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AstraZeneca to keep 2025 forecast if US pharmaceutical tariffs in line with other sectors

LONDON (Reuters) -The chief executive of AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that the drugmaker will maintai...

29th April, 2025

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Russia says it's waiting for Ukraine's response to May ceasefire and offer of direct talks

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukraine had not responded to many offers by Russ...

29th April, 2025

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Rising tariffs could curb European power demand, Vattenfall CEO says

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) -Turbulence caused by international trade tariffs could curb growth in e...

29th April, 2025

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Russia's Medvedev says NATO's newer members are now potential targets for Moscow, TASS reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that NATO's newer member...

29th April, 2025

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Factbox-English local elections: the main battlegrounds to watch

LONDON (Reuters) - Voters in England will take part in local elections, mayoral contests and a by-el...

29th April, 2025

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New-look populist Reform party could reshape the UK political landscape

By Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill DOVER, England (Reuters) - From a former police station in a...

29th April, 2025

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EU top court rules against Malta's golden passport scheme

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The EU Court of Justice on Tuesday said Malta's golden passport programme that...

29th April, 2025

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Bosnian centre trains dogs for Ukrainian demining efforts

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Mey, a Belgian shepherd, and her trainer Kenan Muftic learned how to effectivel...

29th April, 2025

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Costs for climate disasters to reach $145 billion in 2025, says Swiss Re

ZURICH (Reuters) -Hurricanes, storms, floods and other natural disasters may cause $145 billion in i...

29th April, 2025

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Euro zone bank lending continued to pick up before tariffs, ECB data shows

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Lending growth to euro zone businesses continued to accelerate in March, indica...

29th April, 2025

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Trade war may lower growth and inflation in euro zone, ECB's Cipollone says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A global trade war could lower both economic growth and inflation in the euro z...

29th April, 2025

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Convicted cardinal skips conclave to elect new pope to succeed Francis

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - An Italian cardinal who was convicted of embezzlement and fraud said on Tue...

29th April, 2025