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Switzerland's SNB sharply reduces foreign currency purchases in third quarter
ZURICH, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank bought 75 million Swiss francs' ($95 million) wor...
31st December, 2025
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Macron wants to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports
PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - France plans to ban children under 15 from social media sites and to prohi...
31st December, 2025
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Russia releases video footage to challenge Kyiv over alleged attack
MOSCOW, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry released video footage on Wednesday of what it...
31st December, 2025
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Finland seizes ship sailing from Russia after suspected cable sabotage in Baltic Sea
OSLO, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Finnish authorities have inspected a vessel suspected of causing cable dama...
31st December, 2025
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Blue‑chip FTSE 100 stalls near record high, sealing strongest annual run in 16 years
Dec 31 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 index paused near record levels in the final stretch of 2025 on Thu...
31st December, 2025
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Pound set for biggest yearly rise against dollar since 2017, down vs. euro
By Samuel Indyk LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The British pound was a touch softer against the dollar o...
31st December, 2025
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China urges Netherlands to correct Nexperia 'mistakes'
BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China urged the Netherlands on Wednesday to correct what it said were "m...
31st December, 2025
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Dollar climbs after claims data but still well down in 2025
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar held steady on Wednesday but was hea...
31st December, 2025
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China's factory activity snaps record slump on festive stockpiling
By Joe Cash and Xiuhao Chen BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China's factory activity unexpectedly grew i...
31st December, 2025
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Channel tunnel rail passengers face second day of disruption after power failure
PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Eurostar said it would resume all of its cross-Channel services on Wednesd...
31st December, 2025
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US stocks clinch double-digit annual gains, capping a stellar year
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Asian stocks drifted on the last trading day of a ye...
31st December, 2025
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Four injured, including three children in Russian attack on Odesa, Ukraine says
Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa region, damaging res...
31st December, 2025