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Ireland to give 141 million euros to World Bank fund for poorest countries

By Karin Strohecker WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ireland will contribute about 141.4 million euros ($161 mi...

24th April, 2025

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Victim's advocates criticise cardinal's role in Pope Francis' funeral

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Advocates for Catholic clergy sexual abuse victims are cr...

24th April, 2025

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Daughter of French PM reveals she was abused at scandal-hit school

By Elizabeth Pineau, Michel Rose and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) - The daughter of French Prim...

24th April, 2025

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Cycling-Record 18 teams to race in Tour of Britain Women this June

LONDON (Reuters) -World champions and hometown heroes will battle for glory as an unprecedented 18 t...

24th April, 2025

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Trump trade war spreads more gloom across businesses worldwide

By Richa Naidu, Hyunjoo Jin and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON/SEOUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Businesses across...

24th April, 2025

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Nato's Rutte calls for 'quantum leap' as Europe boosts defence investment

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called for European countries and Canada...

24th April, 2025

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Russian court adds extra year to sentence of US citizen jailed for attacking law enforcement, RIA says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday added an extra year to the sentence of Robert Gilman,...

24th April, 2025

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Derivatives exchange CME set to launch XRP futures in crypto push

(Reuters) -CME Group will launch futures contracts tied to the XRP cryptocurrency next month, the de...

24th April, 2025

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Convicted cardinal wants to vote for pope, his brother prelates must decide

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinals in meetings ahead of the start of a secret con...

24th April, 2025

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Putin says Russia should use trade war opportunities to strengthen economy

By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his economic officials on...

24th April, 2025

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Ukraine's Marchenko says working to seal US minerals pact as 'fast as we can'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said on Thursday that Kyiv and Wa...

24th April, 2025

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WTO rejects EU claims in intellectual property dispute with China

GENEVA (Reuters) -A World Trade Organization panel on Thursday rejected the European Union's claims...

24th April, 2025