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German economy shrank by 0.2% in Q4, statistics office confirms

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy shrank by 0.2% in the final quarter of 2024 compared with the...

25th February, 2025

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It's time to seize Russian assets, not just freeze them, says UK's Lammy

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe should move from freezing Russian assets to seizing them, British foreign...

25th February, 2025

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German gas hub, industry in talks about loosening storage rules, Uniper says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's gas hub Trading Hub Europe (THE) and industry representatives are in...

25th February, 2025

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Outgoing German lawmakers could fund defence boost, leave debt brake for new parliament

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's outgoing parliament could still greenlight a new special fund to boo...

25th February, 2025

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Two arrested after arson attack on Russian consulate in Marseille, says prosecutor

PARIS (Reuters) - Two people have been arrested in relation to the arson attack on the Russian consu...

25th February, 2025

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Russia detains teenager suspected of helping Ukraine target the Ryazan oil refinery with drones, RIA reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities have detained a 17-year-old boy suspected of gathering intell...

25th February, 2025

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Russia's Lavrov will visit Iran on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Ministry says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Iran on Tuesday to hold talks w...

25th February, 2025

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Russia will not return to the G7, German finance minister says

By Christian Kraemer, Maria Martinez and Christine Uyanik BERLIN (Reuters) - Russia will not be read...

25th February, 2025

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Hong Kong budget looks to tackle deficit blowout amid economic headwinds

By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is expected to focus on steps to curb spending in its...

25th February, 2025

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Analysis-Resurgence of Germany’s Left exposes fragmented, polarised electorate

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - Omar Alkadamani, a Syrian-born, naturalised German citizen, use...

25th February, 2025

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Morning Bid: Sea of red as US-China tech war ratchets up

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu It is a sea of red in Asia as...

25th February, 2025

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Russian air attack on Ukraine injures one in Kyiv region, governor says

(Reuters) - A Russian air attack injured a 44-year-old woman and damaged several houses in the Kyiv...

25th February, 2025