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Image for Electric car sales edge above petrol in EU for first time
Finance

Electric car sales edge above petrol in EU for first time

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Fully electric car sales in December overtook petrol for the first time in the Eu...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

Analysis-EU carmakers face tough India market even after trade deal

BERLIN, Jan 27 (Reuters) - European carmakers, squeezed by U.S. tariffs and price wars in China, wil...

27th January, 2026

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Japan-US alliance would crumble if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis, PM Takaichi says

TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan's strategic alliance with the U.S...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

'Very deep poverty' in Britain hits record high, new report finds

By Catarina Demony LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

UK's Starmer heads to China to repair ties as he navigates tensions with US

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to China on Tuesday on the first vis...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

Trading Day: Big moves, ahead of big week

ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 26 (Reuters) - World stocks climbed to new highs and gold smashed through the...

26th January, 2026

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Finance

France's lower house backs social media ban for those under 15 years old

PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's National Assembly on Monday approved legislation banning children...

26th January, 2026

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US believes Hamas disarmament comes along with some sort of amnesty, US official says

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United States believes disarmament by Hamas militants in Gaza com...

26th January, 2026

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Syria's Sharaa to meet Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, Syria TV says

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on...

26th January, 2026

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Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv causes mass power outages

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Russian forces on Monday launched a drone and missile attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine'...

26th January, 2026

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European countries including UK lose measles elimination status

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Britain and several other European countries have lost their measles elim...

26th January, 2026

Image for Olympics-US security team flags drone threat at Milano Cortina Games
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Olympics-US security team flags drone threat at Milano Cortina Games

By Rory Carroll Jan 26 (Reuters) - U.S. officials helping to safeguard Americans at next month's Win...

26th January, 2026