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German cartel office bans Amazon from using price controls
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Lockmaker Assa Abloy says US residential market has hit a floor
Apple Ads and Apple Maps should not be designated under Digital Markets Act, says EU
Date: February 5, 2026
BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Commission said Apple Ads and Apple Maps should not be designated under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, citing Apple Maps' relatively low usage in the EU and the...
Germany's Evonik amends dividend policy as 2025 profit meets forecast
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - German chemicals group Evonik said on Thursday it would amend its dividend policy from next year, after it reported preliminary 2025 core earnings broadly in line with market...

Russia expels German diplomat, accuses Berlin of 'spy mania'
Date: February 5, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it had expelled a German diplomat in response to what it said was Berlin's unfounded expulsion of a Russian diplomat accused...

Ukraine hit infrastructure at Russian missile launch site, military says
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Thursday it had carried out a series of "successful" strikes at the infrastructure of a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile launch site in January...
EU court affirms right of EU countries to prohibit GMO crops
Date: February 5, 2026
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - European Union members are within their right to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops in part or all of their territory, the EU's top...
Hungary mulls extension of price controls, Orban's chief of staff says
Date: February 5, 2026
BUDAPEST, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Hungary's government will decide on whether to extend price margin restrictions on food and drugstore products soon, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on...
