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Prosecutors accuse Dutch shipbuilder Damen of corruption, violating sanctions

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch prosecutors said on Friday they had summoned shipbuilder Damen Shipyards...

25th April, 2025

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Swiss central bank faces environmental protests over investments

By John Revill BERN (Reuters) -Environmentalists protested at the Swiss National Bank's AGM on Frida...

25th April, 2025

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Iran, Russia agree on 55 bcm of gas supplies, nuclear plant funding

By Olesya Astakhova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said during a visit to M...

25th April, 2025

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Automakers rush to meet surging China demand for long-range hybrids

By Nick Carey, Victoria Waldersee and Qiaoyi Li SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese automakers and foreign r...

25th April, 2025

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Eurosceptic Simion hopes to ride wave of anger to victory in Romanian election

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Eurosceptic George Simion will get a second shot at becoming Rom...

25th April, 2025

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Kyiv Mayor Klitschko says Ukraine may have to temporarily cede land for peace

(Reuters) - Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Ukraine may need to temporarily cede land as part of...

25th April, 2025

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Swiss National Bank warns of economic fallout from trade conflict

By John Revill BERN (Reuters) -Increased global economic risks will likely weigh on Switzerland's ec...

25th April, 2025

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Thousands line up to pay respect to Francis, the pope of 'outcasts'

MADRID (Reuters) - Roger Yu, a gay man from the Philippines who abandoned plans to become a priest,...

25th April, 2025

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Trump says Ukraine deal close after envoy Witkoff meets Putin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Friday, In...

25th April, 2025

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More than 100,000 pay respects to Pope Francis in final hours of lying-in-state

ROME (Reuters) - Queues of faithful filed into St. Peter's throughout the night and in the early hou...

25th April, 2025

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Polish government seeks European approval for judicial reform

WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish government has sent a proposed judicial reform to European Union legal...

25th April, 2025

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Indra considers options in defence sector, including Escribano

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish defence technology company Indra is considering taking over Escribano M&E,...

25th April, 2025