Reborn German liberals could spell trouble for Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Later this year, Angela Merkel may form a new government with a party whose leader says Greece should leave the euro, Russia can keep Crimea and refugees will have to go home.
North Korea threatens to ‘sink’ Japan, reduce U.S. to ‘ashes and darkness’
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to “sink” Japan and reduce the United States to “ashes and darkness” for supporting a U.N. Security Council resolution and sanctions over its latest nucle…
Lawsuit accuses Google of bias against women in pay, promotions
(Reuters) – Three female former employees of Alphabet Inc’s Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions.
EU executive warms to Franco-German call on emergency border checks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive offered initial backing on Thursday to a Franco-German proposal to allow more permanent border checks within the bloc’s free-travel zone.
Trump thanks Florida first responders for Irma work
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised first responders in storm-ravaged Florida on Thursday for limiting the U.S. death toll from devastating Hurricane Irma, the second major storm to hit the United States this year.
Bank of England paves way for first rate hike in a decade
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England said it was likely to raise interest rates in the coming months if the economy and price pressures keep growing, giving its clearest signal to date that Britain’s first rate hike in a decade is approaching.
U.N. seeks ‘massive’ help for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar ‘ethnic cleansing’
DHAKA/YANGON (Reuters) – The United Nations appealed on Thursday for massive help for nearly 400,000 Muslims from Myanmar who have fled to Bangladesh, with concern growing that the number could keep rising, unless Myanmar ends what critics denounce as …
Lessons learned from a year of Slack, 1000 members, and immeasurable community growth
As we pass 1,000 active users on Slack, we want to take a moment to give gratitude to our community for making it happen.
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London fire inquiry starts amid anger, despair of survivors
LONDON (Reuters) – A public inquiry into a fire that killed at least 80 people at London’s Grenfell Tower will get to the truth about the tragedy, its chairman pledged on Thursday, but critics said survivors of the blaze were still being failed.
UK customs model unlikely to achieve frictionless post-Brexit trade
SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) – At Southampton docks, a top British port for trade with countries outside the EU, the scene is one of frictionless international commerce. It’s a model that business leaders hope will also work well with Europe after Br…