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Finance

Novo Nordisk to take legal action against Hims & Hers for Wegovy compounding

COPENHAGEN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it would take legal action against Hims...

5th February, 2026

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Finance

Germany to require streaming platforms to invest in local production

BERLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Germany will introduce investment requirements for streaming platforms and...

5th February, 2026

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Headlines

US cuts contact with Polish parliament speaker over Trump 'insults'

WARSAW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador in Warsaw cut off contact with Poland's parliament spe...

5th February, 2026

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Headlines

Analysis-Once feted Mandelson becomes nightmare for weakened UK PM Starmer

By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Kei...

5th February, 2026

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Finance

ECB's Lagarde to raise reform pressure on EU leaders with checklist

FRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will present EU leade...

5th February, 2026

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Finance

Hims and Hers Health's compounded Wegovy pill offering fuels market jitters

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Hims & Hers said it would begin offering compounded versions of Novo Nordisk's Weg...

5th February, 2026

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Finance

Proposed UBS regulation targeted and focused, says Swiss banking supervisor

ZURICH, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Swiss government proposals to strengthen capital rules for UBS are proport...

5th February, 2026

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Headlines

Activists plan new, bigger flotilla to try to bring aid to Gaza

By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Activists behind a flotilla intercepted at sea last yea...

5th February, 2026

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Finance

A year in which the major central banks part ways

By Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Central banks in big economies are parting ways, with A...

5th February, 2026

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Finance

Slovenia prepares legislation to ban social media for under-15s

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Slovenia is preparing draft legislation that will ban access to social media for m...

5th February, 2026

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Finance

Hims offers cheapest GLP-1 weight-loss pill in US in a shock to Novo, Lilly

NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Online telehealth company Hims and Hers Health will begin offering copie...

5th February, 2026

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Finance

BoE's Bailey welcomes Warsh as Trump's choice to lead U.S. Fed

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey on Thursday welcomed U.S. President...

5th February, 2026