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Image for Watchmaker Swatch apologises for 'slanted eye' ad after online backlash in China
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Watchmaker Swatch apologises for 'slanted eye' ad after online backlash in China

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Swiss watchmaker Swatch has issued an apology and pulled ads featuring images of...

18th August, 2025

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Tesla almost halves UK monthly lease fee as sales slump, The Times reports

(Reuters) -British motorists can now lease a Tesla electric vehicle for just over half of what they...

18th August, 2025

Image for Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops
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Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops

By Guillermo Martinez and Ana Cantero VILLARDEVÓS (Reuters) -Scorching heat hampered efforts to cont...

17th August, 2025

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Analysis-Tough US stance casts gloom over plastics pollution deal after Geneva flop

By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The collapse on Friday of a sixth round of U....

15th August, 2025

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Britain will not bail out bioethanol industry hit by Trump trade deal

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's largest bioethanol plant is set to close by next month after the UK gove...

15th August, 2025

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Sweden's capital dwellers told to save water after sweltering July

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedes in a wide area around the capital Stockholm have been told by authoritie...

15th August, 2025

Image for Kingsmill owner AB Foods buys Hovis to create UK bread powerhouse
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Kingsmill owner AB Foods buys Hovis to create UK bread powerhouse

LONDON (Reuters) -Associated British Foods has agreed to buy bread brand Hovis from private equity f...

15th August, 2025

Image for Spain battles 14 major fires with more expected
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Spain battles 14 major fires with more expected

By Charlie Devereux and Ana Cantero MADRID (Reuters) -Spain battled against 14 major fires on Friday...

15th August, 2025

Image for Plastic pollution treaty stalled as Geneva talks end without deal
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Plastic pollution treaty stalled as Geneva talks end without deal

GENEVA (Reuters) -No consensus was reached during talks in Geneva on the world's first legally bindi...

15th August, 2025

Image for King Charles warns of war's 'true cost' at VJ Day's 80th anniversary
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King Charles warns of war's 'true cost' at VJ Day's 80th anniversary

LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles will lead British commemorations on Friday for the 80th anniversary o...

14th August, 2025

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Toyota to enter South Africa's EV market with three models in 2026

By Nqobile Dludla GQEBERHA, South Africa (Reuters) -Toyota plans to introduce three fully-electric m...

14th August, 2025

Image for Centrica, Energy Capital Partners to buy National Grid's LNG terminal for $2 billion
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Centrica, Energy Capital Partners to buy National Grid's LNG terminal for $2 billion

(Reuters) -British Gas owner Centrica will jointly buy National Grid's Grain LNG terminal with U.S.-...

14th August, 2025