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UK consumers bracing for higher taxes from budget, warns M&S boss

By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British consumers are bracing for higher taxes from...

5th November, 2025

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Mandatory bird housing imposed in Ireland after bird flu outbreak

PARIS (Reuters) -Ireland reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a turkey farm in...

5th November, 2025

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Kosovo president proposes new prime minister to try to end impasse

TIRANA (Reuters) -President Vjosa Osmani has nominated former parliamentary speaker Glauk Konjufca a...

5th November, 2025

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Bunge profit tops estimates on strong processing margins, Viterra boost

(Reuters) -Grain trader Bunge beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter adjusted profit on Wednes...

5th November, 2025

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Finance

Magnum Ice Cream says Ben & Jerry's board chair not fit to serve

By Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) -The Magnum Ice Cream Company has concluded that the chair of i...

5th November, 2025

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Finance

Turkey's Erdogan heralds "new phase" in PKK peace process

ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey had entered a "new phase" i...

5th November, 2025

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Finance

The new revenue stream for Greece's struggling rice farmers? Wedding confetti

CHALASTRA, Greece (Reuters) -Faced with droughts and sharper competition, Greek rice farmers are tap...

5th November, 2025

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Driver rams into pedestrians in western France, five injured

PARIS (Reuters) -Two people were in intensive care on Wednesday after a driver rammed into pedestria...

5th November, 2025

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Novo Nordisk says its head of manufacturing is stepping down

LONDON (Reuters) -Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday that its executive vice president in c...

5th November, 2025

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Steel group Kloeckner bets on defence growth amid rising demand

By Tom Käckenhoff and Bernadette Hogg (Reuters) -German steel processor Kloeckner & Co said it was f...

5th November, 2025

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UK services firms report strongest outlook in a year as inflation pressures wane, PMI shows

LONDON (Reuters) -Output and new orders in Britain's services industry picked up last month, accordi...

5th November, 2025

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Exclusive-Russia's Tuapse halted fuel exports after drone attacks, refinery stopped, sources say

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse has suspended fuel exports, while the local oil...

5th November, 2025