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Image for German finance ministry links high borrowing costs to security overhaul
Finance

German finance ministry links high borrowing costs to security overhaul

BERLIN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The rise in Germany's borrowing costs to a 15-year high reflects the incr...

19th August, 2026

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Finance

Virgin Atlantic and Trainline under UK watchdog scrutiny over pricing

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator is investigating whether Virgin Atlantic, Trainli...

19th August, 2026

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Finance

Monte dei Paschi board to discuss takeover defence options on Thursday

ROME, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The board of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) will discuss potential takeove...

19th August, 2026

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Fish, ships and sovereignty: Iceland weighs its European future

COPENHAGEN/REYKJAVIK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Gylfi Geirsson and Sigurbjorn Svavarsson cut British fishin...

19th August, 2026

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Ukraine's parliament approves Yevhenii Khmara as new defence minister

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament approved the appointment of Yevhenii Khmara as new defence m...

19th August, 2026

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Finance

Aftershocks rattle Spain's Granada overnight

MADRID, Aug 19 (Reuters) - At least 10 earthquakes struck Granada in southern Spain overnight, autho...

19th August, 2026

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Finance

Investors sour on Carlsberg's China sales despite soft drink success

By Emma Rumney LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Danish brewer Carlsberg missed half-year profit and sales...

19th August, 2026

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Europe AI data centres seek cheaper, quicker energy and land

By Simon Jessop and Iain Withers LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Europe's developers of data centres for...

19th August, 2026

Image for EFG sells UK wealth management business Harris Allday to Canaccord
Finance

EFG sells UK wealth management business Harris Allday to Canaccord

ZURICH, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Switzerland's EFG International is selling its British wealth management...

19th August, 2026

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Finance

UK's Pinewood Technologies​ to go private in $739 million Ridgeview deal

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Pinewood Technologies​ has agreed to U.S. private equity firm Ridgeview's £545 mi...

19th August, 2026

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Finance

Rhine levels still near record lows, disrupting transport

BERLIN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Water levels on the Rhine River, one of Europe's busiest shipping arterie...

19th August, 2026

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Finance

Euro zone current account surplus widens in June

FRANKFURT, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The euro zone's current account surplus widened in June due to higher...

19th August, 2026