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Image for Portugal recovers from blackout, government says
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Portugal recovers from blackout, government says

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's government said on Tuesday all 6.4 million electricity clients had pow...

29th April, 2025

Image for Ukrainian drone attack kills two in Russia's Belgorod region, governor says
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Ukrainian drone attack kills two in Russia's Belgorod region, governor says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two people were killed and three suffered injuries after a Ukrainian drone slamme...

29th April, 2025

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Greece to ask EU for fiscal leeway on defence spending, minister says

ATHENS -Greece will ask the European Commission to exempt its 2026 defence spending from the EU's bu...

29th April, 2025

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UK PM welcomes Carney's 'leadership on international issues'

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated Mark Carney on his victory in t...

29th April, 2025

Image for Spain, Portugal switch back on, seek answers after biggest ever blackout
Finance

Spain, Portugal switch back on, seek answers after biggest ever blackout

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's electricity grid operator Red Electrica said it was able to supply virtua...

29th April, 2025

Image for BP reports 48% profit drop as strategy chief leaves
Finance

BP reports 48% profit drop as strategy chief leaves

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -BP missed forecasts on Tuesday with an underlying replacement c...

29th April, 2025

Image for Australia's surge in wine exports to China begins to slow
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Australia's surge in wine exports to China begins to slow

By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australia's wine export boom to China that followed an improveme...

29th April, 2025

Image for Greenland satellite services restored after Spanish blackout
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Greenland satellite services restored after Spanish blackout

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Remote regions of Greenland have lost access to key satellite services includ...

29th April, 2025

Image for AstraZeneca says potential US tariffs manageable, faces another China fine
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AstraZeneca says potential US tariffs manageable, faces another China fine

(Reuters) -AstraZeneca on Tuesday said it had received an opinion from authorities in Shenzhen city...

29th April, 2025

Image for German consumer sentiment improves in May but still weighed by uncertainty, GfK survey shows
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German consumer sentiment improves in May but still weighed by uncertainty, GfK survey shows

BERLIN (Reuters) -German consumer sentiment improved further heading into May as the prospect of a n...

29th April, 2025

Image for Swedbank quarterly profit beats forecast despite tariff gloom
Finance

Swedbank quarterly profit beats forecast despite tariff gloom

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish banking group Swedbank reported a first-quarter net profit above expect...

29th April, 2025

Image for Lufthansa strikes upbeat tone, but monitoring for US demand weakness
Finance

Lufthansa strikes upbeat tone, but monitoring for US demand weakness

By Joanna Plucinska and Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) -German airline Lufthansa on Tuesday confirmed...

29th April, 2025