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IKEA to close seven stores in China amid strategy shift

Image for Rubio to meet Denmark leaders next week, signals no retreat on Trump's Greenland goal

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Rubio to meet Denmark leaders next week, signals no retreat on Trump's Greenland goal

Image for Yemen separatist leader fails to attend crisis talks as Saudi-UAE rift deepens

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Yemen separatist leader fails to attend crisis talks as Saudi-UAE rift deepens

Image for Snowstorm-hit travellers bed down in Amsterdam airport, Parisians take to skis

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Snowstorm-hit travellers bed down in Amsterdam airport, Parisians take to skis

Image for France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland

France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland

Date: January 7, 2026

PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - France is working with partners on a plan over how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland, Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said...

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GSK's chronic hepatitis B therapy shows promise in key studies, analysts await full data

Date: January 7, 2026

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - GSK's experimental drug to treat chronic hepatitis B infection met the main goal in two closely watched studies, the drugmaker said on Wednesday, bringing the company a step...

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Morning Bid: The spoils of oil

Date: January 7, 2026

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift As Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro awaits his fate in a New York jail, nearly $2 billion worth of the nation's oil appears ...

Image for Exclusive-Czech defence firm CSG nears IPO decision that would boost M&A war chest

Exclusive-Czech defence firm CSG nears IPO decision that would boost M&A war chest

Date: January 7, 2026

PRAGUE, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Czech arms and ammunition firm Czechoslovak Group (CSG) has discussed with banks floating around 15% of its shares in a potential initial public offering, with a decision yet...

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Taiwan says China's war games sought to undermine global support for the island

Date: January 7, 2026

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - China's war game exercises around Taiwan last week were part of a campaign to counter growing international support for the island and an attempt to divert...

Image for Crowds pay tribute as late French cinema star Brigitte Bardot is buried in Saint-Tropez

Crowds pay tribute as late French cinema star Brigitte Bardot is buried in Saint-Tropez

Date: January 7, 2026

SAINT-TROPEZ, France, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Brigitte Bardot, an icon of French cinema who died last month aged 91, will be buried on Wednesday by the sea in the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez....