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European aerospace groups reach framework deal on satellite merger, sources say

By Giulia Segreti and Tim Hepher ROME/PARIS (Reuters) -European aerospace groups Leonardo, Airbus and Thales have reached a framework deal on a proposed merger of their satellite businesses, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday. Leonardo is scheduled to hold an extraordinary board meeting on Tuesday to discuss details of the deal, which …

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Prague bans shared e-scooters from 2026 over ‘chaos’ on sidewalks

By Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) -Prague will ban electric scooter rentals from January 2026, with the Czech capital’s deputy mayor criticising the tourist-friendly transport option for causing chaos on sidewalks. City councillors on Monday approved a regulatory revamp concerning shared transport choices in the city of nearly 1.4 million whose cobblestoned streets and history attracted …

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Exclusive-Instagram shows more ‘eating disorder adjacent’ content to vulnerable teens, internal Meta research shows

By Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta researchers found that teens who report that Instagram regularly made them feel bad about their bodies saw significantly more “eating disorder adjacent content” than those who did not, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters. The posts shown to those users featured “prominent display” of chest, buttocks, …

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Air France CEO: avoiding Russia airspace compounds China rivalry

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The CEO of Air France-KLM said on Monday that western Europe-based airlines need more favourable regulation because the obligation to fly around Russian airspace puts them at an added disadvantage against Chinese rivals. In an interview with Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and French newspaper Les Echos together with Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr, …

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Ripple-backed Evernorth set to raise over $1 billion in US listing to hoard XRP token

By Ateev Bhandari and Arasu Kannagi Basil (Reuters) -Evernorth, a new crypto venture backed by digital asset firm Ripple, said on Monday it will list on the Nasdaq through a merger with blank-check firm Armada Acquisition Corp II and is expected to raise more than $1 billion in proceeds. The digital asset treasury will focus on …

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Elkem reduces ferrosilicon production in Norway, Iceland

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Norwegian metals maker Elkem said on Monday it will reduce ferrosilicon production in Iceland and its Rana plant in Norway due to challenging market conditions, and that this may result in temporary layoffs. Elkem said weak demand from steel producers had led to higher inventories and lower prices while European Union efforts to …

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France gets only brief reprieve from budget pressure

(Corrects spelling of MP’s surname to Balanant in paragraph 12) By Leigh Thomas, Jan Strupczewski and Yoruk Bahceli PARIS (Reuters) -Financial markets cheered last week’s defeat of no-confidence votes in the French government but any reprieve in weeks of political chaos will be short-lived unless budget talks starting on Monday find the savings needed to …

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BNP Paribas shares tumble after US jury’s Sudan verdict

By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) -BNP Paribas shares tumbled as much as 10% on Monday, after a U.S. jury found the French bank helped Sudan’s government commit genocide by providing banking services that violated American sanctions, raising questions about whether the lender will be exposed to further legal claims. The federal jury in Manhattan on …

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Sandvik’s orders rise on strong mining equipment demand amid gold rush

By Greta Rosen Fondahn STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden’s Sandvik reported a jump in quarterly orders on Monday, benefiting from strong demand for its mining equipment amid a run for safe-haven gold, while currency effects dampened its third-quarter profit.  Shares in the company, often seen as a gauge of industrial demand given its broad customer base and …

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