Paris DIY shops ordered to close Sundays, prompting anger from business
PARIS (Reuters) – A court has ordered home improvement shops near Paris to close on Sundays, prompting anger about the burden of business regulation at a time when France is barely out of recession and consumers aren’t spending.
Muslim converts plead not guilty to killing British soldier
LONDON (Reuters) – Two Muslim converts pleaded not guilty on Friday to murdering a British soldier whose killing in broad daylight on a busy London street in May horrified the nation.
Chemical weapons watchdog to begin Syria inspections next week
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Experts from the world’s chemical weapons watchdog will begin inspecting Syria’s stockpile of toxic munitions by Tuesday, according to a draft agreement obtained by Reuters.
Philippines South China Sea legal case against China gathers pace
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Philippines’ legal challenge against China’s claims in the South China Sea is gathering pace, emerging as a “proxy battle” over Beijing’s territorial reach.
Norwegian Dreamliner stuck in Bangkok after hydraulic pump fails
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Air Shuttle suffered yet another Boeing Dreamliner breakdown on Friday when a hydraulic pump failed, delaying a flight to Stockholm from Bangkok, a spokesman said on Friday.
Japan defense chief wants more surveillance in key areas east of islands
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Friday that it needed to expand its surveillance activities to cover the Pacific Ocean off its east coast to protect its interests in a zone rich with resources where Chinese naval ships were recently spotted by ministry…
China’s corruption drive extends to provinces
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-corruption watchdog said it had uncovered abuses at several provincial governments and state-owned enterprises, in the latest sign of an expanding crackdown on graft.
China’s corruption drive extends to provinces
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-corruption watchdog said it had uncovered abuses at several provincial governments and state-owned enterprises, in the latest sign of an expanding crackdown on graft.
U.N. scientific panel blames mankind ever more clearly for warming
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Top climate scientists blamed mankind more clearly than ever as the main cause of global warming in a report on Friday meant to guide governments in dealing with rising temperatures, delegates said.
South Africa’s AMCU union says Amplats strike begins
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A strike over job cuts at Anglo American Platinum operations in South Africa has started, a senior Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) official said on Friday.
