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Image for Cinven announces departure of two senior executives amid UK pricing probe
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Cinven announces departure of two senior executives amid UK pricing probe

Dec 17 (Reuters) - International private equity firm Cinven said on Wednesday co-managing partner Su...

17th December, 2025

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Zelenskiy tells Europe: Use frozen assets to end Russia's appetite for war

KYIV, Dec 17 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukraine's allies on Wednesday to se...

17th December, 2025

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G7 condemns prosecution of Jimmy Lai, calls for his release

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven on Wednesday condemned the prosecution...

17th December, 2025

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Finland's prime minister apologises to Asian nations over racism scandal

By Essi Lehto HELSINKI, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Finland's prime minister apologised to Asian nations on W...

17th December, 2025

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Swedish explosives start-up gets permit for TNT factory

STOCKHOLM, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Start-up Sweden Ballistics has received approval from Sweden's Land an...

17th December, 2025

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European parliament approves citizens' initiative to help abortion access across EU

STRASBOURG, France, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a citizens’ ini...

17th December, 2025

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Freed Nobel laureate Bialiatski sees Belarus sliding back to Soviet times

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Belarus human rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski, who wa...

17th December, 2025

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Serco sees profit ahead of market view through 2026; CFO to retire next year

Dec 17 (Reuters) - British outsourcing firm Serco on Wednesday forecast profit ahead of analyst expe...

17th December, 2025

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Italy's Meloni says using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine 'far from easy' ahead of EU summit

ROME, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Russia is making "unreasonable" demands in a U.S.-brokered push for peace w...

17th December, 2025

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Diageo sells East African Breweries stake to Asahi for $2.3 billion

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker, plans to sell its 65% stake in East Af...

17th December, 2025

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Europe must be responsible for its own security, EU's von der Leyen says

BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Europe must be responsible for its own security, European Union Commiss...

17th December, 2025

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Volkswagen battery business PowerCo looking more intensively at external funding

SALZGITTER, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's PowerCo is looking more closely at external financing op...

17th December, 2025