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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

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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

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Chinese battery maker CATL launches $5 billion Hong Kong shares offering, term sheet shows

SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle batter maker Contemporary Amperex Technolog...

27th April, 2026

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Suspected pirates steer cargo vessel towards Somalia, security groups say

GAROWE, Somalia, April 27 (Reuters) - Suspected pirates have boarded a St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged g...

27th April, 2026

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Sterling edges up vs dollar with Middle East, BoE in focus

By Stefano Rebaudo April 27 (Reuters) - Sterling edged up against the dollar on Monday as markets fo...

27th April, 2026

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EU broadcasters say Digital Fairness Act should target Big Tech, not them

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) - Europe’s biggest broadcasters and media groups warned...

27th April, 2026