Allianz provided some reinsurance for burst Vale dam: sources
German insurer Allianz may have to cover some of the costs of the dam collapse at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao mine in Brazil, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Afghan peace talks ‘encouraging,’ acting Pentagon chief says
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Monday he was encouraged by U.S. peace talks with Afghan Taliban insurgents but added he had not yet been tasked with planning a full withdrawal of troops from the more than 17-year-old war.
Eurosceptic lawmaker Rees-Mogg expects UK government to set out Brexit position in amendment
Prominent pro-Brexit Conservative lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Monday he expected the government would set out its position on changes it plans to seek to its Brexit deal ahead of a debate in parliament on Tuesday.
Burkina Faso jihadist clashes kill 14, including soldiers
Gunmen killed four Burkina Faso soldiers and injured five others near the Malian border on Monday, a day after 10 civilians were killed nearby in a separate attack, the army and security officials said.
Greece plans 11 percent minimum wage hike, unions, employers say not enough
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Monday plans to increase the standard minimum monthly wage by about 11 percent, the first such hike since the country’s debt crisis erupted almost a decade ago.
Brazil president’s surgery going as planned, near complete: spokesman
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s surgery continued as planned into Monday afternoon, without problems, as doctors neared completion of the procedure to remove a colostomy bag, presidential spokesman Otávio Santana do Rêgo Barros told Reuters.
Havana hit by rare tornado, at least three dead
A rare tornado ripped through several working class districts of eastern Havana late Sunday night, leaving at least three dead and scores injured as it reduced some buildings to rubble, tore off roofs and flipped vehicles in its path.
Brazil’s grief turns to anger as death toll from Vale disaster hits 60
Grief over the hundreds of Brazilians feared killed in last week’s mining disaster has quickly hardened into anger as victims’ families and politicians say iron ore miner Vale SA and regulators have learned nothing from the recent past.
EU has Brexit message for May: Decide what you want
The European Union has a message for Prime Minister Theresa May as she plots a path out of the Brexit impasse: Britain needs to decide what it really wants but the negotiated divorce deal will not be reopened.
Britain’s May to meet her Conservatives to seek Brexit support
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet Conservative lawmakers on Monday, her spokesman said, to try to win her party’s backing before a series of votes on Tuesday that could influence her Brexit plans.
