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Image for British insurer L&G profit up on pension buy-out spree
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British insurer L&G profit up on pension buy-out spree

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Legal & General reported a 6% rise in half-year core operating pro...

6th August, 2025

Image for Italian bank BPER profit jumps, raises guidance ahead of Sondrio integration
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Italian bank BPER profit jumps, raises guidance ahead of Sondrio integration

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian lender BPER Banca reported a 29.5% year-on-year rise in first-half net prof...

6th August, 2025

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France battles largest wildfire in decades, one person killed

PARIS (Reuters) -One person has died as a result of a wildfire in the Aude region in southern France...

6th August, 2025

Image for Nordic insurer Sampo trounces market expectations, shares rise 3%
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Nordic insurer Sampo trounces market expectations, shares rise 3%

(Reuters) -Finnish insurer Sampo reported an unexpected rise in its second-quarter earnings on Wedne...

6th August, 2025

Image for Russian strikes kill two people, injure 10 in Zaporizhzhia, regional governor says
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Russian strikes kill two people, injure 10 in Zaporizhzhia, regional governor says

(Reuters) -Russian strikes killed two people and wounded 10 others, including four children, in Ukra...

6th August, 2025

Image for Moscow-appointed officials say five dead in Ukrainian attack on Russian-held Luhansk region
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Moscow-appointed officials say five dead in Ukrainian attack on Russian-held Luhansk region

(Reuters) -A Ukrainian attack on municipal workers in Russian-held Luhansk region killed five people...

5th August, 2025

Image for Big wildfire rages in southern France
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Big wildfire rages in southern France

(Reuters) -A wildfire in southern France’s Aude region near the Spanish border has scorched around 4...

5th August, 2025

Image for Proxy adviser tells Third Point Investors Ltd shareholders to vote against Malibu Life deal
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Proxy adviser tells Third Point Investors Ltd shareholders to vote against Malibu Life deal

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended that sharehol...

5th August, 2025

Image for Italy moves to tighten controls on gender-affirming medical care for minors
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Italy moves to tighten controls on gender-affirming medical care for minors

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italy will tighten controls on the supply of gender-affirming me...

5th August, 2025

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Ukraine found components from India in Russian drones, official says

(Reuters) -Kyiv has found components from India in Russian drones used for attacks on Ukraine, the c...

5th August, 2025

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Ex-Arsenal player Partey in UK court charged with rape, sexual assault

LONDON (Reuters) -Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey appeared in a London court on Tuesday, cha...

5th August, 2025

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Ukraine's drone attack sparks fires in Rostov region, Russia says

(Reuters) -An overnight Ukrainian drone attack sparked several fires, including at a power substatio...

5th August, 2025