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By Stoyan Nenov SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarians vote in their fifth parliamentary election in two years on Sunday amid rising resentment towards political elites who many see as unwilling to tackle graft and economic reforms. Opinion polls show the ballot will likely leave Bulgaria short of a functioning parliamentary majority again, putting in question its ambitions to join the euro zone in the near term and effectively use European Union […]

(Corrects adviser’s last name in paragraph 4 to Mehghani, not Meqdani) DUBAI (Reuters) – A military adviser to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps died of his injuries after an Israeli air strike near Syria’s capital, Iranian semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Israel has for years carried out attacks against what it has described as Iran-linked targets in Syria, where Tehran’s influence has grown since it began supporting President […]

By Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finns cast ballots on Sunday in a closely contested parliamentary election that could cost left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin power amid voter concern over the future of generous public services at a time of economic downturn. No party is seen as holding a decisive lead and the election is likely to be followed lengthy coalition talks, although whichever party wins on […]

By Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finns cast ballots on Sunday in a closely contested parliamentary election that could cost left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin power amid voter concern over the future of generous public services at a time of economic downturn. No party is seen as holding a decisive lead and the election is likely to be followed lengthy coalition talks, although whichever party wins on […]

GENEVA (Reuters) – The bank created by the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse is poised to reduce its workforce by 20-30%, Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger reported on Sunday, citing an unnamed senior UBS manager. UBS agreed to buy Zurich rival Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.3 billion) in a deal engineered by the Swiss government, the central bank and market regulator to avoid a meltdown in the country’s financial […]

By Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finns cast ballots on Sunday in a closely contested parliamentary election that could cost left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin power amid voter concern over the future of generous public services at a time of economic downturn. No party is seen as holding a decisive lead and the election is likely to be followed lengthy coalition talks, although whichever party wins on […]

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Max Verstappen was crowned Australian Grand Prix winner on Sunday after two late red flags and a slew of crashes threw the race into chaos before the Dutchman was allowed a processional victory lap around Albert Park. Verstappen was leading Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton when Kevin Magnussen crashed his Haas into a wall, leaving debris on the track and halting the race. In a chaotic […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Max Verstappen won the Formula One Australian Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday in a race laden with late crashes and multiple red flags. Lewis Hamilton finished second for Mercedes, with Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso placing third. (Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Peter Rutherford) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

GENEVA (Reuters) – The bank created by the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse is poised to reduce its workforce by 20-30%, Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger reported on Sunday, citing an unnamed senior UBS manager. UBS agreed to buy Zurich rival Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.3 billion) in a deal engineered by the Swiss government, the central bank and market regulator to avoid a meltdown in the country’s financial […]