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Unipol Profit and Dividend Beat Forecasts as BPER-Pop Sondrio Merger Advances

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Analysis-Rising UK Youth Unemployment Tests Government Over Wage Pledge

Image for Exclusive-Ukraine's 2026 defence exports could hit 'several billion dollars', official says

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Exclusive-Ukraine's 2026 Defence Exports Could Hit 'several Billion Dollars', Official Says

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Trump Threatens Iran With Force

Image for Diageo CEO plans to overhaul executive team, FT reports

Diageo CEO Plans to Overhaul Executive Team, Ft Reports

Date: February 20, 2026

Feb 20 (Reuters) - New Diageo chief executive Dave Lewis is planning a major shake-up of his executive team, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Lewis is...

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Norad Detects Russian Planes Off of Alaska, Sends Aircraft in Response

Date: February 20, 2026

Feb 19 (Reuters) - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said on Thursday it detected and tracked multiple Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification...

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Lagarde Dampens ECB Exit Talk, Says She Expects to Finish Her Term

Date: February 20, 2026

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde said she expects completing her mission as president of the European Central Bank will take until the end of her term, amid speculation that she will resign early,...

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Sika Reports Better-Than-Expected Annual Profit

Date: February 20, 2026

ZURICH, Feb 20(Reuters) - Swiss construction and automotive chemicals maker Sika expects an increase of one to four percent in 2026 sales in local currencies, the company said on Friday. (Reporting by...

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Trump Meets Novartis Ceo, Says Drugmaker Building 11 US Plants

Date: February 20, 2026

ROME, Georgia, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he met Vas Narasimhan, the chief executive officer of Swiss drugmaker Novartis, at the White House on Wednesday. Trump, addressing...

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Novartis to Exit India Unit in $159 Million Deal; Mumbai-Listed Shares Surge 20%

Date: February 20, 2026

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis said on Friday that it would sell its entire 70.68% stake in its listed Indian unit to a consortium of WaveRise Investments, ChrysCapital and Two...