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Finance

Mercedes declined Lutnick's bid to move to US, CEO tells The Pioneer

FRANKFURT, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick tried to persuade Mercedes-B...

28th January, 2026

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Rwanda seeks arbitration over cancellation of asylum deal with UK

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Rwanda said late on Tuesday that it had filed an arbitration case against Britain...

28th January, 2026

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Thai parties tap nationalist mood as Cambodia clashes roil rural voters

KANTHARALAK, Thailand, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Thai lawmaker Phumin Leethiraprasert has switched party al...

28th January, 2026

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Finance

SpaceX weighs June 2026 IPO at $1.5 trillion valuation, FT says

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is weighing a mid-June 2026 initial public offering, aiming to...

28th January, 2026

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Finance

Explainer-The $250 million ASML 'printer' behind Nvidia's chips

AMSTERDAM, Jan 28 (Reuters) - ASML has become Europe's most valuable company thanks to its dominance...

28th January, 2026

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Finance

Analysis-A year into Trump presidency, 'pivot to China' gathers pace

By Liz Lee, Samuel Shen and Sumeet Chatterjee BEIJING/HONG KONG, Jan 28 (Reuters) - When U.S. Presid...

28th January, 2026

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After toppling Hasina, young Bangladeshis turn back to old guard

DHAKA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Dhaka University student Sadman Mujtaba Rafid defied his parents and polic...

28th January, 2026

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Finance

UK's National Wealth Fund targets carbon capture, batteries and hydrogen to drive growth

LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Britain's National Wealth Fund said on Wednesday carbon capture, the powe...

28th January, 2026

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UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid

By Jasper Ward Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.N. human rights experts on Tuesday denounced the Trump administr...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

UK plans overhaul of vet sector to tackle surging pet costs

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Britain plans to overhaul the veterinary market with clearer pricing rule...

27th January, 2026

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Dutch parties agree on rare minority government

AMSTERDAM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands have agreed to form a...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

French government survives no-confidence votes on expenditure part of 2026 budget

PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The French government survived two votes of no-confidence in parliament on...

27th January, 2026