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Pfizer completes up to $10 billion acquisition of Metsera

(Reuters) -Metsera shareholders on Thursday approved Pfizer's takeover offer worth up to $10 billion...

13th November, 2025

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Poste Italiane sees no major impact from EU plan for fee on low-value parcels

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Poste Italiane sees no major impact from a European Union plan fo...

13th November, 2025

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UK to scrap police commissioners and plough savings into local patrols

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it would scrap U.S.-style police commissio...

13th November, 2025

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Norway wealth fund may invest in top defence firms after 21-year ban

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Unnerved by the Ukraine war and U.S. President Donald Trump's whip...

13th November, 2025

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EU to impose customs duties on small parcels in 2026 in hit to China's Shein, Temu

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union finance ministers agreed on Thursday to bring forward to "as soon...

13th November, 2025

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Almost a third of Russian seaborne oil export potential stuck in tankers, JPMorgan says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Around 1.4 million barrels per day of Russian oil, or almost a third of the countr...

13th November, 2025

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EU funnels fresh money to Ukraine for Naftogaz

WARSAW (Reuters) -Europe's top development banks and Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz signed a deal on...

13th November, 2025

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Israel receives another deceased hostage from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, three still remain in Gaza

(Reuters) -The armed wings of Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said on Thursday t...

13th November, 2025

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EU top court adviser recommends upholding Spain's amnesty for Catalan separatists

BRUSSELS/BARCELONA (Reuters) -A disputed Spanish law granting an amnesty to those involved in Catalo...

13th November, 2025

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Despite Andrew saga, King Charles celebrates birthday after notable successes

By Michael Holden and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles celebrates his 77th birth...

13th November, 2025

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UK military vows reform after survey reveals high rates of sexual harassment

LONDON (Reuters) -Two-thirds of women in the British army reported experiencing sexualised behaviour...

13th November, 2025

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Sterling edges up, gains tempered by soft UK growth data

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The pound rose on Thursday, as a deal in Washington to reopen the...

13th November, 2025