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Del Vecchio heirs approve $12 billion buyout of two siblings, source says

MILAN, April 27 (Reuters) - The eight heirs of late Ray-Ban billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio have ap...

27th April, 2026

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Romania's largest party teams up with far-right opposition to topple pro-European coalition

BUCHAREST, April 27 (Reuters) - Romania's largest party in parliament, the Social Democrats, will te...

27th April, 2026

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Polish nine-day charity stream breaks records to support kids with cancer

WARSAW, April 27 (Reuters) - A nine-day, non-stop live stream in Poland raised a record-breaking sum...

27th April, 2026

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EU extends sanctions against Myanmar by a year

BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday extended its sanctions against Myanmar u...

27th April, 2026

Image for Bridgepoint agrees to buy most of German identity security firm iC Consult from Carlyle
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Bridgepoint agrees to buy most of German identity security firm iC Consult from Carlyle

By Anousha Sakoui and Christoph Steitz LONDON/FRANKFURT, April 27 (Reuters) - Bridgepoint said it ha...

27th April, 2026

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CSG to launch Azerbaijan defence venture worth 'hundreds of millions of euros'

April 27 (Reuters) - Czech defence group CSG said on Monday it would set up a joint venture between...

27th April, 2026

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Pope Leo signals shift away from Catholic Church's focus on sex

By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, April 27 (Reuters) - Pope Leo's four-nation Africa tour featured fir...

27th April, 2026

Image for FTSE 100 edges higher as energy, banking stocks power gains
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FTSE 100 edges higher as energy, banking stocks power gains

April 27 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 edged higher on Monday as gains in energy and financial secto...

27th April, 2026

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UK retail sales tumble by most in over 40 years, CBI survey shows

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - British retailers reported the sharpest year-on-year decline in sales i...

27th April, 2026

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German foreign minister: we need deterrence in face of nuclear threats

FRANKFURT, April 27 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Monday that deterren...

27th April, 2026

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant worker killed in Ukraine drone attack, management says

MOSCOW, April 27 (Reuters) - An employee of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, controlled b...

27th April, 2026

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UK PM Starmer to discuss Iran war impact with Bank of England

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host representatives from the...

27th April, 2026