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FinanceBank of England should not be 'lulled into false sense of security' by lower inflation, Pill says
FinancePolish ruling party plans social-media ban for children under 15
FinanceTotalEnergies mulls sale of German charging station business, The Pioneer reports
FinanceParamount Skydance wins Warner Bros; Netflix walks away and its shares jump
Exclusive-GKN cancels plans for magnet factory in setback for Europe's rare earth aims
Date: February 27, 2026
By Eric Onstad LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - GKN Powder Metallurgy has scrapped plans to produce rare earth permanent magnets in Europe, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, highlighting the...
Liquidation order for MBaer Merchant Bank is effective, watchdog says
Date: February 27, 2026
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Swiss financial regulator FINMA said on Friday that a liquidation order for MBaer Merchant Bank AG was now effective after Washington threatened to cut the Swiss private bank's...
Factbox-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
Date: February 27, 2026
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's...
Maersk reroutes some sailings around Africa due to 'unforeseen constraints' in Red Sea
Date: February 27, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Denmark's Maersk said on Friday it will temporarily reroute some of its sailings around the Cape of Good Hope, and thus away from the Suez Canal, after experiencing...
Afghan Taliban open to talks after Pakistan bombs Kabul, Kandahar
Date: February 27, 2026
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Asif Shahzad KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed its forces in major cities...
UK cinemas give wary approval to Paramount's victory in Warner Bros race
Date: February 27, 2026
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Paul Sandle LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - British cinemas cautiously welcomed Paramount Skydance beating Netflix in the race to buy Warner Bros Discovery, but remained...