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Finance

French opposition parties seek to topple government over Mercosur

PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - France's far-right and far-left opposition parties will launch no-confidenc...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Portugal proposes Mario Centeno for ECB vice-presidency

LISBON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Portugal's Finance Ministry said on Friday it had submitted the candidacy...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

It is Europe's right to say no if U.S. makes unacceptable proposal, France says

By John Irish PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Europe is perfectly within its rights to push back against th...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

EU states back record South America trade accord after 25 years

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - EU nations are expected on Friday to approve the si...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Iran must show restraint against protesters, French diplomatic source says

PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran's authorities must show maximum restraint towards protesters who have...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Factbox-What is the Oreshnik missile that Russia has fired at Ukraine?

By Mark Trevelyan Jan 9 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it had fired an Oreshnik missile at Ukrain...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Storm Goretti blacks out homes and disrupts travel across northern Europe

PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Strong winds battered France and Britain on Friday as Storm Goretti hit nor...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

German exports fall unexpectedly, industrial production rises

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - German exports unexpectedly fell in November as shipment...

9th January, 2026

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Headlines

Trump wishes 'best of luck' to Hungary's Orban in election campaign

BUDAPEST, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump wished 'best of luck' to Hungary's Prime Min...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Russia says it fired its Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine

Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Russian military said on Friday that it had fired its hypersonic Oreshnik miss...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

Can the US put a price tag on Greenland?

By Mark John and Simon Johnson LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Despite Denmark's repeated insistence that...

9th January, 2026

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Finance

US Senate votes to curb military action in Venezuela, Trump says oversight could last years

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance a resolution that would b...

9th January, 2026