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By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European stocks fell on Monday, in line with Wall Street, as still-high government bond yields prompted investors to pull out of equities at the end of a year that has been positive for some regional markets. The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 0.6% lower, with technology and health care <.SXDP> leading …

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PARIS (Reuters) -New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday that power will be restored to all households on the storm-ravaged Mayotte archipelago by the end of January, while the rebuilding of its shantytowns will not be permitted. The slow pace of aid and delays in the arrival of clean water and electricity have …

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BELGRADE (Reuters) – The parents of a boy who last year killed 10 people in a primary school in Belgrade in a mass shooting that shocked the country were sentenced on Tuesday to 14.5 years and three years in prison, respectively, for neglect and abuse of a minor. Vladimir Kecmanovic, the boy’s father, was also …

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By Bruna Casas BARCELONA (Reuters) – Tourists in Barcelona’s historic centre were enjoying the last days of gas-powered patio heaters before their use is banned in 2025 because of their carbon emissions. The ban will come into force on Jan. 1 and is the culmination of a years-long battle between the city council and restaurateurs …

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By Kylie Madry (Reuters) -An Argentine judge argued that the manager of former One Direction singer Liam Payne and employees of the hotel where he was staying failed the popstar in the moments before his death and allowed charges against them to proceed, according to a statement from the prosecutor’s office on Monday. Payne fell …

Liam Payne’s manager, hotel staff failed ‘vulnerable’ singer before death, judge says Read More »

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s electoral commission decided on Monday to reverse its decision to reject the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party’s 2023 financial report, which means PiS will not lose millions in state funding ahead of a presidential election in 2025. In August, the commission ruled the party illegally spent 3.6 million zlotys ($880,000) …

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By Hatem Maher and Menna AlaaElDin CAIRO (Reuters) – Holding elections in Syria could take up to four years, Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said in remarks broadcast on Sunday, the first time he has commented on a possible electoral timetable since Bashar al-Assad was ousted this month. Drafting a new constitution could take …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government accused U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even though it suggested they amounted to “nonsense”. Musk, who is set to serve Donald Trump’s new administration as an outside adviser, endorsed the …

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