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Liquidation order for MBaer Merchant Bank is effective, watchdog says

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Swiss financial regulator FINMA said on Friday that a liquidation order for MBaer...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

Factbox-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access

Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for ch...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

Maersk reroutes some sailings around Africa due to 'unforeseen constraints'  in Red Sea

COPENHAGEN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Denmark's Maersk said on Friday it will temporarily reroute some of i...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

Afghan Taliban open to talks after Pakistan bombs Kabul, Kandahar

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Asif Shahzad KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban r...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

UK cinemas give wary approval to Paramount's victory in Warner Bros race

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Paul Sandle LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - British cinemas cautiously welc...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

IMF says essential for Ukraine to push forward with reforms agreed under $8.1 billion loan

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's mission chief for Ukraine on Friday...

27th February, 2026

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EU regulator backs approval for Moderna's combined COVID and flu vaccine

By Bhanvi Satija Feb 27 (Reuters) - Europe's medicines regulator recommended approval for Moderna's...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

UK set to approve Leonardo military helicopter contract

LONDON/ROME, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is set to award a contract...

27th February, 2026

Image for Barclays, Jefferies shares slide as UK mortgage lender collapse revives wider credit fears
Finance

Barclays, Jefferies shares slide as UK mortgage lender collapse revives wider credit fears

By Lawrence White and Sam Tobin LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Barclays and Jefferies shares fell sharpl...

27th February, 2026

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Finance

Spanish feminist targeted by AI fakes wants stricter online regulations

By David Latona MADRID, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A Spanish women's rights activist who suffered online abu...

27th February, 2026

Image for Elliott goes public on LSEG, calls for more action after record buyback
Finance

Elliott goes public on LSEG, calls for more action after record buyback

By Anousha Sakoui, Yadarisa Shabong and Charlie Conchie Feb 27 (Reuters) - Elliott Management called...

27th February, 2026

Image for LVMH shut down in Russia when the war started. But it kept a storied hotel that serves sanctioned clients
Finance

LVMH shut down in Russia when the war started. But it kept a storied hotel that serves sanctioned clients

By Tassilo Hummel and Anton Zverev PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - When the war in Ukraine started in Febr...

27th February, 2026