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Italy budget watchdog UPB raises 2026 GDP growth to 0.7%, lowers 2027

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Italy's economy is estimated to grow by 0.7% both this yea...

4th February, 2026

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UK police arrest man for murder after stabbing in Leicester

LONDON, Feb 4 - Britain's De Montfort University in the central English city of Leicester said on We...

4th February, 2026

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Ukrainian energy minister says Kyiv power plant badly damaged

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday that a power plant in Kyiv...

3rd February, 2026

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UK police confirm investigation into Mandelson over Epstein leaks

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday they have launched an investigation into Pe...

3rd February, 2026

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French prosecutors seek 5-year ban from public office for Le Pen in appeal trial

PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - French prosecutors on Tuesday requested a four-year prison sentence and a f...

3rd February, 2026

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Lithuania launches human trafficking probe related to Epstein files

VILNIUS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lithuanian prosecutors said on Tuesday they were launching an investigati...

3rd February, 2026

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Teacher stabbed by pupil in southern France school

PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A French teacher was stabbed by a pupil in a school in Sanary-sur-Mer, in s...

3rd February, 2026

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Greece to soon announce social media ban for children under 15, government source says

ATHENS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Greece is "very close" to announcing a social media ban for children aged...

3rd February, 2026

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Norway parliament supports monarchy despite scandals

OSLO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Norway's parliament on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of maintaining...

3rd February, 2026

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Spain, Greece weigh teen social media bans, drawing fury from Elon Musk

MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Spain will change its laws to hold social media executives accountable for...

3rd February, 2026

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As Sicily's Niscemi crumbles, families race to save what the Earth hasn’t taken

By Fatos Bytyci NISCEMI, Sicily, Feb 2 (Reuters) - After losing their home in the Sicilian town of N...

2nd February, 2026

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Factbox-What is in France's 2026 budget?

PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - France closes the chapter on months of budget negotiations on Monday when n...

2nd February, 2026