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Putin tells army to press on with campaign to take southern Ukrainian region
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday told his army to press on with a campa...
29th December, 2025
Finance
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Sterling steady near recent highs on dollar and euro
LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The pound held steady against both the dollar and the euro in thin holida...
29th December, 2025
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Greece, Israel and Cyprus to step up joint exercises in eastern Mediterranean
ATHENS, Dec 29 - Greece, Israel and Cyprus will step up joint air and naval exercises in the eastern...
29th December, 2025
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Novo and Lilly cut prices of weight-loss drugs in China
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has nearly halved prices of its obesity drug Wegovy...
29th December, 2025
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Kosovo's 'political earthquake' election sees Kurti resurgent
By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - An emphatic election victory for Kosovo's Prime Ministe...
29th December, 2025
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Explainer-Is peace in Ukraine any closer after Trump-Zelenskiy talks?
MOSCOW/KYIV, Dec 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr...
29th December, 2025
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Russian billionaire Potanin acquires minority stake in cloud provider Selectel
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin has acquired a 25% stake in a top IT...
29th December, 2025
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Italy's state railway teams up with Certares fund on high-speed trains abroad
ROME, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Italy's state-owned railway Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has signed a partners...
29th December, 2025
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Hyundai not in a position to buy back Russian auto factory, source says
By Hyunjoo Jin, Heejin Kim and Gleb Stolyarov SEOUL/MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - South Korean automake...
29th December, 2025
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Kremlin says Ukraine should withdraw troops from Donbas, and a Putin-Trump call expected soon
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukraine should withdraw its troops from t...
29th December, 2025
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Egyptian-British activist apologises for past social media posts as police launch review
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, freed from prison in Egypt and now in Britain, apolo...
29th December, 2025
Finance
Russian factory activity shrinks at fastest pace since March 2022, PMI shows
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Russia's manufacturing sector contracted at its fastest rate since March...
29th December, 2025