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Abuse victims want next pope to get serious on 'zero tolerance'

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) - The next leader of the global Catholic Church needs to put the...

30th April, 2025

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UK fraud office makes arrests in Blu-3 and Mace Group bribery investigation

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Wednesday it had launched an interna...

30th April, 2025

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Several people hit by car in Copenhagen, emergency service says

OSLO (Reuters) - Several people were hit by a car in Copenhagen on Wednesday, the Danish capital's e...

30th April, 2025

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Exclusive-TikTok plans to build 1 billion euro data centre in Finland, spokesman confirms

By Supantha Mukherjee and Anne Kauranen STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) -TikTok plans to invest 1 billi...

30th April, 2025

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New German finance minister Klingbeil is champion of higher defence spending

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Lars Klingbeil, Germany's next vice chancellor and finance minis...

30th April, 2025

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South Africa to probe alleged suppression of justice in apartheid-era killings

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is setting up a judicial commissio...

30th April, 2025

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Co-op is latest British retailer to be hit by cyber attack

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Co-op Group said on Wednesday hackers had attempted to break into its sy...

30th April, 2025

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EDF's incoming chief pledges to focus on domestic nuclear sector

By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) - Bernard Fontana won parliamentary approval to be the next CEO o...

30th April, 2025

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Less hydro, wind could put more strain on Europe's gas stocks this summer

By Forrest Crellin, Nora Buli and Vera Eckert PARIS/OSLO (Reuters) -Lower hydropower stocks and wind...

30th April, 2025

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Finance

Satellite firm SES in talks with EU over long-term option to complement Starlink

By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -European satellite company SES is in talks with EU and other govern...

30th April, 2025

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Romania's presidential race: Simion, Antonescu, and Dan lead the charge

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanians vote in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday, with a...

30th April, 2025

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US economy shrinks in first quarter as tariffs unleash flood of imports

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter, weighed d...

30th April, 2025