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Auction Technology rejects FitzWalter's raised $658 million bid

Jan 19(Reuters) - Britain's Auction Technology on Monday turned down the most recent bid from FitzWa...

19th January, 2026

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ASM International's bookings beat market view as China orders rebound

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Computer chip equipment maker ASM International on Monday reported preliminary bo...

19th January, 2026

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WH Smith names ex-Balfour Beatty chief as chair, shares soar

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Travel retail group WH Smith on Monday named Leo Quinn as its executive chairman....

19th January, 2026

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Kazakh, Uzbek leaders to join Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace,' spokespeople say

MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been invited to join the Gaza...

19th January, 2026

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Trump says 'it will be done' on getting 'Russian threat' away from Greenland

Jan 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Denmark has not been able to do a...

19th January, 2026

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Basketball-Heckler interrupts US anthem at NBA London game with Greenland protest

Jan 18 (Reuters) - A spectator shouted "Leave Greenland alone!" during the U.S. national anthem befo...

19th January, 2026

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UK populist Reform party attracts latest Conservative defector

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Britain's populist Reform UK party won another defector from the country'...

18th January, 2026

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Top Ukrainian negotiator says talks with US to continue in Davos

Jan 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine's top negotiator Rustem Umerov said on Sunday that talks with U.S. offici...

18th January, 2026

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UK PM Starmer tells Trump tariffs on allies over Greenland are 'wrong'

Jan 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunda...

18th January, 2026

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World leaders show caution on Trump's broader 'Board of Peace' amid fears for UN

By John Irish and Andreas Rinke Jan 18 (Reuters) - Governments reacted cautiously on Sunday to U.S....

18th January, 2026

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Socialist, far-right candidate head for Portugal's presidential runoff

By Andrei Khalip LISBON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Portuguese voters queued at polling stations on Sunday t...

18th January, 2026

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Scottish first minister says a May majority means new independence push

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Scotland's first minister, John Swinney, said on Sunday he would call for...

18th January, 2026