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Image for Spain's GDP growth speeds up in second quarter, beats forecastFinance

Spain's GDP growth speeds up in second quarter, beats forecast

Image for Italy's working age population set to shrink by one fifth, statistics agency saysHeadlines

Italy's working age population set to shrink by one fifth, statistics agency says

Image for UK consumer sentiment suffers first big fall in nearly 3 years, Deloitte saysFinance

UK consumer sentiment suffers first big fall in nearly 3 years, deloitte says

Image for UK wage growth slows but job losses 'less alarming'Finance

UK wage growth slows but job losses 'less alarming'

Image for Italy may release up 10,000 people from prison to ease overcrowding

Italy may release up 10,000 people from prison to ease overcrowding

Date: July 16, 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy may release up to around 10,000 people from prison, or about 15% of the total population of inmates, to ease overcrowding, the Justice Ministry has announced. Some 10,105...

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Former UK politician and thatcher supporter norman tebbit dies aged 94

Date: July 8, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Former British politician Norman Tebbit, who was part of then prime minister Margaret Thatcher's cabinet during the 1980s, has died at the age of 94, the Telegraph newspaper reported...

Image for Russia's jobless rate hits new all-time low in May

Russia's jobless rate hits new all-time low in may

Date: July 2, 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's unemployment rate, seen by the central bank as a key indicator of economic overheating, hit the new all-time low level of 2.2% of the workforce in May, statistical data...

Image for Spain's June jobless figure at lowest in 17 years

Spain's June jobless figure at lowest in 17 years

Date: July 2, 2025

(Reuters) -The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain fell in June to the lowest figure since May 2008, before the bursting of a real estate bubble led to a deep crisis in the country....

Image for Italy May unemployment rate jumps to 6.5% but 80,000 jobs created in month

Italy may unemployment rate jumps to 6.5% but 80,000 jobs created in month

Date: July 2, 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy's unemployment rate rose sharply to 6.5% in May from an upwardly revised 6.1% in April, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Wednesday, but a net 80,000 jobs were created...

Image for German unemployment rises less than expected in June

German unemployment rises less than expected in June

Date: July 1, 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) -The number of people out of work in Germany rose less than expected in June, labour office figures showed on Tuesday, as the labour market remains in the grip of an anaemic economy....