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Image for Stellantis' innovation chief seeks to keep filing high level of patents despite strategic reset

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Stellantis' Innovation Chief Seeks to Keep Filing High Level of Patents Despite Strategic Reset

Image for Blackstone among suitors eyeing bid for UK's aerospace supplier Senior, Bloomberg News reports

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Blackstone Among Suitors Eyeing Bid for UK's Aerospace Supplier Senior, Bloomberg News Reports

Image for Russia says damaged launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome has been repaired

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Russia Says Damaged Launch Pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome Has Been Repaired

Image for ECB should be flexible as Iran conflict muddies outlook, Stournaras says

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ECB Should Be Flexible as Iran Conflict Muddies Outlook, Stournaras Says

Image for Zurich Insurance raises $5 billion to partly fund Beazley takeover

Zurich Insurance Raises $5 Billion to Partly Fund Beazley Takeover

Date: March 3, 2026

March 3 (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance has raised 3.9 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) in a share sale to partly finance the acquisition of Britain's Beazley PLC <BEZG.L>, it said on Tuesday, sending...

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Russian Central Bank Challenges Asset Freeze in EU Court

Date: March 3, 2026

MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank said on Tuesday that it had submitted a claim to the Luxembourg-based General Court of the European Union, challenging a move made in December 2025 to...

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France Little Exposed to Middle East Crisis, Bank of France Chief Says

Date: March 3, 2026

PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - French central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday France's finance industry has a little exposure to the Middle East crisis. The French economy has a...

Image for Hungary's MOL says it received Ukrainian oil via Druzhba pipeline after attack

Hungary's Mol Says It Received Ukrainian Oil via Druzhba Pipeline After Attack

Date: March 3, 2026

BUDAPEST, March 3 (Reuters) - Hungary's MOL imported some 35,000 tons of Ukrainian crude via the Druzhba pipeline at Kyiv's request after a strike and fire near the pipeline in late January, executive...

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Progress on Rules for Lethal Autonomous Weapons Urgently Needed, Says Chair of Geneva Talks

Date: March 3, 2026

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 3 (Reuters) - Progress on a potential international framework to prohibit and restrict Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) is urgently needed, as talks on the...

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France Ready to Defend Partners, Foreign Minister Says

Date: March 3, 2026

PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - France is ready to defend its partners if they request help after Iranian retaliatory strikes and ireserves its right to intervene, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on...