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By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Union’s drug regulator will this week consider wider use of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy to include reducing the risk of strokes and heart attacks. Approval could help the Danish drugmaker better argue its case for making the drug available via public sector health systems in Europe. The …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition to a future sovereign Palestinian state is “disappointing”, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office said on Monday, reiterating British support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden have disagreed over the future creation of an independent Palestinian state, with …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. tech giant Apple has paid a Russian fine of 1.2 billion roubles ($13.65 million), imposed over the company’s alleged abuse of its dominant market position concerning in-app payments, Russia’s FAS antitrust agency said on Monday. Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday, has previously “respectfully disagreed” …

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United Nations has opened a bank account with a non-sanctioned Russian lender to allow for transactions in roubles, Russia’s Sovcombank said on Monday. The name of the bank was not specified. Sovcombank, one of Russia’s 13 “systemically important” credit institutions, has applied to the U.S. Treasury for a licence to make …

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By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The trade union representing European Central Bank staff says a majority of employees think Christine Lagarde is not the right person to lead the institution, according to a survey it conducted. The survey by the International and European Public Services Organisation (IPSO) showed staff trust in the ECB’s entire …

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By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – French police will be on high alert for threats along the route of the 2024 Olympic torch relay, the interior minister said on Monday, with torchbearers protected by about 100 officers in a security bubble and anti-drone measures in place. The Olympic flame will arrive in Marseille from Greece …

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By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling traders are betting that sticky inflation will outweigh slowing retail sales when the Bank of England puts economic data on the scales and makes its next interest rate decisions. The pound finished the last, data-packed, week slightly stronger against the euro for a fourth successive time, and is …

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By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – The leaders of Poland and Ukraine pledged on Monday to tackle a thorny political dispute that had hampered their critical wartime alliance and boost defence cooperation as Russia’s invasion grinds towards its third year. In his first visit to neighbouring Ukraine as prime minister, Poland’s Donald Tusk delivered a …

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