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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

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Finance

German regulator orders oversight, limits on online bank N26

By Tom Sims FRANKFURT, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Germany's financial regulator BaFin on Monday announced a...

15th December, 2025

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Finance

China to fall out of Germany's top five export destinations for first time since 2010

BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - China will fall out of Germany's top five export destinations for the fir...

15th December, 2025

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France's Louvre museum closed as workers begin rolling strike

PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Paris Louvre museum did not open at 0800 GMT on Monday as usual as sta...

15th December, 2025

Image for Oil tanker rates to stay strong into 2026 as sanctions remove ships for hire
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Oil tanker rates to stay strong into 2026 as sanctions remove ships for hire

By Jonathan Saul and Jeslyn Lerh LONDON/SINGAPORE, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The cost of shipping oil is li...

15th December, 2025

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Czech president appoints Prime Minister Babis' government

PRAGUE, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Czech President Petr Pavel appointed the government of new Prime Minister...

15th December, 2025

Image for Switzerland's KOF institute expects economic growth to slow next year despite trade deal
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Switzerland's KOF institute expects economic growth to slow next year despite trade deal

ZURICH, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Swiss economic growth will slow in 2026, the KOF Institute at ETH in Zuri...

15th December, 2025

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Tariff reduction helps Swiss government to lift growth forecast

ZURICH, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Swiss government raised its 2026 economic growth forecast on Monday,...

15th December, 2025

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Germany to offer refuge to two freed Belarus opposition leaders

BERLIN, Dec 15 - Germany will offer refuge to Maria Kalesnikava and Viktar Babaryka, two prominent B...

15th December, 2025

Image for Analysis-Australia PM Albanese faces Israel pressure after Bondi Beach attack
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Analysis-Australia PM Albanese faces Israel pressure after Bondi Beach attack

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The deadly attack on a Jewish festival at a famed Austr...

15th December, 2025

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Russia seeks $230 billion in damages from Euroclear over seized assets

MOSCOW, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A Moscow court said on Monday it had received a lawsuit from Russia's cen...

15th December, 2025

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EU broadens Belarus sanctions to include hybrid activity

BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The European Union is expected to agree on broadening its sanctions on...

15th December, 2025