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Finance

Greece to soon announce social media ban for children under 15, government source says

ATHENS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Greece is "very close" to announcing a social media ban for children aged...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

UK's Starmer calls alleged passing of sensitive information to Epstein 'disgraceful'

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told ministers on Tuesday the alleged...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

EU says it has received Chinese calculations for looming dairy tariffs

BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The European Commission has received final calculations of intended anti...

3rd February, 2026

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Olympics-Heavy snow blankets mountain venues for Milano Cortina Games

By Julien Pretot and Lisa Richwine CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/LIVIGNO, Italy Feb 3 (Reuters) - Heavy snow fel...

3rd February, 2026

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Olympics-Ukraine’s Heraskevych criticises IOC neutral policy, plans to use Games as platform

By Julien Pretot CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian skeleton athlete and flag bea...

3rd February, 2026

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Russia disregarded U.S. peace efforts by attacking Ukraine's energy sector, Zelenskiy says

KYIV, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia disregarded ongoing U.S. peace efforts by attacking Ukraine's energy...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Top EU diplomat to visit Kyrgyzstan for talks on sanctions

By Aigerim Turgunbaeva BISHKEK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan said on Tuesday the European Union's sa...

3rd February, 2026

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Boxing-Poland's former Olympic champion Kasprzyk dies aged 86

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Poland's Marian Kasprzyk, who won gold in boxing's welterweight division at the 19...

3rd February, 2026

Image for Anthropic's new AI tools deepen selloff in data analytics and software stocks, investors say
Finance

Anthropic's new AI tools deepen selloff in data analytics and software stocks, investors say

By Samuel Indyk and Danilo Masoni LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A sell-off in European software, data an...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

PepsiCo to cut prices of Lay's, Doritos as consumers push back

By Juveria Tabassum Feb 3 (Reuters) - PepsiCo would cut the prices of core brands such as Lay's and...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

UK privacy watchdog launches investigation into Grok

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Britain's privacy watchdog on Tuesday launched a formal investigation into...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Pfizer weight-loss drug data raises questions about side effects, shares fall

Feb 3(Reuters) - Pfizer on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates, as su...

3rd February, 2026