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HeadlinesRussian Intelligence Official Under Western Sanctions Is Shot and Wounded in Moscow
Bitcoin Rallies, Tops $70,000 as Risk Assets Stabilize
Stocks, Bitcoin Rally, Regaining Some Lost Ground With Precious Metals
Ukrainian Shelling Causes 'serious Damage' in Russia's Belgorod, Governor Says
Bitcoin Slump Shakes Companies That Jumped on Crypto-Hoarding Bandwagon
Date: February 5, 2026
By Hannah Lang Feb 5 (Reuters) - Turbulence in the cryptocurrency market is dragging down shares of companies that hold bitcoin and other digital assets on their balance sheets, sparking concerns over...
Elton John's Husband Accuses Daily Mail of Homophobia in UK Privacy Trial
Date: February 5, 2026
By Sam Tobin LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British singer Elton John's husband, David Furnish, on Thursday told London's High Court that the publisher of the Daily Mail had unlawfully obtained information...
Analysis-Once Feted Mandelson Becomes Nightmare for Weakened UK PM Starmer
Date: February 5, 2026
By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer's appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador to the United States was once...
Crypto Exchange Gemini Plans to Lay Off up to 200 Staff, Exit Europe and Australia
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Gemini Space Station, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, said on Thursday it approved a plan to cut up to 200 jobs globally and operate only in the...
UK's Quiz Clothing Appoints Administrators, Risking 109 Jobs
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - British fashion retailer Quiz Clothing has appointed joint administrators, a move that will close its online store and cut 109 jobs across the company's Glasgow head office and...
Deaths Were Avoidable in Channel's Worst Migrant Boat Disaster, UK Inquiry Finds
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The deaths of more than 30 migrants who drowned attempting to travel from France to Britain in a small boat were avoidable, an inquiry into the worst disaster of its kind...