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Allianz posts better-than-expected Q2 profit and confirms target

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany's Allianz on Thursday posted a better-than-expected 13% rise in second-...

7th August, 2025

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Zurich Insurance posts higher operating profit, does not expect tariff hit

(Reuters) -Zurich Insurance reported a 6% rise in first half operating profit on Thursday as individ...

7th August, 2025

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UK scientists find genes linked with chronic fatigue syndrome

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Researchers at the University of Edinburgh said on Wednesday they have dis...

6th August, 2025

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Russian shelling kills three in southeastern Ukrainian town of Nikopol, governor says

(Reuters) -Russian artillery shelling killed three people and injured four on Wednesday in the south...

6th August, 2025

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U.S. Army sergeant suspected of shooting, wounding five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia

By Rich McKay and Idrees Ali ATLANTA (Reuters) -The man suspected of shooting and wounding five U.S....

6th August, 2025

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UK's Birmingham Airport reopens after emergency landing

LONDON (Reuters) -Birmingham Airport in central England said it shut its runway temporarily on Wedne...

6th August, 2025

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Finance

Generali says open to discussing Mediobanca's bid for Banca Generali

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's top insurer Generali said on Wednesday it would continue to assess Medioban...

6th August, 2025

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UK stocks rise as investors assess corporate results ahead of BoE rate decision

(Reuters) -British equities edged higher on Wednesday, as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporat...

6th August, 2025

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Finance

Hiscox first-half premiums rise on retail growth

(Reuters) -Hiscox reported a 6.2% rise in first-half group net insurance premiums on Wednesday, supp...

6th August, 2025

Image for British insurer L&G profit up on pension buy-out spree
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British insurer L&G profit up on pension buy-out spree

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Legal & General reported a 6% rise in half-year core operating pro...

6th August, 2025

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Italian bank BPER profit jumps, raises guidance ahead of Sondrio integration

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian lender BPER Banca reported a 29.5% year-on-year rise in first-half net prof...

6th August, 2025

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France battles largest wildfire in decades, one person killed

PARIS (Reuters) -One person has died as a result of a wildfire in the Aude region in southern France...

6th August, 2025