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Image for Italy parliamentary panel approves 'people's' claim on central bank's gold
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Italy parliamentary panel approves 'people's' claim on central bank's gold

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Dec 19 (Reuters) - An Italian parliamentary committee has approved an amendm...

19th December, 2025

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Norway's crown princess needs lung transplant, palace says

OSLO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit is expected to undergo a lung transplan...

19th December, 2025

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Israel charges Russian with allegedly spying for Iran

JERUSALEM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Israel has charged a Russian citizen with spying for Iran, including p...

19th December, 2025

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European leaders react to the EU's Ukraine loan plan

Dec 19 (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Friday to lend Ukraine 90 billion euros ($105 billio...

19th December, 2025

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Hundreds of migrants land in Greece after search operation at sea

ATHENS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Greece's Coast Guard rescued about 545 migrants from a fishing boat off E...

19th December, 2025

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ECB wage tracker signals gradual normalisation of negotiated wage pressures

FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone wage growth should gradually slow and normalise next year, t...

19th December, 2025

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Ukraine welcomes 90 billion-euro EU loan, despite lack of deal on Russian assets

By Andrew Gray and Max Hunder BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine thanked the European Union on Fri...

19th December, 2025

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Analysis-EU's Ukraine funding deal keeps Kyiv in fight, Russian assets in deep freeze

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders claimed victory after agreeing a...

19th December, 2025

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Italy ends probes on Stellantis, Volkswagen, Tesla, BYD over EV consumer info

MILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Italy's competition authority said on Friday it had closed probes of BYD,...

19th December, 2025

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UK government was hacked in October, minister confirms

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - British trade minister Chris Bryant said the government had been hacked i...

19th December, 2025

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Exclusive-Syria, Kurdish forces race to save integration deal ahead of deadline

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Timour Azhari, Maya Gebeily and Jonathan Spicer AMMAN/RIYADH/BEIRUT/ANKARA,...

19th December, 2025

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Investors react to EU funding deal for Ukraine

SINGAPORE, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders decided on Friday to borrow cash to fund Ukrain...

19th December, 2025