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Power restored in Berlin after longest blackout since World War Two

BERLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Electricity was restored to southwestern Berlin on Wednesday after a suspe...

7th January, 2026

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Warner Bros rejects revised Paramount bid, sticks with Netflix

By Dawn Chmielewski, Kritika Lamba and Dawn Kopecki LOS ANGELES, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Disco...

7th January, 2026

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Ex-Jefferies employee, friend plead not guilty to UK insider dealing charges

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A former employee of investment bank Jefferies International appeared in a...

7th January, 2026

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US seizes Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The United States is attempting to seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker...

7th January, 2026

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Greece offers farmers cheaper fuel, damage cover in bid to end blockades

ATHENS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Greece promised farmers cheaper fuel and full compensation for future outp...

7th January, 2026

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Italy demands to exempt fertilizers from tariffs, EU carbon border levy

BRUSSELS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida asked the European C...

7th January, 2026

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A history of Warner Bros - from old Hollywood to streaming era

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery's board unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance's revised...

7th January, 2026

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Auto industry expands open-source pact to boost development, cut costs

By Rachel More BERLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - More than 30 companies across the automotive supply chain h...

7th January, 2026

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Brazil surpassing US as top beef producer, easing global supply squeeze

By Ana Mano and Peter Hobson BARRETOS, Brazil, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the wo...

7th January, 2026

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EU to cut fertiliser duties to push through Mercosur trade deal

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The European Commission will on Wednesday seek to d...

7th January, 2026

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Volvo Cars brings back former Polestar CEO as design chief

STOCKHOLM, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars said on Wednesday that Thomas Ingenlath would return to the...

7th January, 2026

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London's FTSE 100 retreats from record highs as energy, financials fall

Jan 7 (Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 index edged lower on Wednesday after a run of record highs, as i...

7th January, 2026