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Germany and UniCredit to talk about Commerzbank amid takeover battle

By Tom Sims and Valentina Za FRANKFURT, Aug 26 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil pl...

26th August, 2026

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Exclusive-China's Moonshot in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing, sources say

BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) - China's Moonshot AI is negotiating revenue-sharing agreements...

26th August, 2026

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Sodexo plans to cut more than 1,000 jobs in France

Aug 26 (Reuters) - French food caterer Sodexo said on Wednesday it planned to cut more than 1,000 jo...

26th August, 2026

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Fire destroys drone-hit Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Tambov region, governor says

Aug 26 (Reuters) - A drone attack caused a massive fire that destroyed a warehouse run by Russian e-...

26th August, 2026

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Nine killed in Ukrainian strike on bus in Russian-controlled Luhansk region, Russia says

MOSCOW, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nine people were killed when a Ukrainian strike hit a bus in the Russian-...

26th August, 2026

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Germany's Merz seeks to project confidence with growth target

BERLIN, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday vowed to revive the German economy...

26th August, 2026

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King Charles and Queen Camilla to carry out tour of Caribbean nations

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will carry out a week-long tour o...

26th August, 2026

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Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children

By Diana Novak Jones Aug 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and ma...

26th August, 2026

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Lidl-owner to invest billions on data centre in northern Germany, FAZ says

Aug 26 (Reuters) - German supermarket conglomerate Schwarz Group, which owns the discount retailer L...

26th August, 2026

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'We will always love you' - world mourns Dolly Parton

By Muvija M and Stefica Bikesh LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - In Britain, the King's Guard band p...

26th August, 2026

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Japan's Okamoto says recalled condoms were not intended for French market

PARIS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Japanese consumer goods maker Okamoto Industries said on Wednesday its con...

26th August, 2026

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EU says UPM-Sappi deal could hurt competition in print paper market

BRUSSELS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it is concerned that a propos...

26th August, 2026