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Iranians fear sharpening pressure after war and crackdown 

By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, April 18 - Iranians striving to maintain a semblance of n...

18th April, 2026

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Finance

Tens of thousands rally in Lisbon against planned labour reforms

By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON, April 17 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people prot...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

Italy saw modest growth in Q1, supported by Olympics, central bank estimates

MILAN, April 17 (Reuters) - The Italian economy posted modest growth in the first quarter, supported...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

Romanian broad ruling coalition parties must continue despite tensions, president says

BUCHAREST, April 17 (Reuters) - Romania's broad ruling coalition of four pro-European Union parties...

17th April, 2026

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Finance

ECB is good starting position to deal with inflation shock, Schnabel says

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank entered the current inflation shock in a...

16th April, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-German government cuts growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027, source says

By Holger Hansen BERLIN, April 16 (Reuters) - The German government has cut its growth forecasts for...

16th April, 2026

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Finance

Pound ticks up after data shows UK economy surged before Iran war

LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - Sterling rose slightly on Thursday after data showed the British econom...

16th April, 2026

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Finance

ECB in 'relatively favorable' policy position, Schnabel says

By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is in a "relatively favor...

15th April, 2026

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Finance

IMF cautions countries against broad fuel subsidies to deal with war-driven energy shock

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The war in the Middle East has intensified strains...

15th April, 2026

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Finance

Greece proposes renewing term of central bank Governor Stournaras

ATHEN, April 15 (Reuters) - Greece on Wednesday proposed renewing the term of central bank Governor...

15th April, 2026

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Georgia overhauls higher education as it shifts away from the West

By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI, April 15 (Reuters) - When anti-government protests began in Georgia in...

15th April, 2026

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Finance

IMF cuts growth forecasts for Germany as Iran war pushes up inflation

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, April 14 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund cut Germany's growth...

14th April, 2026