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Image for Spain to launch sovereign wealth fund to extend stimulus from expiring EU funds
Finance

Spain to launch sovereign wealth fund to extend stimulus from expiring EU funds

MADRID, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Spain will create a state-owned sovereign wealth fund to boost sectors in...

15th January, 2026

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Finance

Musk dealt blow over Grok deepfakes, but regulatory fight far from over

By Supantha Mukherjee and Paul Sandle STOCKHOLM/LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Grok chatbot...

15th January, 2026

Image for Factbox-Britain's shifting political scene: defections to Nigel Farage's Reform
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Factbox-Britain's shifting political scene: defections to Nigel Farage's Reform

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Nigel Farage's right-wing Reform UK party is benefiting from a raft of hi...

15th January, 2026

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Finance

Greensill Bank suing UK government for $441 million over COVID loan guarantees

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Greensill Bank, a subsidiary of collapsed finance firm Greensill Capital,...

15th January, 2026

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Israel strikes in Gaza kill 10, including senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad figures

CAIRO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Two Israeli airstrikes killed five people, including a 16-year-old, in Dei...

15th January, 2026

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Finance

Macron says France now providing two thirds of intelligence to Ukraine

By John Irish PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France was n...

15th January, 2026

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Finance

Mkango launches rare earth plant in Britain using recycled materials

By Sam Tabahriti and Eric Onstad LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Canadian rare earths group Mkango Resour...

15th January, 2026

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Gas leak blast demolishes houses in Dutch town of Utrecht, no deaths reported

AMSTERDAM, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Several people were injured after a major blast caused a fire in the c...

15th January, 2026

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Finance

Repsol, ENI, Maurel & Prom applying for US licenses to export Venezuelan oil, sources say

HOUSTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Several European partners of Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA, in...

15th January, 2026

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Finance

European corporates expected to deliver worst earnings growth in past seven quarters

Jan 15 (Reuters) - European corporate earnings are set to decline in the fourth quarter, the latest...

15th January, 2026

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Britain to boost military reserves by raising maximum call-up age to 65

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would strengthen its military reserve forces...

15th January, 2026

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Finance

Russia destroys large energy facility in Kharkiv, mayor says

KYIV, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Russian forces have destroyed a large energy facility in Ukraine's second-b...

15th January, 2026