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Slovak woman killed in Bondi Beach mass shooting, president says

Dec 15 (Reuters) - A woman from Slovakia was killed during a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration a...

15th December, 2025

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ECB: Payment fraud rises to 4.2 billion eur in 2024, strong authentication remains effective

BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The total value of payment fraud in the European Economic Area rose to 4....

15th December, 2025

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Thousands of Romanians protest against judicial abuses

BUCHAREST, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A sixth day of protests calling for a clean-up of the Romanian judicia...

15th December, 2025

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Greece arrests five over cocaine trafficking on ship from Venezuela to Europe

ATHENS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Greek police have arrested five suspected members of an international cri...

15th December, 2025

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Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer

ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells...

15th December, 2025

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Technical glitch cuts short Witkoff, Kushner's Gaza briefing to EU foreign ministers, EU's Kallas says

BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared...

15th December, 2025

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Sanofi flags second delay to FDA decision on multiple sclerosis drug, shares fall

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Shares of French pharmaceutical group Sanofi fell 4% on Monday after it flagged a...

15th December, 2025

Image for US dangles security guarantees for Ukraine but no deal on 'painful' territorial concessions
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US dangles security guarantees for Ukraine but no deal on 'painful' territorial concessions

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will resume talk...

15th December, 2025

Image for Paris Louvre museum to stay closed all Monday due to strike, union representatives to BFM TV
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Paris Louvre museum to stay closed all Monday due to strike, union representatives to BFM TV

PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - France's Louvre museum in Paris will remain closed all of Monday after its...

15th December, 2025

Image for German economy recorded robust start to fourth quarter, says ministry
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German economy recorded robust start to fourth quarter, says ministry

BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Germany's economy appears to have had a robust start to the fourth quarte...

15th December, 2025

Image for Anti-Kremlin punk band 'Pussy Riot' designated an extremist group by Russian court
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Anti-Kremlin punk band 'Pussy Riot' designated an extremist group by Russian court

MOSCOW, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Russian anti-Kremlin feminist punk band 'Pussy Riot' was designated an ex...

15th December, 2025

Image for Iranian Nobel laureate hospitalised twice after 'violent arrest', say family
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Iranian Nobel laureate hospitalised twice after 'violent arrest', say family

DUBAI, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was taken to the hospital emer...

15th December, 2025