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China will not apologise for military drills off Australia's east, ambassador says

SYDNEY (Reuters) - China's ambassador to Australia said on Friday his country had no reason to apolo...

27th February, 2025

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US and Britain will have trade agreement, Trump says alongside Starmer

By Jeff Mason and Elizabeth Piper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain are negotiati...

27th February, 2025

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BOJ chief warns of strong global uncertainty due to US tariffs

By Leika Kihara CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Thursday warned of "very s...

27th February, 2025

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Saint-Gobain meets operating income expectations against tough European backdrop

By Olivier Cherfan (Reuters) - French construction materials group Saint-Gobain reported full-year o...

27th February, 2025

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Sanctions, tariffs make OPEC+ hesitant on April oil hike, sources say

By Alex Lawler, Olesya Astakhova and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - OPEC+ is debating wheth...

27th February, 2025

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Eurobank sees rising profit after strong 2024

ATHENS (Reuters) - Eurobank, Greece's largest lender by market value, on Thursday reported higher fu...

27th February, 2025

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G20 should not backtrack on global tax deal, Italy says

ROME (Reuters) - Italy urged that there be no backtracking on a major international taxation agreeme...

27th February, 2025

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Analysis-EU green finance row-back sets climate investment challenge

By Simon Jessop, Kate Abnett and Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - A move by the European Commissi...

27th February, 2025

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Analysis-German poll winner Merz's abrasive style could hamper coalition building

By Andreas Rinke and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) - Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won G...

27th February, 2025

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Trump vows March 4 tariffs for Mexico, Canada, extra 10% for China over fentanyl

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his proposed tariffs on Mex...

27th February, 2025

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ECB accounts show lingering inflation worries

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation was heading back to target but there were still some worri...

27th February, 2025

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Global shares to keep rising, say strategists unbothered by trade ructions: Reuters poll

LONDON (Reuters) - Stock market strategists are sticking to their positive view on the performance o...

27th February, 2025