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Image for Minister says Qatar will stop EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law, FT reports

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Minister says Qatar will stop EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law, FT reports

Image for Stellantis reverses Ohio layoffs weeks after CEO's abrupt departure

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Stellantis reverses Ohio layoffs weeks after CEO's abrupt departure

Image for Ten Palestinians killed in airstrikes on houses in central Gaza, medics say

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Ten Palestinians killed in airstrikes on houses in central Gaza, medics say

Image for First grief, then a more political tone at site of Germany Christmas market attack

Finance

First grief, then a more political tone at site of Germany Christmas market attack

Image for Swisscom Vodafone Italia purchase cleared by Italian authorities

Swisscom Vodafone Italia purchase cleared by Italian authorities

Date: December 21, 2024

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swisscom's planned acquisition of Vodafone Italia has been cleared by Italy's competition watchdog and its industry ministry, the Swiss telecoms group said. The 8 billion euro ($...

Image for Albania bans TikTok for a year after killing of teenager

Albania bans TikTok for a year after killing of teenager

Date: December 21, 2024

TIRANA (Reuters) - Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the influence of social...

Image for Leader of Russian-backed breakaway region Abkhazia warns of 'humanitarian catastrophe' amid energy shortages

Leader of Russian-backed breakaway region Abkhazia warns of 'humanitarian catastrophe' amid energy shortages

Date: December 21, 2024

(Reuters) - The leader of Abkhazia, a breakaway Georgian region backed by Russia, warned on Saturday that the republic was facing a "humanitarian catastrophe" due to a critical shortage of electricity...

Image for China's Nio introduces Firefly brand to take on BMW's Mini

China's Nio introduces Firefly brand to take on BMW's Mini

Date: December 21, 2024

GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Nio unveiled a lower-cost brand named Firefly on Saturday that it touted as a rival to Mercedes' Smart and BMW's Mini in the Chinese electric vehicle maker's latest bid to...

Image for Chinese ship linked to Baltic Sea cable breach resumes voyage

Chinese ship linked to Baltic Sea cable breach resumes voyage

Date: December 21, 2024

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Chinese bulk carrier that is under investigation following a breach of two fibre-optic cables in the Baltic Sea is again moving after sitting still for more than a month in a...

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Bank of England governor to visit China with finance minister, Sky News says

Date: December 21, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey will accompany British finance minister Rachel Reeves to China next month, Sky News said on Saturday, on a visit intended to revive high-level...