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Ferretti board says sweetened KKCG Maritime offer 'not fair or reasonable'

April 2 (Reuters) - Italian yacht maker Ferretti said on Thursday its board considers a sweetened of...

2nd April, 2026

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Zelenskiy offers Ukraine's maritime expertise with Strait of Hormuz

April 2 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine's expertise...

2nd April, 2026

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Kremlin aide Ushakov says Strait of Hormuz is open for Russia, Ifax reports

MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was...

2nd April, 2026

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Hamas wants guarantees of Israeli troop withdrawal before disarmament talks, sources say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Shalaby CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) - Palestinian militant group Hamas h...

2nd April, 2026

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ECB's Villeroy says it is too soon to say when rates could rise

PARIS, April 2 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's next interest rate move will very likely be a...

2nd April, 2026

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Exclusive-Italy to get LNG from QatarEnergy-Exxon's US Golden Pass from June, sources say

By Valentina Za, Angelo Amante and Francesca Landini MILAN/ROME, April 2 (Reuters) - Italy will begi...

2nd April, 2026

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Britain agrees full text of US-UK pharmaceutical trade deal

LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it had agreed the full text of a U.S.-UK pharma...

2nd April, 2026

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Medical needs surging in Iran and supplies under threat, Red Cross warns

By Emma Farge GENEVA, April 2 (Reuters) - Emergency medical needs in Iran are rising exponentially,...

2nd April, 2026

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European Q1 corporate profits expected to grow 4% helped by booming energy sector

April 2 (Reuters) - European blue chip companies are set to deliver growing profits in the first qua...

2nd April, 2026

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Austria denied US access to its airspace for Gulf military operations, reports newspaper

BERLIN, April 2 (Reuters) - Austria has denied the U.S. permission to use its airspace for military...

2nd April, 2026

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Cleaning products firm McBride raises prices on Iran war energy hit

By James Davey LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - McBride, the European manufacturer of private label clean...

2nd April, 2026

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Russia will ask US and Israel to cease fire while it evacuates staff from Iranian nuclear plant, RIA reports

MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Russia will ask the United States and Israel to ensure a ceasefire while...

2nd April, 2026