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Image for Swiss government wins backing for deal deepening ties with EU

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Swiss government wins backing for deal deepening ties with EU

Image for ECB's Villeroy: inflation risks warrant keeping policy options open

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ECB's Villeroy: inflation risks warrant keeping policy options open

Image for Exclusive-EU, G7 weigh ban on maritime services for Russian oil exports, end to price cap

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Exclusive-EU, G7 weigh ban on maritime services for Russian oil exports, end to price cap

Image for Analysis-Europe forges ahead with Big Tech crackdown with X fine, defying Trump

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Analysis-Europe forges ahead with Big Tech crackdown with X fine, defying Trump

Image for Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion

Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion

Date: December 8, 2025

By Harshita Mary Varghese, Aditya Soni and Dawn Chmielewski Dec 5 (Reuters) - Netflix on Friday agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery's TV, film studios and streaming division for $72 billion, a deal...

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Meta pledge to use less personal data for ads gets EU nod, avoids daily fines

Date: December 8, 2025

PARIS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Meta has committed to give Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union a choice when it comes to personalised ads, in line with the EU's Digital Markets Act, the...

Image for Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak

Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak

Date: December 8, 2025

By Charlie Devereux and Joan Faus MADRID/BARCELONA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Catalonia regional government said on Friday it would investigate a research centre outside Barcelona after Spain's...

Image for UK stocks post weekly declines as energy and financials lag

UK stocks post weekly declines as energy and financials lag

Date: December 8, 2025

Dec 5 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 edged lower on Friday, logging a sharp weekly decline, dragged down by energy and financial shares, even as investor expectations for a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut...

Image for UK's Trustpilot rejects allegations in short-seller report

UK's Trustpilot rejects allegations in short-seller report

Date: December 8, 2025

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Global review platform Trustpilot said on Friday it rejected allegations made by short-seller Grizzly Research in a report, and that it is considering all appropriate options in...

Image for France asks Brussels for state-aid approval for nuclear projects

France asks Brussels for state-aid approval for nuclear projects

Date: December 8, 2025

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A request for approval has been sent to the European Commission for a state aid package to cover costs of six nuclear reactors planned by French utility EDF, a spokesperson...