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Bank of England holds rates at 3.75% in surprisingly close vote
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Prada-owned Versace appoints Alaia's Pieter Mulier as creative director
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Bank of England votes narrowly to hold rates but signals reduction ahead
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Volkswagen overtook Tesla as Europe's top EV seller in 2025
Spotify to let users buy physical books on app through Bookshop.org partnership
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Spotify said on Thursday it will begin selling physical books on its streaming platform through a partnership with online retailer Bookshop.org, marking an unexpected expansion...
Spain's Sanchez: we won't be swayed by tech oligarchs on social media ban
Date: February 5, 2026
MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Tech companies will not sway the will of the Spanish government as it intends to ban young people from social media platforms, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday,...
Latvia launches human trafficking investigation after Epstein file release
Date: February 5, 2026
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Latvia has launched a criminal investigation into potential human trafficking after the release of documents related to late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey...
Air India probes if crew followed protocols in Boeing fuel-switch incident
Date: February 5, 2026
By Aditya Kalra and Abhijith Ganapavaram NEW DELHI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Air India said on Thursday it was investigating if its crew followed all compliance procedures when a Boeing jet took off from...
FTSE 100 slides after dovish BoE; Rio Tinto abandons Glencore merger
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 05 (Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday, weighed down by Shell shares after the oil major posted weaker-than-expected quarterly profits, while investors awaited the Bank of...
Russian oil sellers cut prices in China to attract demand as India wavers
Date: February 5, 2026
By Siyi Liu SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Discounts on Russian oil exports to China widened to new records this week as sellers cut prices to lure demand from the world's top crude importer and offset...