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 »
The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote LONDON (Reuters) – A breakthrough in Brexit negotiations pushed sterling to a six-month high against the euro on Friday and add... More »
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – An Australian conservative politician on Monday proposed to his long-term partner on the floor of parliament, ahead of the expected passage of a measure for same sex couples to marry. Australians overwhelmingly voted for same-sex marriage... More »
The German Central Bank (Bundesbank) presents the 50 euro banknote at its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach LONDON (Reuters) – The euro edged higher for a third consecutive day on Friday as investment flows propped up ... 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 »
FILE PHOTO – Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem arrives at Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Finance ministers from Latvia, Luxembourg,... 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 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 »
American author George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize, a high-profile literary award, for his first novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo," - a fictional account of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln burying his young son. 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 European Commission said on Wednesday it was taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for its failure to recover up to 13 billion euros ($15.3 billion) of tax due from Apple Inc (AAPL.O), a move labeled as "regrettable" by Dublin. 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 actor Colin Firth, who has often played the role of a quintessential Englishman in his many films, has become an Italian citizen, Italy's Interior Ministry said. 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 »
Insurers are counting on real-time technology to help them cut back payouts, from a system warning ships of nearby pirates to an app offering to buy sleepy drivers a coffee on the motorway. More »
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown said on Friday a deal that drugmaker Allergan Plc made with a Native-American tribe to shield patents "rips off consumers" and cannot "become the new normal." 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 »
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said it planned to approve an application that would let Vanguard Group, the world's second largest asset manager, offer exchange-traded versions of its actively managed mutual funds. 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 »
Industrial output in the 19 countries sharing the euro currency fell by more than expected in June, as the production of capital and durable goods fell following sharp increases in the previous month, European statistics office Eurostat said on Monday. More »
The risk of cyber attacks targeting ships' satellite navigation is pushing nations to delve back through history and develop back-up systems with roots in World War Two radio technology. 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 »
A traveler walks past a sign for Royal Jordanian airline at JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways are the latest Middle East carriers to be exempted from an in-cabin ban on laptops... More »
British skydivers Olly Ayllot, Pete Sherwood and Pete Cheek carry their parachutes after skydiving from a plane some 22,400 feet above Diani beach, near Mombasa, Kenya July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Joseph Okanga As gloomy headlines multiplied in the wake of last year’... More »
Radiohead performs on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez Britain’s Radiohead returned to Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on Friday, 20 years after a legendary performance a... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump walks from Maine One as he returns to the White House in Washington, U.S., June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress will soon confront a complex challenge for tax reform: how to... 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 »
Football Soccer – Latvia vs Portugal – 2018 World Cup Qualifying European Zone – Group B – Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia – June 9, 2017 Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo gestures Reuters / Kacper Pempel Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo denied on Tuesday ever hiding any... More »
FILE PHOTO: European Union Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova holds news conference at the EC headquarters in Brussels, Belgium January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman The European Union wants to make it easier for law enforcement authorities to get electronic ev... 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 »
U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Representative Bill Shuster (R-PA) holds strips of paper used by air traffic controllers to keep track of planes during an event where U.S. President Donald Trump proposed reforms to the U.S. a... 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 »
Portugal’s Salvador Sobral celebrates after winning the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine, May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Portugal’s Salvador Sobral won the Eurovision Song Contest on S... 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 »
FILE PHOTO -Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney and coach Mike Tomlin (back) celebrate after their team defeated the Arizona Cardinals to win NFL’s Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida February 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes/File Photo (The Sports X... More »
Former world number one Luke Donald, looking to break through at the RBC Heritage after many close calls, shot a six-under-par 65 that left him two shots off the lead after the opening round in South Carolina on Thursday. 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 »
James (L), Charlie and Matt (R) who form the British rock band Busted arrive for the Band Aid 20 recording at Air Studios in London, November 14, 2004. REUTERS/Peter Macdiarmid British pop punk band Busted say their reunion after a decade apart feels “normal n... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump departs West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., to return to Washington March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday: More »
The Finnish government on Friday said it will join several other European Union states in bidding to become the new home of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) once Britain leaves the EU. 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
FILE PHOTO: Italy’s lower house President Laura Boldrini smiles at the end of the first day of consultations with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Palace in Rome February 14, 2014. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo Facebook must do much more... More »
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde delivers remarks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Sunday that she... More »
Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba ran the fastest ever women’s 2,000 meters at the indoor Miting Internacional de Catalunya meeting in Sabadell, Spain on Tuesday. More »
A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) is pictured in Bern, Switzerland, January 16, 2017. Picture taken on January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse U.S. medical implant maker Zimmer Biomet’s (ZBH.N) decision on a potential $40 m... More »
The logo of Apple is seen at a store in Zurich, Switzerland November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Ireland accused the European Commission on Monday of exceeding its powers and interfering with the EU member’s national sovereignty over tax affairs in ruling ... More »
A 3D printed Apple logo is seen in front of a displayed European Union flag in this illustration taken September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Apple (AAPL.O) will launch a legal challenge this week to a record $14 billion EU tax demand, arguing that... More »
Ireland’s former Olympic chief Pat Hickey returned to Dublin on Sunday and said he will continue to fight to clear his name after being charged in Brazil in August over an alleged scheme to sell Olympic tickets illegally. More »
The flag of the Twenty-First Century Fox Inc is seen waving at the company headquarters in the Manhattan borough in New York June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) has struck a preliminary deal to... More »
Wrapped up warmly with layers of clothing, gloves, hats and goggles, the runners await the blasting siren marking the start of the race before heading off onto the barren track. More »
A photo illustration shows the Uber app logo displayed on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London, Britain October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Illustration Uber [UBER.UL] will seek to convince Europe’s top court next w... More »
A picture shows the Facebook logo at the Facebook office in Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Stefanie Loos Britain’s privacy watchdog said on Monday that Facebook (FB.O) has agreed to suspend using data from UK users of its WhatsApp messaging app for ... More »
Pedestrians walk past the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski The euro zone housing market is on its best run since the global financial crisis but prices on average are still only in ... More »
A man passes a trade exhibition stand at the Careers and Jobs Live careers fair at the ExCeL centre in London April 19, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor Euro zone unemployment was 10.0 percent in September, unchanged from a downward revised 10.0 percent in August ... More »
Nov 2, 2016- Cleveland, OH, USA- Chicago Cubs players celebrate on the field after defeating the Cleveland Indians in game seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports When the long-suffering Chicago Cub... More »
FILE PHOTO – Captain Paul McGinley poses with the Ryder Cup after the closing ceremony of the 40th Ryder Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland September 28, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble Former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley expects Europe, beaten by the United States in ... More »
U.S. fund manager Franklin Templeton said on Monday it was launching a new global currency fund headed by its star bond investor Michael Hasenstab and one of his chief lieutenants. More »
Demonstrators take part in a protest to urge the Irish Government to repeal the 8th amendment to the constitution, which enforces strict limitations to a woman’s right to an abortion, in Dublin, Ireland September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Thousands of... More »
Deborah Levy, one of the shortlisted authors for the 2012 Man Booker Prize, poses with her book ”Swimming Home”, in London October 15, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo Novels on subjects ranging from murder in 19th century Scotland to classical music in... More »
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny speaks at a press conference at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne The European Union will not give in to British demands for full access to the bloc’s single market unless London al... More »
Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem reacts during a European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir Multinational companies should refrain from tax-avoidance practices and pay... More »
Director Nick Hamm (C) poses with actors Colm Meaney (L) and Timothy Spall as they attend the photocall for the movie ‘The Journey’ at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Film director Nick Hamm hopes hi... More »
Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem gestures during a European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir Fighting tax avoidance should be a cornerstone of a push by EU authoritie... More »
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker chairs a meeting of the EU executive body in Brussels, Belgium, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir An EU ruling that Apple Inc must pay a huge tax bill to Ireland was clearly based on facts and existing rul... More »
