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Portugal's far-right Chega party may have hit its ceiling in presidential election

By Sergio Goncalves and Michael Francis Gore LISBON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The moderate Socialist candid...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

Air Europa to resume limited flights to Venezuela in February

MADRID, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spanish carrier Air Europa will gradually resume flying to Caracas from Ma...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

Euro zone inflation to stabilise at ECB target, Lagarde says

FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation is expected to stabilise at the European Central Ba...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

EU proposes sanctions on Georgian, Indonesian ports for handling Russian oil

BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The EU's diplomatic arm EEAS has proposed the addition of third-country...

9th February, 2026

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UK's Starmer refuses to heed calls to quit over fallout from Epstein scandal

By Elizabeth Piper, Alistair Smout and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - British Prime Ministe...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

French advisers urges EU tariffs or weaker euro to counter China

PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The European Union should consider either an unprecedented 30% across-the-b...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

US issues fresh guidance to vessels transiting Strait of Hormuz as Iran tensions simmer

Feb 9 (Reuters) - The United States issued fresh guidance on Monday to commercial vessels transiting...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

Explainer-What happens if the UK's Starmer quits, or is challenged?

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing calls to step down with his team in...

9th February, 2026

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Norway police investigate diplomat couple over suspected Epstein corruption

By Terje Solsvik and Johan Ahlander OSLO/STOCKHOLM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Norwegian police are investiga...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

Canadian airlines suspend Cuba flights as island set to run out of jet fuel

HAVANA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Cuba warned international airlines that jet fuel will no longer be availab...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

Jimmy Lai's son urges UK to do 'much more' to win media tycoon's release

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai app...

9th February, 2026

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Fatal drone strikes on civilians persist in Sudan's Kordofan, UN says

GENEVA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The U.N. rights chief said on Monday that fatal drone strikes on civilians...

9th February, 2026