can also pick up tips on tying the knot and men can strap on a pregnancy belly to experience childbirth pain. The marriage-themed...