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Image for Sterling rises versus euro, reaches fresh 15-month high against yen

Finance

Sterling rises versus euro, reaches fresh 15-month high against yen

Image for Italy's central bank chief urges 'innovative' action on poor countries' debt

Finance

Italy's central bank chief urges 'innovative' action on poor countries' debt

Image for Afghanistan's neighbours signal opposition to US retaking Bagram base

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Afghanistan's neighbours signal opposition to US retaking bagram base

Image for Germany restricts online cannabis sales amid import boom

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Germany restricts online cannabis sales amid import boom

Image for Trio win Nobel chemistry prize for work on 'Hermione's handbag' materials

Trio win nobel chemistry prize for work on 'Hermione's handbag' materials

Date: October 8, 2025

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal–organic frameworks", the award-giving body said on...

Image for French PM scraps ministers' severance payouts in belt-tightening move

French PM scraps ministers' severance payouts in belt-tightening move

Date: October 8, 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -Caretaker French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Wednesday that ministers in his short-lived government would not receive severance pay, aiming to set an example of the...

Image for Russia says impetus for peace in Ukraine after Putin-Trump summit has been exhausted

Russia says impetus for peace in Ukraine after Putin-Trump summit has been exhausted

Date: October 8, 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A top Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that the impetus to find a peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine which emerged after a summit between President Vladimir Putin and...

Image for Markets face 'sharp correction' if mood sours on AI or Fed freedom, Bank of England says

Markets face 'sharp correction' if mood sours on AI or fed freedom, bank of England says

Date: October 8, 2025

By David Milliken and Phoebe Seers LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Global financial markets could tumble if investors' mood sours on the prospects for artificial intelligence or the independence of the U.S....

Image for Chad ends ties with Prince Harry conservation charity for wildlife failures

Chad ends ties with prince harry conservation charity for wildlife failures

Date: October 8, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -A conservation charity which has Britain's Prince Harry as a board member has been kicked off its projects in Chad after the Chadian government accused it of failing to protect...

Image for UK pub group Marston's forecasts annual profit above market view

UK pub group marston's forecasts annual profit above market view

Date: October 8, 2025

(Reuters) -British pub group Marston's on Wednesday said it expects to report annual pre-tax profit higher than market expectations, as revenue management and efficiency initiatives lift margins...