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Finance

US SEC dismisses lawsuit against Rio Tinto ex-CFO

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Frida...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

UK allocates $270 million to prepare for possible Ukraine deployment

LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Britain said it was allocating 200 million pounds ($270 million) to fund p...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Trump says US needs to own Greenland to deter Russia, China

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. needs to own Green...

9th January, 2026

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Ukrainian nationals aboard seized tanker Bella-1, ambassador says

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine's ambassador to the United States was quoted as saying on Friday that Ukra...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Stellantis scraps US plug-in hybrid sales, citing weak demand

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Chrysler parent Stellantis said on Friday it will stop selling plug-in hybrid vers...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Six candidates bid to replace ECB vice president de Guindos -Eurogroup

BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Six candidates have applied for the job of European Central Bank vice pr...

9th January, 2026

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Kyiv residents grapple with cold after Russian strike rips open apartments

By Vladyslav Smilianets KYIV, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Kyiv resident Nataliya Revutska could have it worse:...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Mercosur bloc to sign EU trade deal on January 17

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Mercosur bloc will sign its long-delayed trade agreement with th...

9th January, 2026

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Swedish espionage suspect appears to have been working for Russia, prosecutor says

STOCKHOLM, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A man detained in Sweden on suspicion of espionage appears to have been...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

EU member states confirm approval of signing EU-Mercosur trade agreement

BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - European Union member states confirmed on Friday a broad majority of the...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

UK grocers begin to feel impact of appetite-suppressing drugs

By James Davey LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Britain’s major food retailers are beginning to feel the im...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Russian drone strikes hit two foreign vessels in Odesa region, Kyiv says

KYIV, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Russia has attacked two foreign-flagged civilian vessels with drones in the...

9th January, 2026