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Image for Norway's Equinor does not plan return to Venezuela, CEO says

Finance

Norway's Equinor does not plan return to Venezuela, CEO says

Image for Fire put out at oil depot in Russia's Belgorod after Ukrainian drone attack, state TV says

Finance

Fire put out at oil depot in Russia's Belgorod after Ukrainian drone attack, state TV says

Image for Euro zone economy ends 2025 on benign note even as risks linger

Finance

Euro zone economy ends 2025 on benign note even as risks linger

Image for Japan's Marubeni buys British sportswear brand Gola

Finance

Japan's Marubeni buys British sportswear brand Gola

Image for UK builders suffer longest downturn since global financial crisis

UK builders suffer longest downturn since global financial crisis

Date: January 7, 2026

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - British construction output contracted for the 12th month in a row in December, its longest such run in almost two decades, but there were signs of optimism about 2026, an...

Image for UK watchdog fines ex-Carillion finance directors after they drop appeals

UK watchdog fines ex-Carillion finance directors after they drop appeals

Date: January 7, 2026

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog said on Wednesday it had fined two former Carillion directors for their part in issuing misleading statements by the British construction...

Image for Ukraine pushes EU membership bid as Cyprus takes bloc's presidency

Ukraine pushes EU membership bid as Cyprus takes bloc's presidency

Date: January 7, 2026

NICOSIA, Jan 7 - Cyprus assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union on Wednesday, marking the start of its six-month term with a meeting in Nicosia attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Image for IKEA to close seven stores in China amid strategy shift

IKEA to close seven stores in China amid strategy shift

Date: January 7, 2026

SHANGHAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Furniture retailer IKEA is closing seven stores in China from February 2, it said in a statement on Wednesday. The stores earmarked for closure include one in suburban...

Image for Yemen separatist leader fails to attend crisis talks as Saudi-UAE rift deepens

Yemen separatist leader fails to attend crisis talks as Saudi-UAE rift deepens

Date: January 7, 2026

By Ahmed Elimam, Enas Alashray and Maha El Dahan Jan 7 (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's southern separatists, Aidarous al-Zubaidi, was in the port city of Aden on Wednesday, the group said, after he...

Image for Kenyan beer firm asks court to block Diageo's $2.3 billion EABL sale to Asahi

Kenyan beer firm asks court to block Diageo's $2.3 billion EABL sale to Asahi

Date: January 7, 2026

NAIROBI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A Kenyan beer distribution firm has lodged a suit at the High Court seeking to block Diageo's $2.3 billion sale of its Kenyan subsidiary EABL to Japan's Asahi Holdings over...