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Image for UK bond yields rise after report of route back to parliament for Starmer rival Burnham
Finance

UK bond yields rise after report of route back to parliament for Starmer rival Burnham

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, Jan 22 (Reuters) - British government bond yields rose to their h...

22nd January, 2026

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Headlines

UK PM Starmer: time for 'hard yards' on Arctic security after U.S. tariff threat dropped

LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said there would be "hard yards" ahea...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Train collides with crane arm in Spain's fourth rail accident in a week

MADRID, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A commuter train has crashed against a construction crane in southeastern...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-EU-Mercosur deal likely to take effect provisionally from March, says EU diplomat

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The EU's free trade deal with South American countries w...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Explainer-What are Russia's frozen assets in US that Putin has offered for Gaza and Ukraine?

MOSCOW, Jan 22 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is ready to donate $1 billi...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Motor racing-Mercedes run new car at Silverstone, announce Microsoft deal

LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Mercedes announced a major new sponsorship deal with Microsoft on Thursda...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

EU wants U.S. trade deal back on track, but warns it would defend itself if threatened again

By Jan Strupczewski and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - EU leaders will rethink their ties w...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

OMV CEO says strict rules on plastic recycling could stifle innovation

Jan 22 (Reuters) - OMV Chief Executive Alfred Stern warned on Thursday that overly stringent rules f...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Trump's rhetoric rallies Canadian support for Prime Minister Mark Carney

By Maria Cheng OTTAWA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Renewed verbal attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump ar...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Rheinmetall expects potential order intake of 80 billion euros, says CEO

BERLIN, Jan 22 (Reuters) - German arms maker Rheinmetall expects a potential international order int...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

China willing to work with UK to boost economic ties, ministry says

BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) - China is willing to work with Britain on the basis of mutual respect to...

22nd January, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-Trump pact calls for allies to act fast on Arctic security says NATO's Rutte

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The framework deal on Greenland agreed with U.S. President Do...

22nd January, 2026