As WHO pandemic pact talks begin, poor countries on back foot
By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Global talks have begun on drafting new health rules for combating pa..
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We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened
By Martin Quin Pollard and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-C..
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Britain urges banks to offer mortgage flexibility in cost-of-living crisis
By Huw Jones and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has called on banks to support households finding it difficult to make payment..
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U.N. summit aims for global pact to protect nature
By Gloria Dickie and Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – Countries are gathering Tuesday for a key U.N. nature conference in Mo..
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Explainer-What’s on the agenda at the U.N.’s COP15 nature summit?
By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – A key United Nations summit to halt nature loss begins this week in Montreal, Canada. Dele..
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Factbox-How governments are trying to ease inflation pain
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have ..
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Emergency call services, telcos urge EU to protect telecoms networks from power cuts
By Elvira Pollina, Supantha Mukherjee and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN/STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s top telecoms operato..
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First winter cold snap tests French power grid
PARIS (Reuters) – Temperatures hovering near zero in coming days will test the resilience of France’s power network, even ..
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EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will attempt to clinch a deal on Monday evening on a law to prevent compa..
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Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says
By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over th..
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Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation
LONDON (Reuters) – The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation of monarchs in England..
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BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that pension funds and other ‘non..
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UK new car sales rise in November, fail to zoom past 2019 levels- SMMT
(Reuters) – British new car registrations jumped nearly 24% in November from a year earlier to record their fourth straight mont..
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Oil prices rise after OPEC+ keeps output steady, Russian price cap imposed
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday after OPEC+ nations held their output targets steady ahead of a European ..
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Tax credits for EU electric vehicles to dominate Monday’s trade talks with U.S
By David Lawder COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Reuters) -Top European Union officials are aiming to be more vocal at a trade meeting with their U...
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Euro zone likely heading into mild recession-PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity declined for a fifth month in November, suggesting the economy was sliding into a..
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Volkswagen to discuss new software roadmap on Dec. 15 -Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen Chief Executive Oliver Blume will present a long-delayed new software strategy for the carmaker at..
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Trafigura enters $3 billion loan to supply Germany’s Sefe with gas
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Commodities trading firm Trafigura on Monday said it has entered into a $3 billion four-year loan to suppl..
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Asia shares bank on eventual China opening; oil gains
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares extended their rally on Monday as investors hoped steps to unwind pandemic restric..
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China’s patchy COVID easing sows confusion but comforts investors
By Ryan Woo and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) -A partial easing of the world’s toughest COVID-19 curbs sowed confusion a..
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Dollar soft as China reopening hopes boost risk sentiment
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar struggled to gain a foothold on Monday and was languishing at five-month lows as traders looked..
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U.S., France agreed to “fix” U.S. subsidies issues, says Macron
(Reuters) -President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed during a state visit earlier this week to “fix”..
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UK economy to shrink in 2023, risks ‘lost decade’: CBI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is on course to shrink 0.4% next year as inflation remains high and..
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Crypto broker Genesis owes Gemini’s customers $900 million – FT
(Reuters) -Crypto broker Genesis and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) owe customers of the Winklevoss twins’ cryp..
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Analysis-Energy hungry Europe can’t look to U.S. shale to fill any OPEC gap
By Laila Kearney, Liz Hampton and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK/DENVER/HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. shale oil drillers turned from scra..
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Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?
(Reuters) – Swiss lender Credit Suisse faces a litmus test over its rights issue, just one several trials markets must work thro..
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U.S., EU to address Inflation Reduction Act fears constructively -draft
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union will seek to tackle EU concerns about a new U.S. g..
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Reckitt expects U.S. infant formula shortage until spring
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -The near year-long infant formula shortage in the United States that prompted the intervention of t..
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Factbox-Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount
LONDON (Reuters) – Banks typically trim jobs towards the end of the year, but 2022 has seen a bigger wave of redundancies and la..
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Pfizer to invest more than $2.5 billion to expand European manufacturing
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) -Pfizer Inc is investing more than $2.5 billion at its drug making plants in Belgium and Ireland, ..
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Global central banks extend rate hike push in November
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of rate hikes delivered by central banks in Novem..
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EU countries consider lower gas price cap – documents
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries will consider on Friday a proposal for a gas price cap slightly lower than..
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Factbox-What European companies are doing as workers face high inflation
(Reuters) -Companies across Europe are offering one-off bonuses and renegotiating wages as surging inflation raises food and energy bi..
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UniCredit to pay bonus, replace 850 older branch staff in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s second-biggest bank UniCredit will give employees in Italy a one-off payment of 2,400 euros ($2,..
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Spain’s labour market resilient as unemployment drops in Nov
MADRID (Reuters) -Unemployment fell and net jobs were created in November in Spain, official data showed on Friday, reflecting strengt..
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Explainer-India G20 presidency 2023: what does it mean and what can we expect
By Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India began its year-long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) this week, taking over fr..
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UK parliament committee chair says she talked defence cooperation on Taiwan trip
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A senior British lawmaker said on Friday her delegation had discussed defence cooperation with Taiwan during ..
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