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

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Chinese Ship Linked to Baltic Sea Cable Breach Resumes Voyage

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Finance

Bank of England Governor to Visit China With Finance Minister, Sky News Says

Image for Analysis-Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

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Analysis-Syrian Kurdish Groups on the Back Foot as Power Balance Shifts

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Finance

Hungary in Talks on Russian Gas Shipments via Ukraine, PM Orban Says

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Russia's UK Embassy Denounces G7 Loans to Ukraine as 'fraudulent Scheme'

Date: December 21, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) - The Russian embassy in London on Saturday described Britain's planned transfer to Ukraine of more than 2 billion pounds ($2.5 billion) backed by frozen Russian assets as a "...

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Battery Maker Northvolt Makes Progress Toward Longer-Term Bankruptcy Financing

Date: December 20, 2024

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker Northvolt said on Friday it expects to line up additional bankruptcy financing by late January after engaging with over 100 lenders and...

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Seeing Low-Income Consumers Squeezed, Retailers Target $10 and Under Gifts

Date: December 20, 2024

By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retailers including Target and Walmart are stocking shelves with more toys and gifts such as Barbies that cost less than $10 this holiday season, a strategy aimed at attracting cash-strapped shoppers. For retailers and toymakers, selling a bounty of cheaper gifts aimed at consumers earning $50,000 or less...

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SoftwareOne to Buy Norway’s Crayon in $1.4 Billion Microsoft-Focused Takeover

Date: December 20, 2024

By Paul Arnold and Tristan Veyet ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss technology firm SoftwareOne said on Thursday it had agreed to buy Crayon Group in a stock and cash deal which values its Norwegian competitor at $1.4 billion. Around 70% of the combined entity’s revenue would be related to business with Microsoft, Crayon CEO Melissa Mulholland said...

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China Says Its Astronauts Complete Record-Breaking Spacewalk

Date: December 20, 2024

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Chinese astronauts this week completed a world-record spacewalk of more than nine hours, according to a statement from China's Manned Space Agency, marking...

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Vw, Union Agree to Cut 35,000 Jobs in Germany, Avert Strikes

Date: December 20, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) - Volkswagen announced sweeping changes to its German operations, including more than 35,000 future job cuts and capacity reductions in a last-gasp deal between Europe's top carmaker...