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German finance minister says central bank independence is 'clear line'

By Maria Martinez WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on Monday sa...

12th January, 2026

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Spain to tighten rental rules with room rent caps, seasonal lease curbs

MADRID, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Spain's leftist government will further tighten rental rules and restrict...

12th January, 2026

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Spain's High Court shelves investigation into April power outage

MADRID, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Spain's High Court said on Monday it was closing an investigation into la...

12th January, 2026

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Sweden urges EU ban on support to Russian oil, gas-shipping fleet

STOCKHOLM, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The European Union should ban companies from providing any support to...

12th January, 2026

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Mercedes' car sales down 12% in Q4 due to tariffs, competition

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Sales in Mercedes-Benz's core car business slumped in the final quarter of 2025,...

12th January, 2026

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French farmers target food imports as Mercosur protests continue

PARIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Farmers stopped lorries at France's largest container port and on the main...

12th January, 2026

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Starlink rival Eutelsat orders 340 OneWeb satellites from Airbus

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Eutelsat, the satellite operator backed by the French and the British governments...

12th January, 2026

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Kyivstar launches first 5G pilot in Lviv as Ukraine enters fifth year of war

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Kyivstar has launched a 5G test zone in the city of Lviv, it said on Mo...

12th January, 2026

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European commissioner says US military takeover of Greenland would be end of NATO

SALEN, Sweden, Jan 12 (Reuters) - It would be the end of NATO if the U.S. took Greenland by force an...

12th January, 2026

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QXO adds $1.8 billion in firepower amid building products consolidation

Jan 12 (Reuters) - QXO said on Monday it secured an additional $1.8 billion in financing led by Apol...

12th January, 2026

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Sterling rallies vs dollar, flat against euro as risk premium unwinds

By Stefano Rebaudo Jan 12 (Reuters) - Sterling rallied against the U.S. dollar on Monday, alongside...

12th January, 2026

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Volkswagen's fourth-quarter deliveries decline as Chinese, US demand softens

Jan 12 (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen saw a 4.9% decline in vehicle deliveries in the fourth...

12th January, 2026