Changes: Five ways Brexit will transform the EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaving the European Union, to be triggered by Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday, may transform Britain but it will also change the EU. Here’s how:
Japan seeks answers in avalanche deaths of seven students and teacher
TOKYO (Reuters) – Investigators pored over a Japanese mountain on Tuesday after a massive avalanche tore through a group of high school students and teachers, killing eight, amid questions about why avalanche warnings were ignored and whether they had …
Poll shows Macron win in French election in shadow of ‘Penelopegate’
PARIS (Reuters) – The faltering campaign of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon suffered another setback on Tuesday when magistrates placed his wife under formal investigation over allegations that he paid her for a fake parliamentary job.
Kim Jong Nam’s body still in Malaysia amid talk of deal with North Korea
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The body of Kim Jong Nam, who was murdered in Malaysia last month, is still in Kuala Lumpur, health minister Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said on Tuesday, amid reports the remains of the estranged half brother of Nort…
Berlin airport ground staff agree pay deal after strikes: union
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Verdi union has agreed a three-year pay deal for its 2,000 workers at Berlin’s airports, ending the threat of further strikes after industrial action caused the cancellation of some 2,000 flights in recent weeks, the union …
South African anti-apartheid icon Kathrada dies at 87
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, who was sentenced to life imprisonment alongside Nelson Mandela and went on to be an open critic of President Jacob Zuma, died on Tuesday aged 87.
Hong Kong leader-elect says she’s determined to tackle high cost of housing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong-leader elect Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was “very determined” to tackle the high cost of housing in the densely populated city, among the top concerns of foreign business people working there.
Shanghai Shenhua’s home stadium catches fire
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The home stadium of China’s Shanghai Shenhua football club caught fire early on Tuesday but there were no casualties and the blaze was extinguished by mid-morning, the city government said.
Chaebol reform at forefront of South Korea presidential campaign – again
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s family-run conglomerates are facing calls for a shakeup in their governance from a leading candidate in May’s presidential election, following the ouster of former President Park Geun-hye in a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal.
Thousands shelter as “screaming, howling” Cyclone Debbie hits north Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Howling winds, heavy rain and huge seas pounded Australia’s northeast on Tuesday, damaging homes, wrecking jetties and cutting power to thousands of people as Tropical Cyclone Debbie tore through the far north of Queensland.
