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Romania to raise minimum wage by 6.8% from July
BUCHAREST, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Romania's coalition government will raise the monthly gross minimum wa...
18th December, 2025
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Coinbase appoints UK ex-finance minister George Osborne to run advisory council
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Phoebe Seers Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has appointe...
18th December, 2025
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EU must reform or risk irrelevance, Blair and Dimon say
By Kate Holton LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The European Union must reform or risk becoming irrelevant...
18th December, 2025
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Russian attack on Ukraine's central Cherkasy injures six, causes blackouts, governor says
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia launched a "massive" drone attack on Ukraine's central Cherkasy region, in...
18th December, 2025
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Europe's auto industry future may be electric even after EU climbdown
By Nick Carey LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Brussels' proposal to abandon a 2035 deadline for a total s...
18th December, 2025
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Factbox-Can Ukraine survive without the EU's 'reparation loan'?
By Olena Harmash KYIV, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Union leaders are set to review on Thursday propo...
18th December, 2025
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EU leaders will loan 90 billion euros to Ukraine, but fail to agree to use frozen Russian assets
By Jan Strupczewski and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Union leaders will decide...
18th December, 2025
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Analysis-Return of 'Make Europe Great Again' trades hinges on German comeback
By Yoruk Bahceli and Samuel Indyk LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - For European markets overshadowed by th...
18th December, 2025
Finance
Oil prices settle slightly higher as market assesses mounting supply risks
By Colleen Howe BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices were up nearly a dollar in Asian trade on Thu...
18th December, 2025
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Belarus' Lukashenko says US admission of failure to overturn re-election could revive relations
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview that relations wit...
18th December, 2025
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Ukrainian drones kill three people in Russia's Rostov region, authorities say
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones hit a tanker in the southern Russian port of Rostov-on-Don, kill...
18th December, 2025
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Shares in South Korea's LGES drop more than 7% after Ford cancels EV battery deal
SEOUL, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Shares of LG Energy Solution dropped as much as 7.6% in morning trade on T...
18th December, 2025