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Image for UK construction activity falls at slowest pace since January
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UK construction activity falls at slowest pace since January

By David Milliken LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - British construction activity fell further in September,...

6th October, 2026

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France's BPCE takes 7% stake in Sabadell, bolstering Spanish bank's defences

By Jesús Aguado MADRID, Oct 6 (Reuters) - France's BPCE has bought a 7% stake in Spanish lender Saba...

6th October, 2026

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UK PM weighs delay to roadmap for higher defence spending, Times reports

LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering delaying an announcemen...

6th October, 2026

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Fast-track permits turn Spain's Aragon into a $70 billion data centre magnet. At what cost?

By Pietro Lombardi and Corina Pons VILLANUEVA DE GALLEGO, Spain, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Aragon, a sparsel...

6th October, 2026

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Lithuania says it would pay the cost if US establishes military base

VILNIUS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Lithuania is ready to pay the cost to set up a permanent US military base...

6th October, 2026

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Jeffrey Archer, UK novelist and scandal-plagued politician, dies on eve of final book

By Sam Tobin LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former p...

6th October, 2026

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ECB's Rehn: High yields to dampen energy price pass-through

HELSINKI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Rapid energy inflation across the euro zone has not yet spread to other...

6th October, 2026

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Hungary to open Communist-era informer files in reckoning with Cold War past

By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST, Oct 6 (Reuters) - In a historic move, Hungary will soon start releasing...

6th October, 2026

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Vingroup, Alstom reach a deal for 200 Hanoi metro trainsets

HANOI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Vingroup and France's Alstom have agreed to a deal for 200 metro...

6th October, 2026

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ECB's Lane: Not seeing strong second-round inflation impacts

FRANKFURT, Oct 6 (Reuters) - High euro zone energy costs have yet to generate second-round inflation...

6th October, 2026

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EU's von der Leyen: exporters to get an extra year on methane rules

BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Exporters of methane will be given an extra year to prepare for the Euro...

6th October, 2026

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European shippers, forwarders to deliver strong Q3 on resilient demand for pricey freight

By Anastasiia Kozlova and Amir Orusov Oct 6 (Reuters) - European logistics companies are expected to...

6th October, 2026