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Factbox-The vast nuclear plant in the eye of the war in Ukraine

LONDON (Reuters) – The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been shelled in rece...

8th August, 2022

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Flush with cash, Pfizer buys Global Blood Therapeutics in $5.4 billion deal

By Mrinalika Roy and Michael Erman (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc on Monday agreed to pay $5.4 billion in ca...

8th August, 2022

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Amid global alarm, Ukraine, Russia trade blame for nuclear plant attacks

By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – International alarm over the weekend shelling of U...

8th August, 2022

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Cyclical rally drives FTSE 100 to two-month closing high

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -Britain’s blue-chip index closed at a two-month high on Monday, boosted...

8th August, 2022

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Qualcomm to spend $4.2 billion more on chips from GlobalFoundries

(Reuters) -Qualcomm agreed to buy an additional $4.2 billion in semiconductor chips from GlobalFound...

8th August, 2022

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Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

(Reuters) – International alarm over weekend artillery attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear com...

8th August, 2022

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French utility Veolia agrees to sell Suez UK assets to Macquarie for 2.4 billion euros

PARIS (Reuters) -French utility company Veolia confirmed it would sell Suez’s UK waste business to A...

8th August, 2022

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Delay in issuing post-Brexit ID cards puts Portugal’s border agency under spotlight

By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s border agency SEF has faced criticism for delays in...

8th August, 2022

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Spanish govt insists on energy savings plan despite opposition

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s government said on Monday that an energy saving plan approved last week w...

8th August, 2022

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Safe haven dollar eases as risk appetite lifted by jobs data

By John McCrank and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar eased on Monday, giving...

8th August, 2022

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Ukraine calls for demilitarised zone around nuclear plant hit by shelling

By Natalia Zinets and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – International alarm over weekend shelling attacks...

8th August, 2022

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Biden ‘concerned’ as China extends military drills around Taiwan

By Sarah Wu and Martin Quin Pollard TAIPEI (Reuters) -China’s military announced fresh military dril...

8th August, 2022