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Finance

Slovenian lawmakers make acting central bank head Dolenc's role permanent

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Slovenian lawmakers confirmed Primoz Dolenc as the governor of the central bank, w...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Europe must keep control of key technologies, says EU commissioner

By Elizabeth Howcroft BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Europe must keep control over key technologies tha...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Russia's Putin and Saudi crown prince discuss work of OPEC+, Kremlin says

MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Saudi Arabia's Cro...

3rd February, 2026

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NATO starts military planning for Arctic mission amid Greenland dispute

BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - NATO has started the military planning for an Arctic Sentry mission, a spo...

3rd February, 2026

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Netanyahu urges US envoy to be skeptical of Iran in revived nuclear talks

By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled t...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

German voice actors boycott Netflix over AI training concerns

By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - German voice actors have launched a grassroots boycott a...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Wingtech Shanghai filing says CFO resigns for personal reasons

AMSTERDAM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chinese electronics company Wingtech said in a Shanghai Stock Exchange...

3rd February, 2026

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French prosecutors seek public office ban for Le Pen but leave door open to presidential bid

PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - French prosecutors urged an appeals court on Tuesday to largely confirm a p...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Banque Havilland's fine over Qatar bonds presentation cut by UK tribunal

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Luxembourg-based Banque Havilland on Tuesday lost an appeal against sancti...

3rd February, 2026

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Teacher stabbed by pupil in southern France school

PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A French teacher was stabbed by a pupil in a school in Sanary-sur-Mer, in s...

3rd February, 2026

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UK's Mandelson set to retire from parliament's upper house over Epstein ties

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Britain's former U.S. ambassador, Peter Mandelson, is set to quit the Hous...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

UK police launch investigation into Mandelson over Epstein leaks

By Alistair Smout and Paul Sandle LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government...

3rd February, 2026