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Factbox-What we know about the shooting victims at Sydney's Bondi Beach Jewish event

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Among the 15 victims of a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach targeting an e...

18th December, 2025

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Australia promises new hate laws as youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim is laid to rest

By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The funeral of 10-year-old Bondi Beach shooting victim M...

17th December, 2025

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UN, aid groups warn Gaza operations at risk from Israel impediments

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The United Nations and aid groups warned on W...

17th December, 2025

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IMF says Moldova's economy has unique growth opportunity, but reforms needed

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Moldova has a "unique opportunity" for economic grow...

17th December, 2025

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UK firm Awendio Solaris plans $725 million solar plant with indigenous groups in Canada

Dec 17 (Reuters) - UK company Awendio Solaris said on Wednesday that it plans to invest C$1 billion...

17th December, 2025

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AbbVie, several other pharma companies near MFN deal with Trump, sources say

By Deena Beasley, Jarrett Renshaw and Michael Erman Dec 17 (Reuters) - AbbVie and several other drug...

17th December, 2025

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US, Russia to hold talks in Miami this weekend, Politico reports

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. and Russian officials are expected to hold talks in Miami, Flori...

17th December, 2025

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EU reaches initial agreement on tighter EU-Mercosur safeguards

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The European Union struck a provisional deal on We...

17th December, 2025

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Britain to overhaul benchmark rules to cut industry burden

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Britain plans to overhaul broad rules governing financial benchmarks to e...

17th December, 2025

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Novartis, Roche near US drug price deal, Bloomberg News reports

Dec 17 (Reuters) - The White House is set to announce drug pricing deals with pharmaceutical heavywe...

17th December, 2025

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Italy's top court upholds acquittal of Salvini in migrant kidnapping case

By Marco Roberti ROME, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Italy's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld an acquittal ver...

17th December, 2025

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Zelenskiy tells Europe: Use frozen assets to end Russia's appetite for war

KYIV, Dec 17 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukraine's allies on Wednesday to se...

17th December, 2025