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EU to cut fertiliser duties to push through Mercosur trade deal
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US seizes Russian-flagged tanker, another tied to Venezuela as Trump widens oil push
France, Italy push to exempt fertilisers from EU carbon border levy
Date: January 7, 2026
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Jan 7 - France is seeking support from other governments for a push to exempt fertilisers from the European Union's carbon border levy, which it argues is needed to protect...
Zelenskiy's chief of staff hails 'concrete results' on second day of Paris talks
Date: January 7, 2026
KYIV, Jan 7 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's top adviser hailed "concrete results" on Wednesday as talks in Paris on peace and security guarantees for Ukraine entered their second day,...
China keen to revive food imports from Ireland, Irish PM says
Date: January 7, 2026
By Liz Lee BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) - China has signalled it would want to import quality food from Ireland, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said about his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang,...
Stellantis car production in Italy fell to 71-year low in 2025, union says
Date: January 7, 2026
MILAN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Stellantis' vehicle production in Italy fell 20% in 2025 to 379,706 vehicles, the FIM Cisl trade union said on Wednesday, noting that the production of new models only started...
Norway's Equinor does not plan return to Venezuela, CEO says
Date: January 7, 2026
OSLO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Equinor does not plan a return to Venezuela, which the company left in the early part of this decade, the Norwegian oil and gas company's CEO told Reuters on Wednesday. "At the...
Fire put out at oil depot in Russia's Belgorod after Ukrainian drone attack, state TV says
Date: January 7, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Firefighters have put out a blaze that broke out at an oil depot in Russia's southern Belgorod region following an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, the Vesti state TV...