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Valentino, leading Italian fashion designer, dies at 93

ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at the age of 93, news...

19th January, 2026

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LVMH sells greater China retail business of its DFS group to CTG

PARIS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - French luxury group LVMH, the world's biggest, said on Monday that it has...

19th January, 2026

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Trump's Europe tariff threat over Greenland revives talk of 'Sell America' trade

By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's renew...

19th January, 2026

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IMF cuts Russia's 2026 growth forecast by 0.2 percentage points to 0.8%

MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund cut its forecast for Russia's economic gr...

19th January, 2026

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Russia gleeful at Trump-Europe split over Greenland, but also has concerns

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russia is watching with glee as U.S. President Donald Tr...

19th January, 2026

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Armani debuts first menswear line without founder as Milan Fashion Week ends

By Elisa Anzolin MILAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Giorgio Armani's menswear show — the first staged without...

19th January, 2026

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Italy's Hera to buy Sostelia from Xenon to boost water treatment operations

MILAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Italian multi‑utility firm Hera said on Monday it had agreed to acquire wa...

19th January, 2026

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The exchange of messages between Norway's prime minister and President Trump

OSLO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Here is the full text of the exchange between Norwegian Prime Minister Jona...

19th January, 2026

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Exclusive-Investigators find broken joint on track at Spanish rail crash site, source says

ADAMUZ, Spain, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Experts probing the cause of Sunday's derailment of a high-speed t...

19th January, 2026

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Top IKEA retailer says price consistency key as shoppers seek stability

By Divya Chowdhury and Greta Rosen Fondahn DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Maintaining consis...

19th January, 2026

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Leonardo chair floats idea of future merger with Fincantieri

MILAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The chairman of Italy's Leonardo on Monday floated the idea of a future co...

19th January, 2026

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Russia's oil and gas budget revenue set to sink 46% in January, Reuters calculations show

MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russia's federal budget proceeds from taxes on oil and gas are expected t...

19th January, 2026