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Image for Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate
Finance

Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate

By John Irish PARIS/OSLO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has told Norway's prime min...

19th January, 2026

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Finance

Olympics-Passion and debts: the mixed legacy of the 2006 Turin Games

TURIN, Italy, Jan 19 (Reuters) - When Turin hosted the Winter Olympics 20 years ago, it transformed...

19th January, 2026

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Finance

Bolivia pledges to honor energy, lithium deals to reassure investors

By Monica Machicao and Lucinda Elliott LA PAZ, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Bolivia’s centrist government will...

19th January, 2026

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Finance

Germany includes cars with range extender in EV subsidies programme

BERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Germany will make cars with range extenders eligible for subsidies under...

19th January, 2026

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Headlines

Kremlin says Trump invited Putin to join 'Board of Peace'

MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been...

19th January, 2026

Image for UK Starmer calls for 'calm discussion' to avert trade war with US over Greenland
Finance

UK Starmer calls for 'calm discussion' to avert trade war with US over Greenland

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that calm discussion b...

19th January, 2026

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Finance

IMF sees steady global growth in 2026 as AI boom offsets trade headwinds

Jan 19 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund again edged its 2026 global growth forecast highe...

19th January, 2026

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Finance

Trump's Greenland threat puts Europe Inc back in tariff crosshairs

By Adam Jourdan LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Just as European companies were getting used to last year...

19th January, 2026

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Finance

French PM to force budget through parliament without vote

PARIS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - France was moving closer to a 2026 budget deal on Monday after the governm...

19th January, 2026

Image for UK's Reeves withdraws from LSE event, to attend Starmer's Greenland press conference
Finance

UK's Reeves withdraws from LSE event, to attend Starmer's Greenland press conference

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will appear at Prime Minister Keir...

19th January, 2026

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Finance

US big tech stocks fall in Europe after Trump tariff threats

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. tech giants fell in Europe on Monday after President Donal...

19th January, 2026

Image for At least 40 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide
Headlines

At least 40 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide

MADRID, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The death toll from Sunday's collision between a derailing high-speed tra...

19th January, 2026