Daily Archives: April 26, 2022

EU not working on “no deal” scenario for Brexit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is negotiating the terms of Britain’s exit from the bloc in good faith and is not working on a scenario where there is no agreement on the separation, the chairman of EU leaders Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.

Pledging to tackle inequality, May seeks identity beyond Brexit

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Tuesday to “hold a mirror up to society” with a study showing sharp racial disparities in Britain, as she looks for a way to demonstrate her leadership is about more than just delivering Brexit.

North Korea hackers stole South Korea-U.S. military plans – Yonhap

(Reuters) – North Korean hackers may have stolen a large amount of classified military documents, including the latest South Korea-U.S. wartime operational plan, a South Korean ruling party lawmaker said, Yonhap News reported on Tuesday.

UK stuck in slow growth gear, BoE on course to raise rates

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Brexit-bound economy remains stuck in a low gear but is probably not weak enough to dissuade the Bank of England from raising interest rates next month, economic data showed.

World economic growth improving, even as U.S., UK potential slows – IMF

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The current broad-based global economic upswing will likely be sustained this year and next, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, with gains in most of the world offsetting sluggish outcomes in the United States, Brit…

BAE to cut 2,000 jobs as CEO Woodburn tackles Typhoon fighter order stall

LONDON (Reuters) – BAE Systems will shed 2,000 jobs as new chief executive Charles Woodburn tries to shake up Britain’s biggest defence contractor in the face of dwindling orders for the Typhoon fighter jet.

Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension

YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar on Tuesday launched its first bid to improve relations between Buddhists and Muslims since an eruption of deadly violence in August inflamed communal tension and triggered an exodus of some 520,000 Muslims to Bangladesh.

Special Report – In Kim Jong Un’s summer palace, fun meets guns

SEOUL (Reuters) – In the seaside city of Wonsan, North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach, go fishing, and eat royal jelly flavour ice cream in the summer breeze. For their leader Kim Jong Un, the resort is a summer retreat, a future temple…