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Bitcoin plummets, driving $2 trillion tumble in crypto market value

SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Bitcoin was on the cusp of breaking below the key $70,000 level on Thur...

5th February, 2026

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Volvo Cars tumbles as tough global market pressures quarterly profits

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Sweden-based Volvo Cars reported a fall in fourth-quarter operating profit excludi...

5th February, 2026

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Fifty-five thousand Ukrainian soldiers killed on battlefield, Zelenskiy tells French TV

PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the battlefield as a result of t...

4th February, 2026

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Italy probes 80-year-old over alleged Sarajevo 'sniper tourism'

MILAN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors have placed an elderly Italian man under investigation as...

4th February, 2026

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UK police ask government to withhold some Mandelson documents

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had asked the government not to rele...

4th February, 2026

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Hungarian court jails left-wing German activist for 8 years for assault

BUDAPEST, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A German citizen was sentenced to eight years in prison by a Hungarian c...

4th February, 2026

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'Nobody wants to die': Ukrainians flee from southeast as Russia lurches forward

By Serhiy Chalyi TAVRIISKE, Ukraine, Feb 4 (Reuters) - In the last few weeks, buses have stopped run...

4th February, 2026

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Explainer-Why is UN warning of 'imminent financial collapse'?

By Emma Farge and David Brunnstrom GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Anton...

4th February, 2026

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Russian comedian jailed nearly six years over war veteran joke

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian stand-up comedian was convicted of inciting hat...

4th February, 2026

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'Angel Meloni' scrubbed off Rome church painting on priest's orders

ROME, Feb 4 (Reuters) - An angel restored with the face of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has...

4th February, 2026

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Novo Nordisk plunge wipes $50 billion off obesity drug giant

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk shares tumbled 16% on Wednesday, wiping off around $50 billion from t...

4th February, 2026

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Stepson of Norway's crown prince cries in court, denies videos on his phone show rape

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The son of Norway's crown princess denied that videos on h...

4th February, 2026