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A year in which the major central banks part ways

By Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Central banks in big economies are parting ways, with A...

5th February, 2026

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ECB leaves rates unchanged, shrugs off inflation dip

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected on Thu...

5th February, 2026

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US, Russia to reestablish military-to-military talks

Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said that Washington and Moscow on Thursday agreed to reestablis...

5th February, 2026

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ECB keeps rates steady, shrugs off inflation dip

FRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected on...

5th February, 2026

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Germany's Merz promises arms cooperation as he seeks more Qatari energy

DOHA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that concerns about a furt...

5th February, 2026

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Lockmaker Assa Abloy says US residential market has hit a floor

By Greta Rosen Fondahn STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Sweden's Assa Abloy, the world's largest lock ma...

5th February, 2026

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Storm Leonardo flooding kills man in Portugal, woman swept away in Spain

MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - One man died in Portugal after flood waters engulfed his car and in Spain,...

5th February, 2026

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French Navy seizes cocaine shipments in Polynesia, Caribbean

PARIS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The French Navy has intercepted a boat that was carrying cocaine and handed...

5th February, 2026

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Russia's Dmitriev says progress made on Ukraine peace deal

MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Thursda...

5th February, 2026

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Ukraine, Russia end second round of peace talks with agreement on prisoner swap, new meeting

KYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia on Thursday started a second day of U.S.-brokered talks i...

5th February, 2026

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Volvo Cars tumbles as tough global market pressures quarterly profits

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Sweden-based Volvo Cars reported a fall in fourth-quarter operating profit excludi...

5th February, 2026

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ArcelorMittal tops core profit view, EU steel measures to boost profitability

Feb 5 (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal, the world's second largest steelmaker, reported fourth-quarter core...

5th February, 2026