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MEXICO CITY, Sept 24- Emergency workers searched by floodlight in smashed buildings for survivors of Mexico's deadliest earthquake in 32 years amid fading rescue prospects, five nights after the disaster and as President Enrique Pena Nieto urged Mexicans to turn their attention to rebuilding. The search continued in a ruined office building in Mexico...
MEXICO CITY, Sept 23- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake that shook southern Mexico on Saturday spread fear in the capital and frustrated rescuers, some of whom were forced to suspend the search for survivors of an earlier, bigger tremor. The United States Geological Survey said the new quake was relatively shallow with an epicenter near Juchitan, a tropical region of...
BERLIN, Sept 23- Germany's foreign minister said on Saturday that he had been disappointed by British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit speech, adding to a downbeat reception from France ahead of the resumption of Brexit negotiations next week. Shortly afterwards, French President Emmanuel Macron said there was still not enough clarity on rules for...
MEXICO CITY, Sept 23- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook southern Mexico on Saturday and spread alarm in the capital, where rescuers temporarily suspended a search for survivors of a bigger tremor earlier this week out of fear of further building collapses. The United States Geological Survey said the new quake was relatively shallow with an epicenter near...
ROME, Sept 23- Italy on Saturday raised its forecasts for economic growth this year and next and said it would cut the budget deficit by less than previously promised. On Wednesday the Paris- based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development forecast Italian growth of 1.4 percent this year and 1.2 percent in 2018, compared with euro zone growth of 2.1...
MEXICO CITY, Sept 23- An army of trained rescuers and scores of volunteers carefully combed through the rubble of Mexico's most deadly earthquake in decades on Saturday, hoping against diminishing odds to pull more survivors out nearly four days after the disaster struck. Maria Isela Sandoval waited anxiously outside a collapsed office building in the...
MEXICO CITY, Sept 23- An army of trained rescuers and scores of volunteers carefully combed through the rubble of Mexico's most deadly earthquake in decades on Saturday, hoping against diminishing odds to pull more survivors out nearly four days after the disaster struck. Maria Isela Sandoval waited anxiously outside a collapsed office building in the...
MEXICO CITY, Sept 23- An army of trained rescuers and scores of volunteers carefully combed through the rubble of Mexico's most deadly earthquake in decades on Saturday, hoping against diminishing odds to pull more survivors out nearly four days after the disaster struck. Maria Isela Sandoval waited anxiously outside a collapsed office building in the...
MEXICO CITY, Sept 23- An army of trained rescuers and scores of volunteers carefully combed through the rubble of Mexico's most deadly earthquake in decades on Saturday, hoping against diminishing odds to pull more survivors out nearly four days after the disaster struck. Maria Isela Sandoval waited anxiously outside a collapsed office building in the...
MILAN, Sept 22- British designer Paul Surridge debuted in Milan with his first collection for Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli, showing tight-fitting designs and animal prints that he said were an attempt to find a new type of sensuality. The alumni of London's Central Saint Martins college became Cavalli's creative director in May, following the...
LONDON, Sept 22- Sterling skidded against the dollar and the euro on Friday, after British Prime Minister Theresa May failed to give any concrete details for how Britain might retain preferential access to Europe's single market. In a closely watched speech in Italy, May said Britain should stay in the trade bloc during a roughly two-year transition out of the...
*FTSE 100 jumps 0.6 pct on Florence speech. LONDON, Sept 22- Britain's major share index surged in afternoon trading on Friday as Prime Minister May's speech in Florence disappointed currency traders, sending the pound sliding. The blue chip FTSE 100 jumped 0.6 percent to its highest in a week as sterling slipped, boosting the large-cap companies which mainly...
LONDON, Sept 22- Sterling skidded against the dollar and the euro on Friday, after British Prime Minister Theresa May failed to give any concrete details for how Britain might retain preferential access to Europe's single market. In a closely watched speech in Italy, May said Britain should stay in the trade bloc during a roughly two-year transition out of the...
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May wants a transition phase before her country leaves the European Union completely. However, she has failed to provide solid details on how she sees that period looking like.
Sept 22- Uber faces having to withdraw ride hailing services in London, its busiest European market, after local regulator Transport for London pulled the company's licence for private hire cabs on Friday, a move Uber said it planned to appeal. UberPOP remains available in a handful of cities in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Norway, Poland and Switzerland.
MILAN, Sept 22- Italy's Tod's will press ahead without a chief designer, Group' Chairman Diego Della Valle said on Friday after its Spring Summer 2018 catwalk show in Milan. Today it is about many projects, limited edition collections... style is in movement, " Della Valle told reporters. Its "Italian Dream collection" showcased in the elegant frame of Milan's Modern Art...
FLORENCE, Italy— Britain's prime minister says UK won't seek either EU single-market membership or Canada-style free trade deal.
LONDON— The Latest on British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech on Brexit:. The European Union's Brexit negotiator is welcoming Prime Minister Theresa May's speech on leaving the bloc but says its content must be turned into action. Weber is not directly involved in the Brexit divorce talks between the U.K. and the EU, but the European Parliament must endorse...
*North Korea rhetoric drives safe haven currencies. LONDON, Sept 22- Jitters over a fresh exchange of barbs between North Korea and the United States eased in Europe on Friday as strong economic data supported European stocks, and investors' focus turned to a planned speech by Britain's prime minister on Brexit. Europe's main stock index recovered from early...
One of the issues May is expected to address in her afternoon speech in the Italian city of Florence is Britain's exit bill, which Brussels has demanded progress on before talks can progress. Britain has expressed frustration at the European Union's demands, with British ministers keen to start negotiating the terms of Britain's new relationship with the...
