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French Culture Minister Dati quits to focus on run for Paris mayor

PARIS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - French Culture Minister Rachida Dati quit her post on Wednesday to focus o...

25th February, 2026

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Finance

Fast-fashion chain Primark to name Tonge as permanent CEO, Sky News reports

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Primark owner Associated British Foods is close to name Eoin Tonge as the fast-fa...

25th February, 2026

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Finance

Edmond de Rothschild says it will 'monitor the situation' after release of Epstein files

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Edmond de Rothschild Group will "monitor the situation" after CEO Ariane de Roths...

25th February, 2026

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Finance

US lawmakers want UK briefing on backdoor order to Apple

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Foreign Affai...

25th February, 2026

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Finance

French government survives two no-confidence votes on energy law

PARIS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The French government survived the first of two no-confidence motions in p...

25th February, 2026

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Finance

Shell ready for bigger backstop of Brazil sugar-ethanol JV Raizen, sources say

By Luciana Magalhaes, Oliver Griffin and Sabrina Valle SAO PAULO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Oil major Shell...

25th February, 2026

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Finance

Dutch airline KLM suspends flights to Tel Aviv

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Airline KLM said on Wednesday that it is temporarily suspending flights between A...

25th February, 2026

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French voters more eager to block hard-left, than far-right, from power, poll shows

PARIS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Most French voters would seek to block the far-left from power in a two-ro...

25th February, 2026

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Antonio Tejero, Franco loyalist and leader of Spain's failed 1981 coup, dies at 93

MADRID, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Former Civil Guard officer Antonio Tejero, who led a failed coup in 1981...

25th February, 2026

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Rugby-England scrumhalf Mitchell ruled out of Six Nations - BBC

Feb 25 (Reuters) - England's Six Nations campaign suffered a major blow when scrumhalf Alex Mitchell...

25th February, 2026

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Finance

Elliott tells UK it won't seek LSEG break-up or New York listing shift, FT reports

Feb 25 (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has told the British government it will no...

25th February, 2026

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Finance

Santander's Botin total compensation rises 34.6% in 2025 to 18.54 million euros

MADRID, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Santander's executive chair Ana Botin was paid 18.54 million euros ($21.8...

25th February, 2026