Greece is facing criticism for plans to place migrants into ‘closed, controlled’ camps, which some describe as prisons but the government says will provide better living conditions. It comes as the country is concerned about a potential influx of Afghan refugees.
Russia will need to push Ukrainian forces further back and expand what it regards as a "buffer zone" if Kyiv takes delivery of advanced longer-range ATACM guided missile systems from the United States, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. The White House last October said it had provided Kyiv with a type of ATACMS capable of hitting targets up to 165 kilometres (102 miles) away.
Labour's deputy leader mocked the prime minister's height as she demanded a general election.
The U.S. dollar regained some lost ground on Wednesday following big falls against the euro and sterling the day before, while the yen remained mired near 34-year lows even as Japanese officials stepped up intervention warnings. The dollar index - which measures the currency against six major peers including the euro, sterling and yen - was last up 0.2% at 105.85 after earlier touching the lowest since April 12 at 105.59. It slumped 0.4% on Tuesday, driven by surprisingly robust European activity data and cooling U.S. business growth.
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Greece’s parliamentary speaker said that he would seek criminal charges against a lawmaker who allegedly punched a colleague during a debate on Wednesday. The member of parliament, who hasn't been named, was suspended for 15 days after the fight, which occurred just outside the debate chamber and was witnessed by several colleagues. “We can indict the perpetrator of this vile and barbaric attack, to charge him with a felony under a fast-track procedure,” Speaker Constantine Tassoulas said.
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Exchange operator CME Group reported an increase in first-quarter adjusted profit on Wednesday, helped by record growth in futures and options contracts tied to U.S. Treasuries and higher commodity markets trading activity. CME Group's average daily volume (ADV) in its U.S. Treasuries futures and options grew 12% year over year, reaching an all-time high of 7.8 million contracts per day, the company said, adding that ADV in its commodities markets rose 14% to 4.7 million contracts. On an adjusted basis, CME Group's net income rose to $911.1 million, or $2.50 per share, in the quarter, from $882.3 million, or $2.42 per share, a year earlier.
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Boeing's lower 737 MAX production will slow the pace of its recovery, as it faces a "difficult" period following a harrowing mid-air blowout on one of its jets in January, CEO Dave Calhoun told employees on Wednesday. Calhoun, who will step down as CEO around the end of the year, acknowledged Boeing was "in a tough moment" in the near term but reiterated that the company was deliberately slowing the system to improve quality and safety. Boeing is, however, seeing early signs of more "predictable, stable and efficient cycle times in (its) 737 factory," and expects this will continue to slowly improve, Calhoun said.
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Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Wednesday, with Tesla at the helm of gains after its quarterly results, while most megacap growth names also offered support. Other growth stocks also advanced, with Amazon.com, Microsoft and Nvidia up between 0.4% and 2.2%. rose 3.6% after the medical device maker raised its annual profit forecast.
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Calhoun, who will step down as CEO around the end of the year, acknowledged Boeing was "in a tough moment" in the near term but reiterated that the company was deliberately slowing the system to improve quality and safety. Boeing is, however, seeing early signs of more "predictable, stable and efficient cycle times in (its) 737 factory," and expects this will continue to slowly improve, Calhoun said. While he did not specify current production levels, Reuters reported earlier this month that output of its cash-cow 737 MAX had fallen sharply amid a step up in factory checks by U.S. regulators.
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