(Reuters) - The conditions to officially recognise Palestine as a state have not yet been met, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, after a group of other European states announced such a move in the hope that this will help bring peace to the region.
"This is not just a symbolic issue or a question of political positioning, but a diplomatic tool in the service of the solution of two States living side by side in peace and security", Stephane... (continue reading...)
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said a general election would be held in the second half of this year, when asked if there would be a vote this summer.
(Reporting by Muvija M, editing by Sarah Young; Editing by Kate Holton)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Several cities across China have lowered down payment and mortgage loan interest rates, in response to the latest wave of stimulus measures to boost lackluster property demand, state media reported.
The down payment for first-time homebuyers in Hefei city and Wuhan city have been lowered from 20% to 15% - the lowest ratio allowed that the central bank announced last week, Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday.
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ANTWERP, Belgium (Reuters) - The European Chips Act is on track to help attract more than 100 billion euros ($108.41 billion) worth of private investment to the European semiconductor industry by 2030, a European Commission official said on Wednesday.
Thomas Skordas was speaking at a conference in Antwerp about the future of the initiative, which is Europe's answer to similar programmes in the United States and Japan and... (continue reading...)
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ROME (Reuters) - A veteran Italian paparazzi photographer has accused Gerard Depardieu of assaulting him in central Rome after he took photos of the French actor and his partner at a famed restaurant.
Rino Barillari, 79, told Italian media he went to Harry's Bar on Via Veneto when he heard that Depardieu was having lunch there on Tuesday with friends.
Barillari started taking photos before retreating to the... (continue reading...)
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