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Valentino, Italian haute couture 'emperor' who painted fashion red, dies at 93
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'We lost a true maestro': tributes to Italian fashion great Valentino

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Maha Capital seeks US approval to buy stake in Venezuelan oil firm
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Croatia's Vujcic nominated as ECB's next vice president
Russia ran a 2025 budget deficit of 2.6% of GDP, highest since 2020
Date: January 19, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russia ran a budget deficit of 5.6 trillion roubles ($72.12 billion), or 2.6% of GDP, in 2025, the Finance Ministry said on Monday, the highest deficit since 2020 as a...
Italy's Treasury backs new term for Monte dei Paschi CEO, sources say
Date: January 19, 2026
ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury is in favour of reappointing Luigi Lovaglio as Chief Excutive of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), two sources familiar with the matter said, at a critical...
Meta 'turning a blind eye' to illegal gambling ads, UK Gambling Commission says
Date: January 19, 2026
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Gambling Commission said on Monday that Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, was turning a blind eye to illegal online casinos advertising on its...

Denmark, Greenland suggest Arctic NATO mission, Danish defence minister says
Date: January 19, 2026
BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Denmark and Greenland have discussed the possibility of having a NATO mission in Greenland and the Arctic, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Monday. He...

Czech defence firm CSG plans Friday debut in Amsterdam IPO, sources say
Date: January 19, 2026
PRAGUE/MILAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Czech-based defence company Czechoslovak Group (CSG) plans to make its trading debut on the Euronext exchange in Amsterdam on Friday, two people familiar with the...
Canada could send small contingent of troops to Greenland, says source
Date: January 19, 2026
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Canada is considering whether to send a small contingent of troops to Greenland to take part in NATO military exercises, a source directly familiar with...
