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SocGen to close 101 branches in France in 2026, CGT union says

PARIS (Reuters) -Societe Generale, France's third-biggest listed bank, is poised to close 101 branch...

5th November, 2025

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Portugal wants US, European fighter jet makers to compete for future deal

LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal wants to foster competition between makers of U.S.-made F-35s and Europea...

5th November, 2025

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Exclusive-Poland in talks to import more LNG from US to supply Ukraine, Slovakia

By Marek Strzelecki and Anna Hirtenstein WARSAW/LONDON (Reuters) -Poland is working on a deal to imp...

5th November, 2025

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Democrats bask in electoral victories a year after Trump's reelection

By Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats took a victory lap on Wednesday after sweeping the firs...

5th November, 2025

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Italy's MFE in talks to buy no more than 33% of Portugal's Impresa

LISBON (Reuters) -MFE–MediaForEurope, the television group controlled by Italy's Berlusconi family,...

5th November, 2025

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Mamdani victory fires up Europe's left against right-wing surge at home

By Catarina Demony and Sarah Marsh LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) -The blistering rise of Zohran Mamdani to...

5th November, 2025

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Europe races to lock down poultry as bird flu takes hold

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -A surge in deadly bird flu cases in Europe has prompted mo...

5th November, 2025

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Basketball-Sarajevo bans fans from EuroLeague match for security reasons

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The police in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo barred fans from attending a EuroL...

5th November, 2025

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Spain's lottery sellers urge bigger Christmas jackpot to match inflation

(Reuters) -Spain's lottery sellers have urged the government to raise the price of tickets for the c...

5th November, 2025

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German nurse given life sentence for murdering 10 patients

BERLIN (Reuters) -A palliative nurse was convicted on Wednesday of the murder of 10 patients with le...

5th November, 2025

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EU, China created special channel to ensure rare earth supplies, commissioner says

(Reuters) -The European Union has established a "special channel" of communication with Chinese auth...

5th November, 2025

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Factbox-Juan Carlos memoir chronicles chequered life of former Spanish king

(Reuters) -Former Spanish king Juan Carlos published a memoir on Wednesday in which he details his a...

5th November, 2025