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EU Wants Airbnb, Rivals to Share Bookings Data With Authorities
Date: November 7, 2022
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Airbnb and other short-term home rental companies will have to share data on the number of people using their platforms under proposed EU rules, the European Commission said on Monday, in a light-touch approach to regulating this sector. The EU executive’s proposal comes as popular tourist destinations such as...
Analysis-Bank of England’s Recession Warning Turns Spotlight to UK Budget Plan
Date: November 4, 2022
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The risk of a two-year recession in Britain, flagged this week by the Bank of England, underscores the high stakes for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his finance minister Jeremy Hunt as they prepare to announce major tax increases and spending cuts. The BoE said on Thursday that Britain’s...
British PM Sunak Expected to Shelve Plans to Privatise Channel 4 -Ft
Date: November 4, 2022
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to put off the proposed privatisation of publicly-owned broadcaster Channel 4, Financial Times reported on Friday. The Prime Minister’s office has signalled the decision to drop the sale to the TV industry and parliament as he reviews campaign pledges and decides whether it is the right...
Quebec’s Elected Officials Must Swear Oath to King Charles to Sit in National Assembly
Date: November 2, 2022
(Reuters) – Quebec National Assembly speaker ruled on Tuesday that all elected members must swear an oath to Britain’s King Charles and not just to the people of Quebec in order to perform their duties in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province. “As the law currently stands, this oath is not optional,” Speaker Francois Paradis wrote...
Carney-Led Finance Group Calls for More G20 Climate Plan Details
Date: November 1, 2022
By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – A coalition of financial firms led by former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has called on G20 governments to raise their climate ambitions and set out more detailed plans to decarbonise their economies. The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) urged policymakers to publish robust transition plans...
UK Government Under Pressure Over Conditions at Migrant Centre
Date: November 1, 2022
By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – The British government came under increasing pressure on Monday to tackle deteriorating conditions at a migrant processing centre in southeast England a lawmaker said was “overwhelmed” by the numbers of people arriving across the English Channel. Nearly 1,000 migrants arrived in Britain in small boats on Saturday alone, according...