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Image for Young street musicians jailed for singing anti-Kremlin songs have fled Russia, media report

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Young street musicians jailed for singing anti-Kremlin songs have fled Russia, media report

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Lithuania declares state of emergency over balloons from Belarus

Image for Germany stagnates in innovation ranking as rivals surge ahead

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Germany stagnates in innovation ranking as rivals surge ahead

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ASML customers include at least one with Chinese military links, Nieuwsuur reports

Image for Ford to use Renault tech, plants to battle cheap Chinese EVs in Europe

Ford to use Renault tech, plants to battle cheap Chinese EVs in Europe

Date: December 9, 2025

PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Renault will jointly develop small, cheaper electric vehicles for Ford for the European market and will also team up to produce commercial vans to cut costs and fend off...

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French lawmakers pass social security budget in knife-edge vote

Date: December 9, 2025

PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - France's social security budget faces a knife-edge vote on Tuesday that could trigger a fresh political crisis and leave a 30-billion-euro ($35 billion) hole in funding for...

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Paramount wins UK rights for most Champions League matches from 2027

Date: December 9, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. media company Paramount+ will show the majority of Champions League soccer matches in Britain from 2027 to 2031 after it beat the current main broadcaster TNT Sports in an...

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Stablecoins could siphon off euro zone bank deposits, ECB warns

Date: December 9, 2025

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Stablecoins could draw valuable retail deposits away from euro zone banks and any run on a coin could have widespread stability implications for the global financial system, the...

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UK trade minister aims for Washington trip by end of the year

Date: December 9, 2025

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's trade minister Peter Kyle is aiming to visit Washington before the end of the year to progress negotiations over sectors such as pharma and steel, he said...

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Northrop expects Europe growth even after a Ukraine ceasefire

Date: December 9, 2025

By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) -U.S. defence company Northrop Grumman expects continued growth in Europe even if the Russian war in Ukraine is halted, as nations aim to replenish weapons...