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Lasers turn back time on Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius

By Crispian Balmer ROME, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Just as cosmetic surgeons wield lasers to smooth away wr...

18th December, 2025

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Elliott's $1 billion bet on Lululemon fans hopes of a revival

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Lululemon Athletica shares rose nearly 8% in premarket trading on Thursday after...

18th December, 2025

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Zara turns to AI to generate fashion imagery using real-life models

By Helen Reid LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Zara has become the latest fast-fashion retailer to use AI...

18th December, 2025

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Lucasfilm wins bid to throw out UK lawsuit over 'resurrection' of 'Star Wars' character

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Disney unit Lucasfilm on Thursday won its bid to throw out a London lawsu...

18th December, 2025

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Volkswagen pushing ahead with German cost-cutting, brand boss says

BERLIN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Volkswagen is making progress with its cost-cutting drive, the head of th...

18th December, 2025

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Germany launches 30 billion euro fund to mobilise private investment

BERLIN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Germany unveiled the "Deutschlandfonds" on Wednesday, a 30 billion euro (...

18th December, 2025

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Rheinmetall, ICEYE partner on $2 billion German army order for space sector

BERLIN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - German defence company Rheinmetall has partnered with satellite maker ICE...

18th December, 2025

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Meta's Yann LeCun targets $3.5 billion valuation for new AI startup, FT reports

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Meta's outgoing chief artificial intelligence scientist Yann LeCun is holding ear...

18th December, 2025

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Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of censorship

By Nika Khutsieva MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A Russian ban on U.S. gaming platform Roblox has fuelle...

18th December, 2025

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Novartis, Roche back US efforts to lower drug costs amid talk of pricing deal

ZURICH, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Swiss pharma giants Novartis and Roche on Thursday backed U.S. efforts to...

18th December, 2025

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Micron surges as global memory chip shortage boosts profit forecast

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Micron Technology's Frankfurt-listed shares soared almost 12% in early European t...

18th December, 2025

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Mercedes savings drive proceeding as planned by end 2027, spokesperson says

BERLIN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz will move up its 5 billion euro ($5.9 billion)fixed cost re...

18th December, 2025