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Global trade set to grow 7% to pass record $35 trillion this year, UN agency says

GENEVA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Global trade is set to grow by about 7% this year and is on track to excee...

9th December, 2025

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Ukraine prepares to unveil updated peace proposal to US

By Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk KYIV, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine and its European partners will soon...

9th December, 2025

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East Europe faces weakening public finance prospects in 2026, Fitch says

BUDAPEST, Dec 9 (Reuters) - East European countries' public finances are likely to weaken next year,...

9th December, 2025

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EU close to a deal on Russian assets, summit to go on until agreement, Costa says

DUBLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission is very close to a solution to convince a qualifie...

9th December, 2025

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Lithuania ruling party to stay in coalition with group whose leader found guilty of hatred against Jews

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Lithuania's governing Social Democrats will remain in co...

9th December, 2025

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Germany's 2026 economic growth to get boost from extra working days

By Rene Wagner and Maria Martinez BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Germany's economy is set for a calendar-...

9th December, 2025

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Explainer-What happens if French social security bill fails

PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A vote against France's 2026 social security budget on Tuesday could plunge...

9th December, 2025

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Border battle expands as Thailand and Cambodia clash for second day

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A fierce border ba...

9th December, 2025

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Putin does not want to restore the U.S.S.R. or attack NATO, the Kremlin says

By Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that European claims that Ru...

9th December, 2025

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Switzerland says US tariff reduction statement published in error

ZURICH, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The regulation on import duties for goods from the United States will come...

9th December, 2025

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Beyond pizza and pasta: Italy's culinary heritage awaits UNESCO nod

ROME, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Italian cooking, already celebrated around the world, is poised for a new ac...

9th December, 2025

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Greek farmers continue nationwide blockades to protest delayed funding

ATHENS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Flights to and from Heraklion Airport on the Greek island of Crete resumed...

9th December, 2025