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Europe must be tougher on China trade, Bundesbank chief says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation is set to remain around the European Central Bank's 2% tar...

18th October, 2025

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Repairs begin on Zaporizhzhia power plant lines as local ceasefire zones set

(Reuters) -Repair work has started on damaged off-site power lines to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear...

18th October, 2025

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Two killed in Ukrainian attack on Russian-controlled part of Kherson region, Russian-installed governor says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Two people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian-occupied part...

18th October, 2025

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Blast at explosives plant in Russia's Bashkortostan kills three people, governor says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Three people were killed and five injured in a blast at the Avangard explosives pl...

18th October, 2025

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US jury finds BNP Paribas enabled Sudanese atrocities

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. jury on Friday returned a historic verdict against BNP Par...

18th October, 2025

Image for EV supply chain data firm Benchmark Mineral trims workforce, sources say
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EV supply chain data firm Benchmark Mineral trims workforce, sources say

(Reuters) -Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a UK-based pricing and data research firm for energy tran...

17th October, 2025

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France will not give up on World Bank climate goals, minister says

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France will keep pressing the World Bank to maintain its clima...

17th October, 2025

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S&P hands crisis-prone France surprise downgrade

(Reuters) -S&P Global downgraded France's ratings to 'A+/A-1' from 'AA-/A-1+' on Friday, as it belie...

17th October, 2025

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US to furlough workers at nuclear weapons agency due shutdown

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration next week will begin to furlough w...

17th October, 2025

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Prince Andrew: the British royal brought down by scandal

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Once widely reputed to be Queen Elizabeth's favourite son and fe...

17th October, 2025

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Britain's Prince Andrew gives up title of Duke of York

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Prince Andrew said on Friday he would give up using his title of Duke of...

17th October, 2025

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US lifts sanctions on four allies of Bosnian Serb leader Dodik

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday it has removed four allies of former...

17th October, 2025