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Image for Spain and Portugal on high alert as storms cause more damage
Headlines

Spain and Portugal on high alert as storms cause more damage

By David Latona and Paolo Laudani MADRID, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Swathes of Spain and Portugal were on h...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Hundreds of Lufthansa flights cancelled as pilots, cabin crew walk out

BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Lufthansa flights were cancelled on Thursday as pilots and fl...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Ryanair warns Dublin Airport capacity may be slashed after EU court adviser backs cap

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Dublin airport may set a 32 million passenger cap to tackle a capacity...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Italy's parliament approves 8.8 billion euros for GCAP jet fighter programme

By Angelo Amante ROME, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Italy's parliament on Thursday backed an almost 9-billion-...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Ukrainian drone strike causes fire at refinery in Russia's Komi region, governor says

MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a fire at an oil refinery owned by Lu...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial to launch forex remittance platform

By Selena Li HONG KONG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by the f...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

ECB to broaden access to euro backstop, board member says

FRANKFURT, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is preparing to broaden access to its euro b...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

UK's Thames Water starts process to unlock $1.12 billion of new debt

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Britain's Thames Water said on Thursday that its creditors are launching a proces...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Russia's economy will keep slowing in first half of 2026, Interfax quotes minister as saying

MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Russia’s economy will continue to slow in the first half of the year, wit...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Olympics-Skeleton-Ukrainian Heraskevych disqualified for helmet depicting war dead

By Julien Pretot CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine's skeleton racer Vladyslav Her...

12th February, 2026

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Finance

Pentagon policy chief calls for NATO based on 'partnership rather than dependency'

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Increased military spending by Europe countries and Canada will make NA...

12th February, 2026

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Olympics-Skeleton-Ukraine's Heraskevych disqualified over helmet controversy

MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine's skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the M...

12th February, 2026