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Dutch prosecutors relate 49 deaths to illegal medicines webshop

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch prosecutors on Monday said they were investigating at least 49 deaths tha...

17th November, 2025

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Hungarian legislation risks freezing out Austrian construction firm Strabag

By Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Gergely Szakacs VIENNA/BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Legislation working its...

17th November, 2025

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France targets Vinted for failure to prevent underage access to adult content

PARIS (Reuters) -France's child protection agency chief Sarah El Hairy has asked the regulator to in...

17th November, 2025

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IMF holds new talks with Kyiv as government grapples with graft scandal

By Olena Harmash and Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund mission launched...

17th November, 2025

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EU Commission to propose new system to ease emergency military transport, draft says

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission plans to propose an emergency system for cross-border mi...

17th November, 2025

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AXA Investment Managers sells UK bonds after tax U-turn, others still favour gilts

By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) -AXA Investment Managers halved its exposure to UK bonds in some o...

17th November, 2025

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Spain aims to cut Madrid-Barcelona high speed rail time to under two hours, minister says

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain will renovate its high-speed rail network between Madrid and Barcelona to al...

17th November, 2025

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Finance

Dutch court upholds asylum denial for US transgender woman

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A Dutch court has upheld the substance of a decision denying asylum to U.S. tra...

17th November, 2025

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Finance

Law firms Ashurst, Perkins Coie agree merger to create global top-20 outfit

LONDON (Reuters) -London-headquartered law firm Ashurst and U.S.-based Perkins Coie on Monday announ...

17th November, 2025

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UBS reaffirms Swiss base after report of talks on possible U.S. move

ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS said on Monday it wants to continue operating from Switzerland in response to...

17th November, 2025

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Olympics-Olympic torch to criss-cross Italy on 12,000 km journey

ROME (Reuters) -The Olympic torch will go on a 12,000 km (7,455 mile) journey across Italy in the tw...

17th November, 2025

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Poland faced one confirmed, one highly probable railway sabotage act

WARSAW (Reuters) -This weekend there was one confirmed act of sabotage on Polish railways and one in...

17th November, 2025