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Switzerland to Boost Defence Spending, Funded by Sales Tax Hike
FinanceBritain Gives $28 Million Grant to Save Vestas Isle of Wight Wind Turbine Factory
Dutch Parties Agree on Rare Minority Government
French Government Survives No-Confidence Votes on Expenditure Part of 2026 Budget
French Government Survives First No-Confidence Vote on Expenditure Part of 2026 Budget
Date: January 27, 2026
PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The French government survived a first vote of no-confidence in parliament on Tuesday over its decision to ram through the expenditure part of the 2026 budget without giving...
Russia May Lift Online Casinos Ban in Bid to Boost Budget Revenues, Kommersant Daily Says
Date: January 27, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Russia may lift a ban on online casinos and impose a 30% tax on their revenues in a bid to generate up to 100 billion roubles ($1.3 billion) for the state budget, the...
UK Government Provides Support to Pubs to Help Them Survive Tax Hike
Date: January 27, 2026
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The British government on Tuesday announced a support package for the pub sector and live music venues, providing some relief on property tax rises announced last year which...
Landslide Leaves Sicilian Town Teetering on Cliff Edge
Date: January 27, 2026
NISCEMI, Italy, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Homes in the Sicilian town of Niscemi have been left teetering on the edge of a cliff after a landslide that was triggered by a storm, Italy's civil protection chief...
Australia's Ionic Rare Earths Bags $16 Million UK Grant for Belfast Recycling Plant
Date: January 27, 2026
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Australian miner Ionic Rare Earths said on Tuesday that its unit has been offered a 12-million-pound ($16.42 million) capital grant from the British government to support its magnet...
'Very Deep Poverty' in Britain Hits Record High, New Report Finds
Date: January 27, 2026
By Catarina Demony LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released on Tuesday, with approximately 6.8 million people now living in "very deep poverty", the...