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Image for Germany restricts online cannabis sales amid import boom
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Germany restricts online cannabis sales amid import boom

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's cabinet passed plans on Wednesday to restrict the online sale of cannabi...

8th October, 2025

Image for Trio win Nobel chemistry prize for work on 'Hermione's handbag' materials
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Trio win Nobel chemistry prize for work on 'Hermione's handbag' materials

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Pr...

8th October, 2025

Image for Swiss extends protection status for Ukrainian refugees to March 2027
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Swiss extends protection status for Ukrainian refugees to March 2027

BERLIN (Reuters) -The Swiss government on Wednesday extended its protection status offered to Ukrain...

8th October, 2025

Image for French PM scraps ministers' severance payouts in belt-tightening move
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French PM scraps ministers' severance payouts in belt-tightening move

PARIS (Reuters) -Caretaker French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Wednesday that ministers...

8th October, 2025

Image for Russia says impetus for peace in Ukraine after Putin-Trump summit has been exhausted
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Russia says impetus for peace in Ukraine after Putin-Trump summit has been exhausted

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A top Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that the impetus to find a peace deal to...

8th October, 2025

Image for Markets face 'sharp correction' if mood sours on AI or Fed freedom, Bank of England says
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Markets face 'sharp correction' if mood sours on AI or Fed freedom, Bank of England says

By David Milliken and Phoebe Seers LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Global financial markets could tumble i...

8th October, 2025

Image for Chad ends ties with Prince Harry conservation charity for wildlife failures
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Chad ends ties with Prince Harry conservation charity for wildlife failures

LONDON (Reuters) -A conservation charity which has Britain's Prince Harry as a board member has been...

8th October, 2025

Image for In Albania's new UNESCO site, environmental worries abound
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In Albania's new UNESCO site, environmental worries abound

By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga TEPELENE, Albania (Reuters) -A strong wind blows scraps of plastic...

8th October, 2025

Image for Czech election winner Babis aims to conclude coalition talks by early November
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Czech election winner Babis aims to conclude coalition talks by early November

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech election winner ANO hopes to conclude negotiations with two small parties on...

8th October, 2025

Image for Daimler Truck's North America sales shrink in Q3
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Daimler Truck's North America sales shrink in Q3

(Reuters) -Sales of Daimler Truck were hit by weakness in its Trucks North America segment in the th...

8th October, 2025

Image for Madagascar president holds talks spurned by protesters
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Madagascar president holds talks spurned by protesters

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) -Youth protesters in Madagascar on Wednesday rejected an offer to join Presid...

8th October, 2025

Image for Israel's Ben-Gvir prays at Al-Aqsa mosque compound, urges 'Gaza victory'
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Israel's Ben-Gvir prays at Al-Aqsa mosque compound, urges 'Gaza victory'

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flash...

8th October, 2025