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Image for UK's Card Factory warns on profit as weak sales dim holiday outlook
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UK's Card Factory warns on profit as weak sales dim holiday outlook

Dec 12 (Reuters) - British retailer Card Factory warned of lower annual profit on Friday due to weak...

12th December, 2025

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Less New York, more Nashville: Europeans head to smaller US cities

NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - European travelers, nearly a year into President Donald Trump's...

12th December, 2025

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Dutch report calls for $176 billion tech spend, jobless benefit cuts

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Netherlands should sharply increase technology in...

12th December, 2025

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Dozens of migrants brought to Malta after boat capsizes

VALLETTA, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Some 60 African migrants were brought to Malta on Friday after their bo...

12th December, 2025

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Scores of migrants cross into Poland through hidden Belarus border tunnel

WARSAW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - More than 180 migrants crossed into Poland through a tunnel hidden in a f...

12th December, 2025

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Cyprus to prioritise Moldova's EU accession as it takes bloc's presidency

NICOSIA, Dec 12 - Moldova's bid to join the European Union will be a priority for Cyprus when it tak...

12th December, 2025

Image for Kremlin says ceasefire only possible after Kyiv withdraws from Donbas, but Russian deployment there could be limited
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Kremlin says ceasefire only possible after Kyiv withdraws from Donbas, but Russian deployment there could be limited

MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday that a ceasefire...

12th December, 2025

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EU agrees to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Union looked set on Friday to indefini...

12th December, 2025

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UK economy stumbled during bumpy run-up to budget

By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla MANCHESTER, England, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain's economy shrank une...

12th December, 2025

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Exclusive-Russia's monthly oil and gas revenue poised to hit lowest since August 2020

MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Russian state oil and gas revenue is likely to almost halve in December c...

12th December, 2025

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Bulgarian lawmakers approve government resignation, snap election looks likely

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Bulgarian lawmakers formally approved on Friday the resignation of the country's...

12th December, 2025

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Analysis-Thailand's snap poll set to boost odds for PM Anutin, but risks loom

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister An...

12th December, 2025