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Orlen to Buy Butadiene Plant Builder From Synthos for $193 Million
Date: December 18, 2025
GDANSK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Polish state-controlled refiner Orlen said on Thursday it had signed a deal with chemicals group Synthos to acquire a company building a new butadiene extraction unit at its...
Lasers Turn Back Time on Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius
Date: December 18, 2025
By Crispian Balmer ROME, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Just as cosmetic surgeons wield lasers to smooth away wrinkles, archaeologists in Rome are firing beams of light at history itself, peeling away decades of...
EU Leaders Think It Is Fair to Use Russian Assets for Ukraine, Polish PM Says
Date: December 18, 2025
WARSAW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Union leaders agree that it would be fair to use Russian assets to finance Ukraine, but there are many technical points that need to be ironed out, Polish Prime...
Russia Says Commission on Ukraine War Damages Has No Legal Force for Moscow
Date: December 18, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that an International Claims Commission for Ukraine launched by some European powers had no legal force for Russia and was driven...
Russia's Central Bank Says It Will Sue European Banks in Russian Court Over Frozen Assets
Date: December 18, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank said on Thursday that it will sue European banks in a Russian court over attempts to use frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine. (Reporting by...
Meta's Yann LeCun Targets $3.5 Billion Valuation for New AI Startup, Ft Reports
Date: December 18, 2025
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Meta's outgoing chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun is holding early talks to raise 500 million euros ($586.00 million) for a new startup that would value the AI firm...