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Image for Miner Ferrexpo halts Ukraine operations, furloughs staff after power grid attacks
Finance

Miner Ferrexpo halts Ukraine operations, furloughs staff after power grid attacks

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ferrexpo said on Tuesday it has halted mining operations in Ukraine and furloughe...

20th January, 2026

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French PM forces part of budget bill through lower house without vote

PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu made use of a special constituti...

20th January, 2026

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Finance

Canada PM Carney strongly opposes US tariffs over Greenland

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday Canada strongly op...

20th January, 2026

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Finance

Spanish rail operator limits speed on stretches of Madrid-Barcelona line

MADRID, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Spanish rail operator Adif said on Tuesday it had ordered high-speed trai...

20th January, 2026

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Finance

Volatility gauges jump as tariff threats spook investors

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Volatility measures across asset classes rose on T...

20th January, 2026

Image for Chornobyl plant connected to Ukraine's energy grid, radiation levels normal, Kyiv says
Finance

Chornobyl plant connected to Ukraine's energy grid, radiation levels normal, Kyiv says

KYIV, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant has been connected to the country's...

20th January, 2026

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Jailed UK baby killer Lucy Letby will not face new charges, prosecutors say

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - British prosecutors said on Tuesday that no additional criminal charges w...

20th January, 2026

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Finance

UK's finance minister Reeves calls for Greenland de-escalation

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday that it was impo...

20th January, 2026

Image for Exclusive-Germany's TKMS seeks investment package to woo Canada over $12 billion submarine tender
Finance

Exclusive-Germany's TKMS seeks investment package to woo Canada over $12 billion submarine tender

By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Warship builder TKM...

20th January, 2026

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Finance

Ukraine's new defence minister vows data-driven overhaul of military

By Max Hunder KYIV, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ukraine will establish a system allowing its allies to train...

20th January, 2026

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Spain opposes plan for asylum centres outside EU

By Joan Faus MADRID, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Spain opposes a push by some European Union countries to con...

20th January, 2026

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Finance

Norway won't take part in Trump's "Board of Peace", deputy foreign minister tells Aftenposten

OSLO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Norway will not take part in U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace"...

20th January, 2026