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Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers

By Simon Johnson and Tom Little ROSERSBERG PRISON, Sweden, June 2 (Reuters) - A surge in gang-relate...

2nd June, 2026

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EBRD chief says governments need to target any support as Middle East war bites

By Karin Strohecker LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Government support in emerging economies affected by...

2nd June, 2026

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Britain sets 87% emissions reduction target for 2038-2042 period

LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday set out a target to reduce emissions by around 87% in...

2nd June, 2026

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UN labour agency starts final talks on employment standards for gig workers

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 1 (Reuters) - The International Labour Organization begins its fi...

1st June, 2026

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E6 countries want to find a common position on supervision

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, May 28 (Reuters) - The finance ministers of the six biggest European econo...

28th May, 2026

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Spain wants EU states to retain say in barring foreign telco providers

May 27 (Reuters) - Spain wants EU member states to retain a say over which countries, suppliers or p...

27th May, 2026

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Germany open to compromise on EU capital markets union, finance minister says

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, May 26 (Reuters) - Germany is ready to compromise in negotiations on the E...

26th May, 2026

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Social media as bad for children as smoking, British doctors say

By Paul Sandle LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - Social media ranks alongside smoking as a danger to childr...

26th May, 2026

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Ireland aims to pass law lifting Dublin Airport cap by summer

By Kate Abnett and Padraic Halpin BRUSSELS/DUBLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - The Irish government plans to...

22nd May, 2026

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Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal status

By Corina Pons MADRID, May 22 (Reuters) - Spain will introduce a plan to match migrants to jobs unde...

22nd May, 2026

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Italy pays the price of Meloni's stalled green energy transition

By Giuseppe Fonte, Gavin Jones and Francesca Landini ROME, May 21 (Reuters) - Copenhagen Infrastruct...

21st May, 2026

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Poland plans windfall tax on oil companies to help curb fuel bills

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - Poland will next week propose a windfall tax on oil and...

20th May, 2026