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EU will respond to US tariff plan if needed, reaffirms French government spokeswoman
PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A trade war is in no-one's interest but the European Union will respond after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would soon announce a 25% tariff on imports from the EU, said French government spokeswoman Sophie Primas."If we must respond, we will r...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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BRIEF-SES Says It Will Consider Appaloosa's Proxy Proposals
Feb 27 (Reuters) - SES SA SESFg.LU, Appaloosa LP:ACKNOWLEDGES ANNOUNCEMENT BY APPALOOSA LPBOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL THOROUGHLY EVALUATE PROPOSALS AND MAKE ITS RECOMMENDATION TO SHAREHOLDERS IN DUE COURSEAPPALOOSA LP PROPOSES TO SIMPLIFY SES SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE, REDUCE BOARD STRUCTURE, IMPLEMENT PR...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Zelenskiy invited to special EU summit on support for Ukraine
Adds Costa quotes from 2nd paragraph BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - EU Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he had invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the special summit of EU leaders on March 6, to discuss future support to Ukraine."The EU and its member states a...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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UK's Indivior appoints Joe Ciaffoni as CEO
Adds details, background from paragraph 2 Feb 27 (Reuters) - British drugmaker Indivior INDV.L on Thursday said it appointed Joe Ciaffoni as its new CEO, replacing current boss Mark Crossley.Crossley, who joined the company in 2012, will be stepping down after a near five-year tenure as the compa...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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LIVE MARKETS-Europe before the bell: we'd forgotten stocks can go down
Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com.EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: WE'D FORGOTTEN STOCKS CAN GO DOWN A rare lower open is in prospect for European shares on Thursday, maybe ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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EU has invited Zelenskiy to join special summit on March 6, Costa says
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - EU Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he had invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the special summit of EU leaders on March 6, to discuss future support to Ukraine.Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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BRIEF-Polarean Imaging Sees FY24 Revenue Between $3.0 Million And $3.1 Million
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Polarean Imaging PLC POLX.L:POLAREAN IMAGING PLC - FY24 TRADING UPDATEPOLAREAN IMAGING PLC - EXPECTS FY24 REVENUE BETWEEN $3.0 MILLION AND $3.1 MILLIONSource text: ID:nRSa6081YaFurther company coverage: POLX.LReuters
Thu, Feb 27
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CORRECTED-US temporarily suspends sanctions on Serbian oil company NIS, says President Vucic
Corrects to show Serbian oil company gets temporary suspension of sanctionsBELGRADE, Feb 27 - The United States has suspended sanctions for 30 days on Serbian oil company NIS, which is majority owned by Russian companies, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday.Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Veteran Hong Kong democrat and 6 others jailed for rioting after 2019 mob attack
HONG KONG, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced veteran democrat Lam Cheuk-ting and six other men to jail terms of several years for rioting after being attacked by a white-shirted mob in the summer of 2019 as pro-democracy protests raged.On the night of July 21, 2019, more tha...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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BRIEF-Hiscox Announces New Special Capital Return Of $175 Million In Form Of A Buyback
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Hiscox Ltd HSX.L:HISCOX LTD - FULL YEAR RESULTSHISCOX: FY INSURANCE CONTRACT WRITTEN PREMIUM (ICWP) GREW BY 3.7%HISCOX: FY DIVIDEND PER SHARE 43.1¢HISCOX: NEW SPECIAL CAPITAL RETURN OF $175 MILLION IN FORM OF A BUYBACKSource text: ID:nRSa6083YaFurther company coverage: HSX.LReuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Internet celebrity Andrew Tate leaves Romania-report
BUCHAREST, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan left Romania on a private flight for the United States early on Thursday, news website G4media.ro said citing airport sources.Romanian prosecutors and Tate's lawyer and communication team did not immediately c...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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China's Defence Ministry says Tasman Sea navy drills 'inline' with international laws
BEIJING, Feb 27 (Reuters) - China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that recent live-fire drills by the Chinese navy in the Tasman Sea, between Australia and New Zealand, are "totally in line with international law."Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Israeli president says bodies of four Israeli hostages identified
DUBAI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Israel's President Isaac Herzog said on X on Thursday that the bodies of the four Israeli hostages Tsachi Idan, Itzhak Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi and Shlomo Mantzur had been identified.Hamas handed over their bodies to Israel on Wednesday night.Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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TSMC needs government permission for overseas joint ventures, Taiwan minister says
Adds further comments from minister, paragraph 9By Jeanny KaoTAIPEI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Taiwan Economy Minister Kuo Jyh-huei said on Thursday that chipmaker TSMC 2330.TW would need government permission for any overseas joint ventures, but there are no restrictions on making the most advanced chips ...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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BRIEF-CRH Enters Arrangement With TD Securities LLC For $0.3 Billion Buyback
Feb 27 (Reuters) - CRH PLC CRH.N:CRH PLC CRH CONTINUES SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAMCRH PLC - ENTERS ARRANGEMENT WITH TD SECURITIES LLC FOR $0.3 BILLION BUYBACKSource text: ID:nBw5LsY5CaFurther company coverage: CRH.NReuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Tennis-Seeds fall in Mexico as stomach bug strikes
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Casper Ruud was one of three top seeds to exit the Mexican Open on Wednesday due to the effects of a stomach bug, while both Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton suffered early defeats at the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco.Last year's runner-up and second seed Ruud pulled out shor...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
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Iron ore dips on Chinese export woes, but resilient demand limits losses
Updates market at closeBy Michele Pek SINGAPORE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Iron ore futures prices closed lower on Thursday, pressured by escalating tariff measures against Chinese steel, though solid demand for the steel-making ingredient in top consumer China cushioned the downward trend. The most-tra...Reuters
Thu, Feb 27
