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As Le Pen gambles on felling French government, her far-right protege’s star rises

By Gabriel Stargardter and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -As nationalist leader Marine Le Pen orc...

5th December, 2024

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US concerned about potential interference in Romanian election

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) -The U.S. voiced concern about potential foreign interference in R...

5th December, 2024

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EU delays deforestation ban but discards changes

(This Dec. 3 story has been officially corrected to remove reference to ’emergency break’, after Eur...

5th December, 2024

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Dutch airline KLM urges government to rethink Schiphol flight cap

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch airline KLM on Thursday urged the government to rethink...

5th December, 2024

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Fall of government leaves France without clear path on cutting deficit -S&P

PARIS (Reuters) – The fall of the government leaves France without a clear path toward reducing its...

5th December, 2024

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DS Smith flags persisting weak demand after H1 profit fall

(Reuters) -Britain’s DS Smith said on Thursday packaging demand and paper pricing were “not as stron...

5th December, 2024

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French debt risk premium falls after government collapses

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – The risk premium investors demand to hold French debt rather than Ger...

5th December, 2024

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Prime Minister Barnier to resign as France’s political crisis deepens

By Bertrand Boucey and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier will re...

5th December, 2024

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German industrial orders fall 1.5% in October

(Reuters) – German industrial orders fell in October, declining by 1.5% on the previous month on a s...

5th December, 2024

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Analysis-China automakers pivot to hybrids for Europe to counter EV tariffs

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Automakers in China are ramping up exports of hybrid vehicles to Europe and pla...

5th December, 2024

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Prosecutors open investigation into South Korean president over martial law, Yonhap reports

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors have opened an investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol...

5th December, 2024

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UK and Qatar pledge to grow investment ties

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al T...

5th December, 2024