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Image for Snam signs deal with Enagas to study Spain-Italy gas pipeline
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Snam signs deal with Enagas to study Spain-Italy gas pipeline

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian gas group Snam said on Thursday it had signed an agreement with Spain’s En...

12th May, 2022

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Finnish utility Fortum plans to quit Russia

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Finnish utility Fortum said on Thursday it was looking to sell its assets in...

12th May, 2022

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Britain’s JD Sports lifts profit estimates, sales rise

(Reuters) – Britain’s JD Sports Fashion raised its annual profit outlook for 2022 on Thursday as peo...

12th May, 2022

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Rolls-Royce boosted by return to flying and defence demand

LONDON (Reuters) -Rolls-Royce traded in line with expectations in the first four months of the year,...

12th May, 2022

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UK PM Johnson says no return to normal relations for Russia’s Putin

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he did not see how there cou...

12th May, 2022

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Hapag-Lloyd Q1 net profit more than triples, expects strong Q2

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday reported first-quarter...

12th May, 2022

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Merck KGaA sees FY adjusted profit gains of up to 9% on lab demand

By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – Germany’s Merck KGaA said it expects earnings growth of up to 9% this y...

12th May, 2022

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Anglo American to return to Zambia with Arc Minerals copper deal

By Helen Reid CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -Arc Minerals said on Thursday that Anglo American will take major...

12th May, 2022

Image for Ukraine keeps up counterattack to north of Kharkiv, Britain says
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Ukraine keeps up counterattack to north of Kharkiv, Britain says

(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are keeping up a counterattack to the north of the second largest city...

12th May, 2022

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Explainer-Finland, Sweden weigh up pros and cons of NATO membership

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the verge of app...

12th May, 2022

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Beyond cigarettes: Philip Morris lights up race with Swedish Match bid

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -Philip Morris International’s $16 billion bid for smaller rival Swe...

12th May, 2022

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Chinese findings on Mars suggest water existed for longer on planet’s surface

BEIJING (Reuters) – Hydrated minerals discovered by China’s robotic rover on Mars in a vast basin be...

12th May, 2022