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Image for UK children's author David Walliams dropped by publisher after harassment allegations

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UK children's author David Walliams dropped by publisher after harassment allegations

Image for Germany removes dividend ban for Uniper, paving way for IPO

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Germany removes dividend ban for Uniper, paving way for IPO

Image for Golden Goose gets new majority owner as China's HSG buys stake from Permira

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Golden Goose gets new majority owner as China's HSG buys stake from Permira

Image for Rubio says not concerned about escalation with Russia over Venezuela

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Rubio says not concerned about escalation with Russia over Venezuela

Image for ECB's Escriva expects monetary policy to remain steady

ECB's Escriva expects monetary policy to remain steady

Date: December 19, 2025

MADRID, Dec 19 (Reuters) - ECB policymaker Jose Luis Escriva said on Friday he saw no reason for a change in interest rates and that he expected monetary policy to remain steady in the foreseeable...

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French government to appeal court ruling on Shein

Date: December 19, 2025

Dec 19 (Reuters) - The French government will appeal a Paris court ruling that rejected its request for a three-month suspension of online platform Shein, it said in a statement on Friday after the...

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Russian central bank governor Nabiullina speaks after rate cut

Date: December 19, 2025

MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The governor of Russia's central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, spoke on Friday after the bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 16%. Here are some of the most...

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Strategy and bitcoin-buying firms face wider exclusion from stock indexes

Date: December 19, 2025

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Michael Saylor's Strategy could soon be dropped from MSCI and potentially other major stock indexes, which analysts say could cost the bitcoin-hoarding...

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Carnival Corp sees strong annual profit, resumes dividend as bookings rise

Date: December 19, 2025

By Anuja Bharat Mistry Dec 19 (Reuters) - Cruise operator Carnival Corp forecast strong annual profit after beating quarterly earnings estimates on Friday, banking on higher ticket prices and...

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London's FTSE 100 climbs as miners, defence outperform in data-heavy week

Date: December 19, 2025

Dec 19 (Reuters) - UK stocks paused on Friday near multi-week highs as weakness in homebuilder shares weighed following retail sales and consumer sentiment data that pointed to an economic slowdown....