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(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters on Wednesday he was concerned about the effect of a Federal Reserve decision to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. “There are competing equities on both sides,” said Schumer. “I will say I am concerned about its effect on the economy.” (Reporting by Moira Warburton and Susan Heavey in Washington; writing by Costas Pitas; Editing by […]

By Piroschka van de Wouw AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Badgers have dug out a home underneath a major rail line in the Netherlands, leaving tens of thousands of passengers facing delays. Train traffic has been halted, possibly for weeks, between two major southern cities, Den Bosch and Eindhoven, due to worries that the badgers’ tunnels have weakened the ground under the tracks. But the company that maintains the country’s rail network […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Wednesday a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was set on fire on his way home from a mosque in central England had now also been arrested for a similar incident in London last month. In the first incident, an 82-year-old victim was engaged in conversation by a man as they both left the West London Islamic Centre before […]

By Piroschka van de Wouw AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Badgers have dug out a home underneath a major rail line in the Netherlands, leaving tens of thousands of passengers facing delays. Train traffic has been halted, possibly for weeks, between two major southern cities, Den Bosch and Eindhoven, due to worries that the badgers’ tunnels have weakened the ground under the tracks. But the company that maintains the country’s rail network […]

LONDON (Reuters) – British railway workers’ trade union RMT said on Wednesday it had suspended nationwide rail strikes planned for March 30 and April 1 after talks with a group of train companies over a long-running pay dispute. “Following further talks between RMT and the Rail Delivery Group today, a proposal was tabled by the RDG which could lead to a resolution to resolve the current national rail dispute through […]

By Piroschka van de Wouw AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Badgers have dug out a home underneath a major rail line in the Netherlands, leaving tens of thousands of passengers facing delays. Train traffic has been halted, possibly for weeks, between two major southern cities, Den Bosch and Eindhoven, due to worries that the badgers’ tunnels have weakened the ground under the tracks. But the company that maintains the country’s rail network […]

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but indicated it was on the verge of pausing further increases in borrowing costs amid recent turmoil in financial markets spurred by the collapse of two U.S. banks. The move set the U.S. central bank’s benchmark overnight interest rate in the 4.75%-5.00% range, with updated projections […]

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but indicated it was on the verge of pausing further increases in borrowing costs amid recent turmoil in financial markets spurred by the collapse of two U.S. banks. The move set the U.S. central bank’s benchmark overnight interest rate in the 4.75%-5.00% range, with updated projections […]

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but indicated it was on the verge of pausing further increases in borrowing costs amid recent turmoil in financial markets spurred by the collapse of two U.S. banks. The move set the U.S. central bank’s benchmark overnight interest rate in the 4.75%-5.00% range, with updated projections […]