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Image for Azerbaijan jails Frenchman for 10 years for espionage
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Azerbaijan jails Frenchman for 10 years for espionage

BAKU, March 16 (Reuters) - A court in Azerbaijan sentenced a French citizen to ten years in prison o...

16th March, 2026

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Finance

No-booze beer and houmous: healthy habits reshape UK inflation basket

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Prices of alcohol-free beer and houmous will go into calculations of Br...

16th March, 2026

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Hungary to block loan for Ukraine, sanctions until Druzhba restarts, minister says

BUDAPEST, March 16 (Reuters) - Hungary will continue blocking a 90-billion-euro ($103 billion) loan...

16th March, 2026

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Russia fines Telegram app $432,366 for failing to remove banned content, Ifax reports

MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Russia has fined the Telegram messaging app 35 million roubles ($432,36...

16th March, 2026

Image for UK's Marshalls slashes dividend as weakness in landscaping unit drags annual profit
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UK's Marshalls slashes dividend as weakness in landscaping unit drags annual profit

March 16 (Reuters) - Landscaping and roofing products supplier Marshalls on Monday cut its annual di...

16th March, 2026

Image for European shares rise as Commerzbank climbs on UniCredit bid; defence stocks up
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European shares rise as Commerzbank climbs on UniCredit bid; defence stocks up

March 16 (Reuters) - Europe's STOXX 600 edged higher on Monday, with Commerzbank shares climbing aft...

16th March, 2026

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EU's Kallas floats Black Sea model to unblock Strait of Hormuz

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday she had discussed...

16th March, 2026

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EU meetings to resume normally in Cyprus from April, Cyprus energy minister says

BRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - All EU informal councils will be held as planned in Cyprus between Ap...

16th March, 2026

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GN Store Nord to sell hearing business to Amplifon for $2.6 billion

March 16 (Reuters) - GN Store Nord has agreed to sell its Hearing business to Italy's Amplifon for 1...

16th March, 2026

Image for Russia gold producer Polyus' 2025 pretax profit climbs 12% to $6.3 billion
Finance

Russia gold producer Polyus' 2025 pretax profit climbs 12% to $6.3 billion

MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - Russia's largest gold producer Polyus said on Monday that its 2025 EBIT...

16th March, 2026

Image for UniCredit launches offer to own more than 30% of Commerzbank without taking control
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UniCredit launches offer to own more than 30% of Commerzbank without taking control

FRANKFURT/MILAN, March 16 (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit said on Monday it was launching an offe...

16th March, 2026

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Thames Water lenders offer $4.4 billion in new equity to rescue utility

March 16 (Reuters) - Lenders to Thames Water have offered to inject 3.35 billion pounds ($4.44 billi...

16th March, 2026