Euro zone factory growth slowed to an 18-month low in June, slipping for the sixth month in a row amid widespread concerns about trade barriers and their impact on overall economic activity, a survey showed on Monday. IHS Markit’s June final manufacturing Purc... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – An exhibition dedicated to late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain opens in Ireland next month, showcasing a selection of the grunge rock singer’s belongings curated by his family. From his sketches and drawings to clothing and a car, “Growing Up ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturers on Tuesday said the government should abandon one of its main customs proposals for after Brexit, criticizing the so-called “max fac” option as unrealistic and a waste of money. The EEF manufacturers’ association said t... More »
BELFAST (Reuters) – Hundreds of women’s rights activist rallied in Belfast on Monday to put pressure on British Prime Minister Theresa May to reform Northern Ireland’s highly restrictive abortion rules after neighboring Ireland’s vote to liberalize its laws. V... More »
EILAT, Israel (Reuters) – Italian Elia Viviani of the Quick-Step Floors team sealed his second consecutive Giro d’Italia stage win on Sunday when he was the fastest in a bunch sprint finish in the third stage in Eilat. Sam Bennett of Bora-Hansgrohe was in the ... More »
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods struggled to adjust to slow greens as he slipped six strokes behind American leader John Peterson in the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina on Thursday. On a day when two-times Wells Fargo winner Rory McIlro... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May has asked experts to look into options for a British satellite navigation system to rival the European Union’s Galileo project amid a row over attempts to restrict Britain’s access to sensitive information after Br... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone banks continued to cut their pile of soured debt in the final quarter of last year, European Central Bank data showed on Monday, working away on a key legacy of the bloc’s debt crisis which has weighed on growth and bank profits... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Sajid Javid as the new Home Secretary on Monday after the previous interior minister Amber Rudd quit over the treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents wrongly labeled illegal immigrants. Ja... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is considering setting up a satellite navigation system to rival the European Union’s Galileo project amid a row over attempts to restrict Britain’s access to sensitive security information after Brexit, the Financial Times reported.... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Ryanair (RYA.I) made an offer last week to formally recognize labor union Verdi to represent cabin crew in Germany, Verdi said in a statement on Monday. “We welcome this first step toward collective bargaining,” Verdi board member Christi... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – The ECB meets on Thursday against a backdrop of concern about a global trade spat and a softening in euro zone economic data that could potentially hamper the central bank’s plans to unwind its extraordinary monetary stimulus. In March, the ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Shire, the London-listed rare diseases specialist that is a potential takeover target for Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical, is selling its oncology business to unlisted French drugmaker Servier for $2.4 billion. The deal suggests there is value... More »
MADRID (Reuters) – World number four Jon Rahm won the Spanish Open to claim his third European Tour title on Sunday after holding his nerve against fellow Spaniard Nacho Elvira and Irishman Paul Dunne in a tight finale. Rahm began the day third on the leaderbo... More »
The U.S. government’s Supreme Court battle with Microsoft Corp over whether technology companies can be forced to hand over data stored overseas could be nearing its end, after federal prosecutors asked that the case be dismissed. President Donald Trump on Mar... More »
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday denied striking an agreement with France to delay the planned proposal of euro zone reforms at a summit of European leaders this month “I have never said anything about delays,” Merkel told a joint n... More »
The famous skyline with its banking district is pictured as a rescue helicopter flies by in Frankfurt early evening April 13, 2015. The European Central Bank’s governing council will meet in Frankfurt on Wednesday, April 15. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach LONDON, (Re... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Investors dumped Italy’s government bonds on Monday and rushed to buy high-grade equivalents such as German Bunds after the weekend Italian election saw a surge in support for anti-establishment parties, led by the 5-Star Movement. Italy fac... More »
Traders work at Frankfurt’s stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 6, 2018. Picture taken with a fisheye lens. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski LONDON (Reuters) – The revival of Germany’s grand coalition should aid stability and keep the euro zone’s plans for ti... More »
FILE PHOTO: The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Staff/Remote LONDON (Reuters) – European shares traded higher on Monday morning with gains across bourses and sectors as focus ... More »
Women gather in Parliament Square for a protest in support of legal abortion in Northern Ireland, and against a Tory coalition with the DUP, in central London, Britain, June 24, 2017. REUTERS/Marko Djurica GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Kingdom violates women’s... More »
Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, greets Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley at Stormont House, in Belfast, Northern Ireland February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne BELFAST (Reuters) – Britain still believes a deal can be done to restore Northern... More »
The greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) is shown in this undated handout photo taken in Brittany, France, released on February 7, 2018. Courtesy Olivier Farcy/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bats are the longest-lived mammals relative to body si... More »
FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration taken with the multiple exposure function of the camera shows a one Euro coin and a map of Europe, January 9, 2013. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Euro zone businesses started 2018 by increasing activity fa... More »
The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Staff/Remote LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks suffered a sharp sell-off at the open on Monday, tracking big drops in Asia as growing infla... More »
Construction cranes and buildings in the financial district are seen at sunrise in Dublin, Ireland November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. payments firm Stripe said on Monday it would place its first engineering center outside its ho... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives in Zurich, Switzerland January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who has garnered a large following on social media with rambunctious postings, said he sometimes twee... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he was a stable genius and tha... More »
DUBLIN (Reuters) – A majority of Irish voters would support a proposal to allow abortion up to 12 weeks into a pregnancy in a referendum due in the coming months, the first major national poll on the question showed on Friday. The government has pledged to hol... More »
FILE PHOTO: Jens Weidmann, President of German Bundesbank attends the Generation Euro Students’ Award ceremony at the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt June 20, 2012. REUTERS/Alex Domanski/File Photo FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone... More »
BELFAST (Reuters) – A British MP for the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein resigned on Monday in an outcry over a tweet he posted on the anniversary of a day in 1976 when 10 Protestant textile workers were shot dead, an act which police blamed on the IRA. Barr... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German residential property developer Instone Real Estate is targeting a flotation on the Frankfurt stock exchange in March, adding to a growing pipeline of spring listings in Germany, people close to the matter said. The company is worki... More »
(Reuters) – An airline passenger was arrested after leaving a plane delayed on the tarmac at a Spanish airport via the emergency exit. Passenger Fernando Del Valle Villlobos captured the incident, which took place on Monday, in a video that showed the man walk... More »
Australian police patrol the area where a driver on Thursday deliberately ploughed into pedestrians in central Melbourne, Australia, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Nearly half the 19 people injured when a driver with no known extr... More »
FILE PHOTO: A pilot disembarks a Ryanair flight at Stansted airport in London, Britain September 27, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne BERLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair’s efforts to avert its first ever pilots strike collapsed on Friday as pilots in Germany held a four-... More »
British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union agreed on Friday to move Brexit talks onto trade and a transition pact but some leaders cautioned t... More »
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is welcomed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the EC headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union struck a deal on ... More »
An Anti-Brexit protestor waves EU and Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Friday that enough progress had been made in Brexit negotiations t... More »
European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds a press conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier... More »
The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks rallied to a week’s high on Friday as Britain and the European Union announced a ... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain will honor all its financial obligations to the European Union as part of its divorce bill, but the payments will not be required any earlier than if Britain had remained an EU member, the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said.... More »
Jordanian Dinar, Yuan, Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Pound and Riyals banknotes are seen in this picture illustration taken June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration LONDON (Reuters) – How much are you worth? For the FX and bond analysts covering the world’s b... More »
FILE PHOTO: Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party speaks at the Conferederation of British Industry’s annual conference in London, Britain, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mary Turner/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour... More »
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers will decide on Tuesday on the composition of an EU blacklist of tax havens tha... More »
A general view shows the aerial subway and the city rooftops in Paris February 24, 2015. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – The surprise decision to move the European Banking Authority to Paris will boost its chances of attracting London banks af... More »
Irish musician and activist Bob Geldof called Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi "a hand maiden to genocide" on Monday as he returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin award in protest over his fellow recipient's response to the repression of Rohingya Muslims. More »
The European Central Bank should scrap plans for industry-wide rules to force banks to clean up bad loans, the head of the European Parliament's influential economic affairs committee said on Friday, as lawmakers dug in their heels in a dispute. More »
The European Union stepped up pressure on Britain on Friday to clarify over the next two weeks what financial obligations to the EU it will honor on leaving the bloc in 2019, or risk delaying talks on future trade ties vital for firms in Britain. More »
A planned $1 billion Apple data center is in doubt after Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the U.S. company's Chief Executive Tim Cook would no longer commit to it, adding that Dublin would do whatever necessary to get it built. More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to resolve a major privacy dispute between the Justice Department and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) over whether prosecutors should get access to emails stored on company servers overseas. More »
Imagine contact lenses that monitor glucose levels for diabetics, tiny implants to tackle chronic diseases, or algorithms that crunch data to predict illness rates. More »
The boss of Monarch Airlines said he was "absolutely devastated" by the failure of Britain's fifth largest carrier which wrecked the holiday plans of hundreds of thousands of tourists and left most of its staff out of work. More »
Britain's Monarch Airlines [MONA.UL] collapsed on Monday, causing the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of holidays, after falling victim to intense competition for flights and a weaker pound. More »
Asia's second-biggest aircraft lessor, BOC Aviation Ltd (2588.HK), said on Tuesday it was working to find new homes for 13 Boeing Co (BA.N) 737 MAX 8 aircraft it had planned to lease to collapsed British carrier Monarch Airlines. More »
U.S. credit hedge fund Marathon Asset Management sees buying opportunities in British non-performing loans as Britain's economy slows down following its vote to leave the European Union, the fund's chief executive said on Thursday. More »
British food delivery company Deliveroo has raised $385 million in private funding, it said on Sunday, as it prepares for expansion to help it compete with publicly traded rivals such as Delivery Hero and Just Eat. More »
Ryanair (RYA.I) admitted on Monday it had messed up after the Irish budget airline disrupted the plans of hundreds of thousands of travelers by cancelling flights to cope with pilot shortages and improve its punctuality record. More »
Around 10,000 finance jobs will be shifted out of Britain or created overseas in the next few years if the UK is denied access to Europe's single market, according to a Reuters survey of firms employing the bulk of workers in international finance. More »
An Egyptian court on Monday acquitted Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa and his three sisters of charges including murder in a mass trial that has been going on for over four years, during which he was in jail. More »
Portugal's 10-year bond yield hit its lowest level since January 2016 on Monday, driven by the country regaining an investment grade credit rating after 5-1/2 years, effectively drawing a line under its debt crisis. More »
Janssen Sciences Ireland UC, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, said it would discontinue further development of its hepatitis C research, citing increased availability of a number of effective hepatitis C therapies. More »
London remains the globe's most attractive financial center, extending its lead over New York despite Britain's looming departure from the European Union, a survey found on Monday. More »
Europe's regulators are competing to hire risk specialists to prepare for an influx of banks escaping Brexit, nudging up salaries and stretching staff budgets. More »
A ruthless Floyd Mayweather scored a 10th round technical knockout over mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor on Saturday, the American cementing his legacy as an all-time boxing great with his 50th win in as many fights. More »
I'm here to send you the regards of the Federal Chancellor. I am entitled to tell you we want you in Germany. This private message from Angela Merkel, delivered by a regional politician to Wall Street bankers last year, is having the desired effect. More »
Basic resources and energy stocks helped European benchmarks build on the previous week's robust gains on Monday, as commodity prices climbed. More »
European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and his delegation and Britain’s Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis and his delegation attend a first full round of talks on Britain’s divorce terms from the European Union, in ... More »
FILE PHOTO – Filled oil drums are seen at Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s lubricants blending plant in the town of Torzhok, north-west of Tver, November 7, 2014. Royal Dutch Shell is to sell its 45 percent stake in the Corrib gas venture to a subsidiary of Canada Pens... More »
United States Boxing – Staples Center Los Angeles – July 11, 2017 Boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor square off. Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor traded barbs during a lively pr... More »
U2 perform during their U2: The Joshua Tree Tour, at Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain, July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez Irish rock group U2 kicked off the European leg of “The Joshua Tree” tour on Saturday by returning to the album that tackled their lo... More »
FILE PHOTO – The dismantled Euro sign sculpture stand in front of the headquarters of the former European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt July 8, 2015. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski Euro zone government bonds steadied on Friday from another battering that left market... More »
Britain Boxing – Gervonta Davis & Liam Walsh Public Work-Outs – York Hall, Bethnal Green – 17/5/17 Floyd Mayweather during the work out Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge Livepic Amir Khan spent years trying to nail down a showdown with Floyd Maywea... More »
FILE PHOTO: Finished cars are stored at the SEAT factory in Martorell, near Barcelona, Spain March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo Factories across the euro zone rounded off the first half of 2017 by ramping up activity at the fastest rate for over six... More »
Boxing – Manny Pacquiao v Jeff Horn – WBO World Welterweight Title – Brisbane, Australia – July 2, 2017. Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Jeff Horn of Australia fight. AAP/Dave Hunt/via REUTERS Australia’s Jeff Horn brushed aside the outcry against his sh... More »
Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Arlene Foster speaks to media outside Government buildings in Dublin, Ireland June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne The leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Arlene Foster, has returned t... More »
Jun 17, 2017- Erin, WI, USA- Tommy Fleetwood plays his approach shot onto the 18th green during the third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Erin Hills. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports The shackles are off England’s Tommy Fleetwood, ri... More »
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, leaves 10 Downing Street in central London, Britain June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble Talks between Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party and Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives on supporting the British lead... More »
A deal between Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party and British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives could be delayed until next week after a fire in an apartment block in central London killed several people on Wednesday, the BBC reported. More »
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi listens during a news conference following the Governing Council meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins Euro zone bond yields hit multi-month lows and the euro dipped below $1.12 on Thursday... More »
Injured All Blacks hooker Dane Coles was named alongside three Barrett brothers in Steve Hansen’s All Blacks squad for the three-test series against the British and Irish Lions on Thursday. More »
A former State Street Corp executive has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud six clients through secret commissions on billions of dollars of trades, according to court papers filed on Tuesday. More »
An Irish nun and a policeman have emerged as unlikely sporting stars, after a video of the pair kicking a football in their respective uniforms went viral. More »
Bono sings from centre stage during the opening concert of rock group U2’s global The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada May 12, 2017. Picture taken May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Nick Didlick Veteran Irish rock band U2 is the top-selling live... More »
Dooagh beach is seen after a storm returned sand to it, 30 years after another storm had stripped all the sand off the beach, on Achill island, County Mayo, Ireland, May 5, 2017. Picture taken May 5, 2017 Sean Molloy/Achill Tourism Via Reuters A beach that was... More »
Guido Rasi, executive director the European Medicines Agency (EMA), poses for a portrait at his office in London, Britain, January 6, 2012. REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly/File Photo Europe’s drugmakers pushed for a decision as early as June on the new location for t... More »
A man walks past a Yahoo logo during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo/File Photo Yahoo’s European regulator said it is preparing to give the U.S. Internet company the results of an investigation in... More »
FILE PHOTO – The Allergan logo is seen in this photo illustration in Singapore November 23, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo Allergan plc (AGN.N) said on Wednesday that its Botox blockbuster wrinkle treatment just missed achieving a significant improvemen... More »
FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo Euro zone money markets on Friday showed around an 80 percent chance that the European Central Bank could lift its deposit rate at its ... More »
Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny (R) presents a traditional gift of a bowl of shamrocks to U.S. President Donald Trump during a St. Patrick’s Day reception at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Irish Prime Minister En... More »
From the coral necklace worn by Vivien Leigh in “Gone With The Wind” to Marilyn Monroe’s gold and pearl drop earrings from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” the glittering adornments made for Hollywood’s stars will go up for auction this year. More »
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends the Brexit debate in the Scottish Parliament Edinburgh Scotland, Britain January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne Scotland could hold an independence referendum in autumn 2018, just months before the United Kin... More »
File photo: Cycling – Tour de France cycling race – The 146 km (90 miles) Stage 19 from Albertville to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, France – 22/07/2016 – Romain Bardet of France wins on the finish line. REUTERS/Juan Medina Pre-race favorite Romain Bardet has been... More »
A voter arrives at a boathouse being used as a polling station, on polling day for the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, at Groomsport near Bangor in Northern Ireland, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville Turnout was higher among Irish nationalist voters th... More »
A man works at the assembly line in the truck production plant of truck and bus-maker MAN AG in Munich, Germany July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle Activity in euro zone businesses grew at its quickest pace in nearly six years in February and job creation re... More »
A man works at the assembly line in the truck production plant of truck and bus-maker MAN AG in Munich, Germany July 30, 2015. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle Euro zone manufacturing growth accelerated to a six-year high in February as a weaker euro helped drive strong... More »
FILE PHOTO – Bono (C), guitarist The Edge (L) and bass guitarist Adam Clayton of U2 perform during the iHeartRadio Music Festival at The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo A British songwriter and g... More »
Berlin’s SoundCloud CEO Alexander Ljung attends the LeWeb technology conference December 4, 2012 in Aubervilliers, near Paris. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer Music-streaming service SoundCloud launched a budget subscription package on Tuesday, hoping to convert more... More »
Actor Arsenio Hall poses at the premiere of ”Mr. Church” in Los Angeles, California U.S., September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Comedian Arsenio Hall has dropped a lawsuit against Sinead O’Connor after the Irish singer apologized for claiming he had long pr... More »
February 16, 2017- Pacific Palisades, CA, USA- Dustin Johnson hits from the ninth hole fairway during the first round of the Genesis Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Big-hitting Dustin Johnson made a strong start i... More »
Irish-trained horses look set to repeat last year’s dominance of the Grand National as they were given the top five weights for the famous marathon steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool on April 8. More »
