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Medtronic's Unchanged Annual Outlook Clouds Upbeat Quarterly Results

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Qualcomm Says UK Lawsuit Over Smartphone Chip Royalties Will Be Withdrawn

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Italian Exports to US Rise 7% in 2025 Despite Trump's Tariffs

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Cyprus Court Clears Ex-Officials in Cash-For-Passport Scheme

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UK's Reform Party Names ex-Conservative Jenrick as Finance Chief

Date: February 17, 2026

LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Britain's right-wing Reform UK party named Robert Jenrick as its finance policy chief on Tuesday, as leader Nigel Farage made the first announcement of who would be in his...

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Germany and France Make Proposals to Simplify EU Financial Rules, Letter Shows

Date: February 17, 2026

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - France and Germany have urged the European Commission to bring forward an ambitious "financial services simplification package" to make EU rules easier to...

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EU Probes Shein Over Sale of Illegal Products, Addictive Design

Date: February 17, 2026

BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The EU opened a formal investigation into Chinese online retailer Shein on Tuesday over illegal products and concerns about the platform's potentially addictive design,...

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Historic Sannazaro Theatre in Italy's Naples Destroyed in Blaze

Date: February 17, 2026

NAPLES, Italy, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A fire gutted the interior of the historic wood-framed Teatro Sannazaro in a wealthy neighbourhood of the Italian city of Naples on Tuesday, officials said. The fire...

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Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Grinch Allowed to Leave France After Paying Fine

Date: February 17, 2026

MARSEILLE, France, Feb 17 (Reuters) - French authorities have let the seized oil tanker GRINCH leave territorial waters after the company owning the vessel had to pay a penalty worth "several million...

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German Investor Morale Unexpectedly Slips, Modest Recovery Still in Sight

Date: February 17, 2026

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - German investor morale fell unexpectedly to 58.3 points in February, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday, showing that the recovery of...