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Finance

Medtronic's unchanged annual outlook clouds upbeat quarterly results

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Medtronic surpassed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on Tuesday,...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Qualcomm says UK lawsuit over smartphone chip royalties will be withdrawn

LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Qualcomm on Tuesday said a London lawsuit alleging it had abused its domi...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Italian exports to US rise 7% in 2025 despite Trump's tariffs

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Italian exports to the United States rose by more than 7% last year, data showed...

17th February, 2026

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Headlines

Cyprus court clears ex-officials in cash-for-passport scheme

Feb 17 (Reuters) - A Cypriot court acquitted former parliamentary speaker Demetris Syllouris on Tues...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

UK's Reform party names ex-Conservative Jenrick as finance chief

LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Britain's right-wing Reform UK party named Robert Jenrick as its finance...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Germany and France make proposals to simplify EU financial rules, letter shows

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - France and Germany have urged the European Commission t...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

EU probes Shein over sale of illegal products, addictive design

BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The EU opened a formal investigation into Chinese online retailer Shein...

17th February, 2026

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Historic Sannazaro theatre in Italy's Naples destroyed in blaze

NAPLES, Italy, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A fire gutted the interior of the historic wood-framed Teatro Sann...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker GRINCH allowed to leave France after paying fine

MARSEILLE, France, Feb 17 (Reuters) - French authorities have let the seized oil tanker GRINCH leave...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

German investor morale unexpectedly slips, modest recovery still in sight

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - German investor morale fell unexpectedly to 58.3 points...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Russia pummels Ukraine's power grid before talks

KYIV, Feb 17 - Russian forces pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure before a new round of peace tal...

17th February, 2026

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Finance

Olympics-Milan's economy expected to expand more rapidly in 2026 thanks to Games

By Giancarlo Navach MILAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Milan's economy is expected to expand more quickly in...

17th February, 2026