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EU says social fund can be used to allow access to safe abortions across bloc
BRUSSELS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday said that member states may use an...
26th February, 2026
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Bosnia state TV halts programmes to protest over funding crisis
BELGRADE, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Bosnia’s state broadcaster BHRT shut down its programmes on Thursday in...
26th February, 2026
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French government survives two no-confidence votes on energy law
PARIS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The French government survived the first of two no-confidence motions in p...
25th February, 2026
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Barcelona doubles tourism tax to one of highest in Europe to fund housing
MADRID, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Tourists in Barcelona could be taxed as much as 15 euros ($17.70) a night...
25th February, 2026
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Swiss to vote on right-wing plan to slash state broadcaster's funding
By John Revill ZURICH, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Switzerland votes next month on a proposal to slash fundin...
25th February, 2026
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Human rights are under assault globally, says UN Secretary General
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Human rights are under assault worldwide, the Unite...
23rd February, 2026
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UK to overhaul special-needs education as costs spiral
LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Britain will unveil long-delayed reforms to England's special educational...
22nd February, 2026
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Merz rules out loosening Germany's debt limits again in current term
STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday ruled out a further loo...
21st February, 2026
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Hong Kong plans to buy homes devastated in deadly high-rise fire
HONG KONG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong proposes to spend about HK$4 billion ($512 million) to buy o...
21st February, 2026
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UK public finances show record surplus in January
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Britain's public finances showed a monthly surplus of 30.4 billion pounds...
20th February, 2026
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UK should drop fiscal goals for new traffic-light system, IFS says
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - British governments should stop gaming their tax and spending plans to me...
19th February, 2026
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BBC to argue Trump failed to show he was defamed in documentary
By Jonathan Stempel Feb 18 (Reuters) - Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC, said on Wednesday that...
18th February, 2026