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Finance

Egypt expects remaining 4 billion euros in EU financial package by 2027

CAIRO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Egypt expects the remaining 4 billion euros ($4.66 billion) of a previously...

8th January, 2026

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US exit of key UN climate treaty criticized as self-sabotage

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United States' decision to withdraw from the U.N.'s key climate treaty...

8th January, 2026

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Trump withdrawal from bedrock UN climate treaty raises legal questions

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's decision to withdraw t...

8th January, 2026

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Europe discusses response to US threat on Greenland, EU's Kallas says

BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The EU has discussed what a European response would look like if the U.S...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

World Economic Forum survey shows doing business got tougher in 2025

ZURICH, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Companies found it harder to do business in 2025 due to a deterioration in...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

Less than two years after stopping obesity drugs, weight and health issues return, study finds

By Nancy Lapid Jan 7 (Reuters) - When patients stop taking weight-loss medications, the beneficial e...

8th January, 2026

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Russia frees French researcher Vinatier in prisoner exchange

MOSCOW, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Russia is freeing Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving a three-ye...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

Explainer-Why are French farmers driving their tractors into Paris?

PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - French farmers have brought tractors to central Paris and blocked roads acr...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

UK expected to soften business rates rise for pubs

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The British government is expected to announce a reduction in business rat...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

Zelenskiy says US security guarantees document set to be finalised with Trump

KYIV, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday the text of a bilat...

8th January, 2026

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Finance

Russian-bound tanker hit by drone in Black Sea, maritime sources say

By Jonathan Spicer and Jonathan Saul ISTANBUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A Russia-bound oil tanker suffered...

8th January, 2026

Image for France releases Russian man wanted in US for cyberhacking, lawyer says
Finance

France releases Russian man wanted in US for cyberhacking, lawyer says

MOSCOW, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A Russian basketball player who was arrested in France last year and threa...

8th January, 2026