LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) – England flyhalf Toby Flood has been ruled out of their final international of the year against New Zealand on Saturday with a toe injury, coach Stuart Lancaster said on Monday. Flood suffered the injury in last weekend’s 16-15 defeat by South Africa at Twickenham and is now likely to be replaced by either Owen Farrell or uncapped Freddie Burns. Farrell, who came off the bench on Saturday, is favourite to start but Gloucester’s in-form Burns, the Premiership’s leading points scorer, is likely to feature at least from the bench. …
Canadian dollar slightly weaker as investors eye Greek deal
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian dollar was slightly weaker in early trade on Monday as investors awaited the results of Greek debt aid talks and worried about pending U.S. tax hikes and spending cuts. Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund are attempting to release emergency aid for Greece for the third time in as many weeks, but they first need to agree if some of the official loans to Athens might eventually be forgiven to cut Greek debt. … Iran plans new oil storage, airline hikes fares
Iran is planning to build new oil storage facilities so it can store more of the fuel it is having a hard time selling due to Western sanctions over its disputed nuclear program.
Hudson's Bay closes initial public stock offering
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian department store operator Hudson’s Bay Co said on Monday it had completed its C$365.1 million initial public offering. HBC, which owns Lord & Taylor in the United States and Hudson’s Bay in Canada, began trading last Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange on a “when-issued” basis. (Reporting by Allison Martell)
EDF granted site licence for new UK nuclear plant
LONDON (Reuters) – France’s EDF and partner Centrica have received the first UK site licence for a new nuclear plant in 25 years, paving the way for Britain’s first new nuclear station since 1995. EDF was granted the licence on Monday for Hinkley Point in Somerset, where it intends to build two of the four nuclear power reactors it plans to construct in Britain. …
Rebels patrol in Congo city as deadline nears
Rebels allegedly backed by Rwanda and Uganda stepped up their patrols Monday of this key eastern Congo city that the insurgents seized last week, even as a midnight deadline issued by a regional bloc for them to withdraw loomed. Israel, Hamas teams in Cairo for more truce talks
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian mediators began separate talks on Monday with Hamas and with Israel to flesh out details of a ceasefire agreed last week that ended eight days of fighting in the Gaza Strip. An Egyptian official told Reuters the talks would discuss Palestinian demands for the opening of more Israeli crossings into Gaza – a move that would help end six years of blockade of the coastal enclave ruled by the Islamist Hamas. The Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came into force last Wednesday, ending hostilities between the two sides that cost the lives of 167 Palestinians and six Israelis. …
Israel, militants begin talks on truce details
An Egyptian diplomat says indirect talks on implementing a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants have opened in Cairo. Independence drive falters for Spain's Catalonia
Residents of Spain's Catalonia region showed that they want the right to decide on possible independence but split their votes between fractious separatist parties, making that overall goal less likely than ever. Iran criticizes U.S. over delayed Middle East atomic talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran criticized the United States on Monday for announcing that talks on banning atomic arms in the Middle East would not take place as planned this year, accusing it of causing a “serious setback” to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The U.S. State Department said on Friday that the mid-December conference on creating a zone free of weapons of mass destruction would not occur and did not make clear when, or whether, it would take place. …
US defends 'enormous' climate efforts at UN talks
The U.S. defended its track record on fighting climate change on Monday at U.N. talks, saying it's making "enormous" efforts to slow global warming and help the poor nations most affected by it. DR Congo's M23 rebel leader heads to Uganda for withdrawal talks
The leader of the Congolese rebel group M23, which sacked the city of Goma a week ago, is set to meet officials in neighboring Uganda for negotiations over the group’s withdrawal. But various reports indicate that M23 is operating under the auspices of the Rwandan government, suggesting that a resolution to the immediate crisis may require international pressure as well.
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