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Le Pen eyes bond markets with promise of bigger spending cuts if far right wins presidency

By Michel Rose and Leigh Thomas PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Marine Le Pen pledged sharply steeper cuts...

6th October, 2026

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Spain approves housing decrees that triggered snap election

MADRID, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Spain's government on Tuesday approved two housing decrees whose rejection...

6th October, 2026

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Finance

SAP to acquire workforce data firm TechWolf

Oct 6 (Reuters) - German software company SAP said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy TechWolf, a Belgi...

6th October, 2026

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Finance

UPM, Sappi get more time to ease EU antitrust concerns with remedies

BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Finland's UPM-Kymmene and South Africa-listed Sappi have been given an a...

6th October, 2026

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Fusion firm Type One in $200 million Siemens Energy-backed raise

By Simon Jessop LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - US start-up Type One Energy has raised $200 million from i...

6th October, 2026

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Rubio says Iceland central to North Atlantic security, open to closer cooperation

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday it was important for the United Sta...

6th October, 2026

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Attacks on civilian shipping in Black Sea are unacceptable, EU's von der Leyen says

BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that...

6th October, 2026

Image for France tests upgraded nuclear missile against backdrop of Russia tensions
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France tests upgraded nuclear missile against backdrop of Russia tensions

By John Irish PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - France's defence ministry said on Tuesday it had conducted th...

6th October, 2026

Image for Poland to spend $26 billion on civil defence, population protection plan, PM says
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Poland to spend $26 billion on civil defence, population protection plan, PM says

WARSAW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Poland plans to invest 102.4 billion zlotys ($26 billion) over five years...

6th October, 2026

Image for UK watchdog opens first Online Safety Act probe into Meta
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UK watchdog opens first Online Safety Act probe into Meta

By Paul Sandle LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Britain's communications regulator opened its first formal...

6th October, 2026

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Central Europe needs reforms to boost slowing growth potential, IMF says

BUDAPEST, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Central and eastern European countries need reforms to boost economic gr...

6th October, 2026

Image for German industrial orders slump as large contracts dry up
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German industrial orders slump as large contracts dry up

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Oct 6 (Reuters) - German industrial orders fell sharply in August as large...

6th October, 2026