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Novo and Lilly cut prices of weight-loss drugs in China

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has nearly halved prices of its obesity drug Wegovy...

29th December, 2025

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Kosovo's 'political earthquake' election sees Kurti resurgent

By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - An emphatic election victory for Kosovo's Prime Ministe...

29th December, 2025

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Explainer-Is peace in Ukraine any closer after Trump-Zelenskiy talks?

MOSCOW/KYIV, Dec 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr...

29th December, 2025

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Italy's state railway teams up with Certares fund on high-speed trains abroad

ROME, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Italy's state-owned railway Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has signed a partners...

29th December, 2025

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Hyundai not in a position to buy back Russian auto factory, source says

By Hyunjoo Jin, Heejin Kim and Gleb Stolyarov SEOUL/MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - South Korean automake...

29th December, 2025

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Zaporizhzhia power plant could restart in 18 months once the war ends, head says

MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The head of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in so...

29th December, 2025

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Kremlin says Ukraine should withdraw troops from Donbas, and a Putin-Trump call expected soon

MOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukraine should withdraw its troops from t...

29th December, 2025

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Egyptian-British activist apologises for past social media posts as police launch review

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, freed from prison in Egypt and now in Britain, apolo...

29th December, 2025

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Factbox-China's war games around Taiwan over the years

Dec 29 (Reuters) - China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday called "Justi...

29th December, 2025

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Indonesian authorities recover body during search for drowned Spanish soccer coach and his children

JAKARTA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers on Monday found a body during the search for Spanish...

29th December, 2025

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Czech 2025 budget likely to be in deeper deficit than targeted, new minister says

PRAGUE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The Czech central state budget is likely to be in a deeper deficit this y...

29th December, 2025

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Zelenskiy says 20-point peace plan should be put to referendum in Ukraine

KYIV, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that a 20-point peac...

29th December, 2025