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Death toll rises to 11 in fire at Bosnian retirement home

TUZLA, Bosnia (Reuters) -The death toll from a fire at a retirement home in Tuzla in northern Bosnia...

5th November, 2025

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Two French nationals freed by Iran under 'Islamic clemency', Iran's foreign minister says

DUBAI (Reuters) -Two French citizens were freed because of "Islamic clemency" and are still in Iran,...

5th November, 2025

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Exclusive - China bans foreign AI chips from state-funded data centres, sources say

(Reuters) - The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring new data centre projects that have...

5th November, 2025

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Former Taiwan president Tsai to visit Germany in outreach to Europe

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Berlin to address a conference nex...

5th November, 2025

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Germany says 18 arrested after probe of online fraud involving payment providers

WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) -An internationally coordinated action against alleged online fraud and...

5th November, 2025

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Xpeng teams up with Alibaba's Amap to launch robotaxi service

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng will team up with Alibaba's digital mapping...

5th November, 2025

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Rheinmetall-Leonardo JV receives first contract from Italian army

BERLIN (Reuters) -The joint venture between European defence giants Rheinmetall and Leonardo receive...

5th November, 2025

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Russia and Ukraine says their forces are locked in fierce fighting in the ruins of Pokrovsk

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops in the battered cities of Pokrovsk...

5th November, 2025

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Unprecedented volume of oil stored on ships due to Western sanctions, Gunvor CEO says

By Yousef Saba ABU DHABI (Reuters) -Western sanctions on Russia and Iran are creating record volumes...

5th November, 2025

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Ahold Delhaize sticks with 2025 outlook despite US food aid lapse

(Reuters) -Dutch supermarket group Ahold Delhaize said on Wednesday it was planning to carry out 1 b...

5th November, 2025

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German industrial orders rise more than expected in September

(Reuters) -German industrial orders rose in September, increasing by 1.1% on the previous month on a...

5th November, 2025

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Offshore wind leaders urge European policy fixes as Trump freezes US permits

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Orsted, the world's biggest offshore wind farm group, swung to a quarterly net...

5th November, 2025