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Factbox-What to expect at Pope Francis' funeral

By Giselda Vagnoni VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The funeral of Pope Francis, who died this week at the a...

25th April, 2025

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How Pope Francis touched a migrant's heart, saying 'we're all the same people'

By Małgorzata Wojtunik, Chiara Rodriquez and Fabiano Franchitti VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Diane Karla...

25th April, 2025

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France helped evacuate 115 people from Gaza this week

PARIS (Reuters) - The French foreign ministry helped to evacuate 115 people from Gaza this week and...

25th April, 2025

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Swiss National Bank chairman rebuffs bitcoin as reserve asset

BERN (Reuters) -The head of the Swiss National Bank said on Friday that cryptocurrencies failed to m...

25th April, 2025

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Trump’s tariffs inflict political pain on Hungary’s Orban, other European far-right leaders

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - After Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, Hungarian leader Viktor Orban pre...

25th April, 2025

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Athletics-Hassan laughs off suggestion Sunday's London marathon could be better than her debut

LONDON (Reuters) -Sifan Hassan concedes she remembers little about her remarkable marathon debut two...

25th April, 2025

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Russia's Putin meets US envoy Witkoff, Interfax says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve W...

25th April, 2025

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Ukraine says it reaffirmed its positions at London talks

KYIV (Reuters) - Kyiv's delegation at a meeting with allies in London this week reaffirmed the princ...

25th April, 2025

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European Commission to assess UMG's proposed acquisition of Downtown Music

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission said on Friday it would investigate Universal Music Grou...

25th April, 2025

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Swiss National Bank rules out following climate goals with investments

BERN (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank does not have the right tools or the mandate to tackle clima...

25th April, 2025

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Iran summons Dutch envoy to protest assassination attempts claim

(Reuters) - The Iranian foreign ministry summoned the Dutch ambassador to Tehran on Friday, the offi...

25th April, 2025

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Soccer-UK government announces Kogan as preferred candidate to head football regulator

(Reuters) -The British government announced David Kogan on Friday as its preferred candidate for cha...

25th April, 2025