By William James and Stephen Addison LONDON (Reuters) – Britain criticized the European Union on Sunday over the process of agreeing on its negotiating mandate for post-Brexit trade talks, saying the bloc was “hamstrung by indecision and delay” because different members wanted different things. The outcome of the talks between Britain and the EU, its […]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Alibaba Group <BABA.N> will provide 1 billion yuan ($144 million) in spending subsidies for a March online shopping festival to counter the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Alibaba’s announcement, made in a social media post on Thursday, comes as the e-commerce giant wrestles with depressed consumer spending in China, which is […]
A fresh fire has erupted at South Africa’s parliament building in Cape Town a day after it first went up in flames. The main assembly chamber was “completely gutted” by the initial blaze, which is thought to have broken out in an old parliament office building before spreading to the National Assembly on Sunday. More […]
