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Dimmed street lights, shorter showers: Germany leads Europe energy savings drive

By Sarah Marsh and Louisa Off BERLIN/AUGSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Summer nights in the wealthy Bava...

22nd July, 2022

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth not due to attend Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is not scheduled to attend the Commonwealth Games in Bi...

22nd July, 2022

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Europe’s high-spending tourists set to lift French luxury sales in Q2

By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – Free-spending tourists in Europe are expected to drive brisk sec...

22nd July, 2022

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Slowdown and cooling prices could ease rate hike pressure on BoE – PMI

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s businesses grew at their slowest pace in 17 months...

22nd July, 2022

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Norsk Hydro offers extra dividend, buybacks despite uncertainty ahead

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Aluminium maker Norsk Hydro proposed an extra dividend and offered...

22nd July, 2022

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Sterling posts biggest weekly gain against dollar in two-months

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -The pound posted its biggest weakly gain versus the dollar since M...

22nd July, 2022

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Turkey says Ukraine-Russia grains deal will help relieve world food crisis

By Ezgi Erkoyun and Tuvan Gumrukcu ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said a deal it expects to be signed l...

22nd July, 2022

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Trump watched Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot unfold on TV, ignored pleas to call for peace

By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump sat for hours watching th...

22nd July, 2022

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TotalEnergies, CMA CGM agree to cut prices to help French consumers

By Tassilo Hummel and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) – French oil major TotalEnergies and shippin...

22nd July, 2022

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French lawmakers back Macron’s promised inflation relief

By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron’s government honoured on Frida...

22nd July, 2022

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Analysis: Ukraine war rekindles Europe’s demand for African oil and gas

By Noah Browning, Ron Bousso and Wendell Roelf BRUSSELS/LONDON/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Europe’s thirst...

22nd July, 2022

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Euro zone business activity contracted in July as price rises bite – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity unexpectedly contracted this month due to an accelera...

22nd July, 2022