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Finance

Irish 2025 budget surplus tops forecast at 3.7% of national income

DUBLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Ireland recorded a budget surplus of 12.4 billion euros ($14.5 billion) or...

6th January, 2026

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Explainer-What is known so far about the Swiss bar fire that killed 40

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Swiss authorities said on Tuesday that the bar that bu...

6th January, 2026

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Trump announces plan to sell Venezuelan oil as US signals it is in talks with Caracas

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Venezuela's main opposition leader Maria Corina Machado...

6th January, 2026

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Swiss bar in deadly blaze had missed six years of safety checks

GENEVA, Jan 6 - No safety inspections were carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar that burst into f...

6th January, 2026

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InPost receives offer proposal, sending shares higher

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Parcel locker company InPost said on Tuesday it had received an indicative proposa...

6th January, 2026

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Ocado and Lidl lead Christmas sales growth, Tesco solid, says Worldpanel

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - British online supermarket Ocado and discounter Lidl recorded the highest...

6th January, 2026

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UK's Next lifts profit outlook on strong Christmas sales

LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - British fashion retailer Next on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected 1...

6th January, 2026

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AB InBev buys back stake in US metal packaging plants for $3 billion

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev will buy back a 49.9% stake in its metal container plants in...

6th January, 2026

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Assange's lawyer Barry Pollack to fight Maduro's US narcotics charges

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Barry Pollack — the Washington lawyer who represen...

5th January, 2026

Image for Iran's leaders struggle to end protests, US action in Venezuela stokes fears
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Iran's leaders struggle to end protests, US action in Venezuela stokes fears

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Iran's efforts to quell a wave of anti-government protests...

5th January, 2026

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UK Christmas grocery sales rose 2.5% year-on-year, says NielsenIQ

LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - UK grocery sales were 19.6 billion pounds ($26.4 billion) over the four we...

5th January, 2026

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Soccer-Outbursts, honesty, tactical rigidity and poor results will be Amorim's epitaph

By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Manchester United's sacking of Ruben Amorim mar...

5th January, 2026