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Europeans discuss Ukraine with Trump at 'critical moment' for peace

PARIS/LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The leaders of Britain, France and Germany held a call on Wednesday...

10th December, 2025

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Rheinmetall CEO makes fresh pitch to buy part of KNDS NV, Bloomberg reports

BERLIN, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Rheinmetall AG Chief Executive Officer Armin Papperger is making a fresh...

10th December, 2025

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Oldest evidence of human fire-making discovered at site in England

By Will Dunham Dec 10 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-makin...

10th December, 2025

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Pfizer to cut over 200 jobs in Switzerland to reduce costs, Bloomberg News reports

Dec 10 (Reuters) - Pfizer will cut over 200 jobs in Switzerland as part of its multi-year cost reduc...

10th December, 2025

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Explainer-Can Ukraine hold elections while at war?

By Olena Harmash KYIV, Dec 10 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was prepared to hold...

10th December, 2025

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Iceland to boycott 2026 Eurovision in protest of go-ahead for Israel

COPENHAGEN, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Iceland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, the c...

10th December, 2025

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Amazon to pay more than $580 million to settle tax probe in Italy

MILAN, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Amazon has agreed with Italy's tax collection agency to pay 510 million eu...

10th December, 2025

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Drones did not threaten Ukrainian president's aircraft, Irish PM says

DUBLIN, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Drones that appeared near Dublin shortly after the arrival of Ukrainian P...

10th December, 2025

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MSC, BlackRock's bid for Hutchison's Barcelona terminal may push up prices, EU says

BRUSSELS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators opened on Wednesday a full-scale investigation...

10th December, 2025

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Russian rouble weakens after hitting strongest since May 2023 last week

MOSCOW, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble weakened against the U.S. dollar and China's yuan for...

10th December, 2025

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Switzerland says lower US tariffs to be applied retroactively from November 14

ZURICH, Dec 10 (Reuters) - The lowering of U.S. tariffs on Switzerland to 15% from 39% will be effec...

10th December, 2025

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French court annuls cash bid by late sultan's heirs in Malaysia land dispute

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A French court has annulled a legal bid by the heirs of a former su...

10th December, 2025