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Image for UK seeks to scale back reviews that delay new housing projectsHeadlines

UK Seeks to Scale Back Reviews That Delay New Housing Projects

Image for UK's Starmer gets poll boost as he steps up Ukraine diplomacyHeadlines

UK's Starmer Gets Poll Boost as He Steps up Ukraine Diplomacy

Image for Greek government survives confidence vote over deadly 2023 train crash, clashes eruptHeadlines

Greek Government Survives Confidence Vote Over Deadly 2023 Train Crash, Clashes Erupt

Image for Germany reports major dip in asylum requests at start of 2025Headlines

Germany Reports Major Dip in Asylum Requests at Start of 2025

Image for France looking at option of defence loan

France Looking at Option of Defence Loan

Date: March 7, 2025

PARIS (Reuters) - A budget-constrained France could launch a national loan to fund plans to beef up its defence spending, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on...

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Explainer-Germany's New Debt Settlement, and Where It Could Still Go Wrong

Date: March 7, 2025

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's would-be next chancellor, conservative leader Friedrich Merz, and the Social Democrats (SPD) with whom he is trying to form a government plan to throw...

Image for 24-hour strike at German airports on Monday to impact half a million people

24-hour Strike at German Airports on Monday to Impact Half a Million People

Date: March 7, 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) - German trade union Verdi has called for a 24-hour strike at Frankfurt Airport - the country's largest - on Monday after a second round of collective bargaining talks failed, it said...

Image for South Korea offers to freeze medical student numbers to resolve 13-month dispute

South Korea Offers to Freeze Medical Student Numbers to Resolve 13-month Dispute

Date: March 7, 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's education ministry said on Friday it had agreed to freeze the number of new medical students at about 3,000 per year in a bid to end a 13-month dispute involving a...

Image for Torrential rain falls on Spain, four months after deadly Valencia floods

Torrential Rain Falls on Spain, Four Months After Deadly Valencia Floods

Date: March 6, 2025

MADRID (Reuters) - Torrential rains on Thursday caused floods that swept away cars as local authorities evacuated schools and closed roads in eastern Spain, four months after deadly flash floods in...

Image for Geberit says Germany infrastructure fund will boost construction sentiment

Geberit Says Germany Infrastructure Fund Will Boost Construction Sentiment

Date: March 6, 2025

ZURICH (Reuters) - Germany's planned 500 billion euro ($539.90 billion)infrastructure fund will boost sentiment in the construction industry in the country, Geberit Chief Executive Christian Buhl said...