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Italy sells digital payment unit PagoPA to Poste, state mint for up to 500 million euros

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Court in Brazil's Minas Gerais slaps down Nestle copyright lawsuit

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German court jails man for drugging, raping wife, posting assaults online

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UniCredit issues its first tokenised structured note

UK competition watchdog to probe AB Foods' Hovis purchase
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator will investigate Associated British Foods' deal to buy bread brand Hovis from private equity firm Endless, it said on Friday. AB Foods had announced...
Trump said he has no bigger healthcare plans: Obamacare will 'repeal itself'
Date: December 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not plan to unveil a broader healthcare overhaul and that there was no need to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which provides...
Analysis-Spanish consumer credit hits near 18-year high on economic boom
Date: December 19, 2025
(Fixes typo in sign-off) By Jesús Aguado MADRID, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Consumer lending in Spain has hit levels not seen since the eve of the global financial crisis, reflecting both the Spanish...
NATO sees positive signs Czech ammunition scheme for Kyiv may continue
Date: December 19, 2025
By Sabine Siebold WIESBADEN, Germany, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A senior NATO military official voiced cautious optimism that the Czech Republic may continue an initiative to source large-calibre ammunition...
Maersk tests Red Sea route as Gaza ceasefire offers hope
Date: December 19, 2025
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Danish shipping company Maersk said on Friday that one of its vessels had successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first...
Russia's tax proceeds from oil may fall in January to the lowest since 2022, Reuters calculations show
Date: December 19, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russia's tax proceeds on crude oil production in January 2026 could be the lowest in three years at 380 billion roubles ($4.72 billion), according to Reuters calculations....
