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Portugal's CP buys 114 electric railcars from Alstom for $871 million

LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal's state-owned railway operator CP said on Friday it will purchase 117 sel...

17th October, 2025

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IMF urges more joint EU borrowing to pay for bloc's public goods

By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union should jointly borrow to pay for Europe...

17th October, 2025

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Europe needs to make a 'down payment' on reforms to sharply boost growth - IMF

By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union needs to adopt only a small number of r...

17th October, 2025

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German finance minister, Bundesbank president back Merz's European stock market proposal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Bundesbank president Joachim Nagel...

17th October, 2025

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French movie star Brigitte Bardot recovering after brief hospital stay

PARIS (Reuters) -Reclusive former French movie star Brigitte Bardot, 91, has been hospitalized for t...

17th October, 2025

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Apple clinches exclusive US media rights for F1 races under five-year deal

(Reuters) -Apple has landed U.S. broadcast rights to Formula 1 in a five-year deal that would help t...

17th October, 2025

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Two men deny conspiring to set fires linked to UK PM Starmer

LONDON (Reuters) -Two Ukrainian men pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy to carry out arson at...

17th October, 2025

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Global equity funds draw fourth weekly inflow on hopes of Fed rate cut

(Reuters) -Global equity funds attracted inflows for a fourth straight week through October 15, as d...

17th October, 2025

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Western pressure to hit Asian buying of Russian oil from December, sources say

By Nidhi Verma, Florence Tan and Katya Golubkova NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. and Europ...

17th October, 2025

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UK court to hear challenge to pro-Palestine group ban after government loses appeal

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government on Friday lost its bid to block the co-founder of pro-Pales...

17th October, 2025

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Picasso painting disappears en route to Granada exhibit

MADRID (Reuters) -A 1919 Pablo Picasso painting has disappeared in transit ahead of its display at a...

17th October, 2025

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Sam Altman-backed Oklo to get $2 billion for US nuclear fuel development

(Reuters) -Oklo said on Friday it has signed up to a $2 billion agreement with Europe-based newcleo...

17th October, 2025