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Asia Markets Make Cautious Start, Oil Rises on US-Iran Talks
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Ukraine, Russia Hold Peace Talks in Geneva as Trump Puts Pressure on Kyiv
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Ireland Opens Probe Into Musk's Grok AI Over Sexualised Images
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EU Ill-Prepared for Worsening Climate Change, Advisers Say
Citi Says Geopolitics to Support Oil Near Term; Peace Deals Seen Lowering Prices
Date: February 16, 2026
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Oil prices could remain supported in the near term as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up pressure for peace deals involving Russia and Iran, but a resolution later this year may...
Exor, Founder Sell Italian Private Healthcare Group Lifenet to Insurer Reale Mutua
Date: February 16, 2026
MILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Exor, the Agnelli family's investment vehicle, and the founder of Lifenet Healthcare have agreed to sell the Italian private clinics and diagnostics group to insurer Reale...
French Star Isabelle Huppert Revels in Vampire Role With 'The Blood Countess'
Date: February 16, 2026
BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - French film mainstay Isabelle Huppert relished slipping into the role of a vampire for German director Ulrike Ottinger's darkly comic "The Blood Countess", she told...
Third Point Buys Stake in Spanish Defence Firm Indra, Source Says
Date: February 16, 2026
MADRID, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. hedge fund Third Point has bought a stake in Spanish defence company Indra and supports its chairman's plan to acquire smaller rival Escribano Mechanical & Engineering,...
Nexperia to Receive $60 Million Loan From Invest International to Boost Chip Output
Date: February 16, 2026
AMSTERDAM, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Dutch state-owned finance institution Invest International will provide chipmaker Nexperia with a $60 million loan to support a series of global investments in its...
Portugal Says Efforts to Balance Budget, Cut Debt Constrained by Storm Damage
Date: February 16, 2026
LISBON/BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Portugal will do all it can to keep the budget balanced and reduce public debt, but its efforts are likely to be constrained by the economic impact of devastating...