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Exclusive-US conducting surveillance flights over Nigeria after Trump intervention threat

By Jessica Donati and Idrees Ali Dec 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. has been conducting intelligence-gather...

22nd December, 2025

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Six British men charged with over 60 sexual offences against woman

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Six British men, including a woman's former husband, were charged with mo...

22nd December, 2025

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Mercedes reaches $150 million settlement with US states over diesel scandal

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz has reached a $149.6 million settlement with U.S. state...

22nd December, 2025

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Italian prosecutors ask to drop case of suspected Russian drone flyovers

MILAN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors investigating suspected Russian drone flights over an...

22nd December, 2025

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Three seriously hurt in explosion at chemical plant in France

PARIS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Three people were seriously hurt in an explosion and fire at a chemical pl...

22nd December, 2025

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Chris Rea, singer of 'Driving Home for Christmas', dies at 74

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Chris Rea, an English singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his...

22nd December, 2025

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Portugal's far-right leader ordered to remove posters targeting Roma community

LISBON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The leader of Portugal's far-right Chega party was ordered to remove stre...

22nd December, 2025

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Mercedes reaches $120 million settlement with US states over emissions scandal

BERLIN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz said on Monday it will pay out $120 million to multiple U.S...

22nd December, 2025

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Sputnik developer becomes head of Russia's top vaccine centre

MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A scientist who developed Russia's Sputnik coronavirus vaccine during the...

22nd December, 2025

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UK's Reeves sets March 3 as date for next economic forecasts

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves has asked the country's budget wat...

22nd December, 2025

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Analysis-How AI boom is pressuring videogame console industry in race for memory chips

By Zaheer Kachwala Dec 22 (Reuters) - Videogame console sales were already under pressure owing to t...

22nd December, 2025

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South Africans dragged into Russia's war in Ukraine dig trenches, dodge bullets

By Tim Cocks DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 22 (Reuters) - South African father-of-three Dubandlela was o...

22nd December, 2025