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Western states assail Russia’s Lavrov over Ukraine at OSCE meeting

By Christopher Scicluna VALLETTA (Reuters) -Western countries including the United States assailed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over the war in Ukraine on Thursday at an annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Malta. Ukraine dominated the foreign ministers’ meeting politically although envoys were also due to formally approve agreements …

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Muhammad was most popular boys’ baby name in England and Wales in 2023

LONDON (Reuters) – Muhammad was the most popular name given to baby boys in England and Wales in 2023, ousting Noah to take the top spot, official figures showed on Thursday. Muhammad had been among the 10 most popular names since 2016 and had been in second place in 2022, according to the annual list …

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Italian nun among 25 arrested in raid against ‘Ndrangheta mafia

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian police arrested a nun known for her prison work and 24 other people on Thursday as part of an investigation into the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in the northern city of Brescia, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. They said Sister Anna Donelli, a volunteer in Milan’s San Vittore …

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European stocks finish at one-month high, French politics in focus

By Joao Manuel Vicente Mauricio and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European stocks closed at a more than one-month high on Thursday, aided by bank stocks as investors hoped a new budget could be passed in France after Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government was toppled. The pan-European STOXX 600 finished 0.4% higher, logging its sixth-straight session …

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Meta buys credits from four big US solar projects

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc announced a deal on Thursday to buy the green credits from four large U.S. solar energy projects that will help the Facebook owner meet its clean electricity goals as its power needs surge. The agreement is the latest in a string of announcements Meta has made this year aimed at …

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Dutch airline KLM urges government to rethink Schiphol flight cap

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch airline KLM on Thursday urged the government to rethink its approach to tackling noise pollution at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, one of Europe’s main hubs, saying it should promote quieter planes rather than cutting flights. The government is expected to announce a new flight cap for Schiphol this month, …

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Personal goods stocks lifts FTSE 100; Frasers slumps

(Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 index was barely changed on Thursday, as gains in the personal goods sector were limited by losses in real estate, while Frasers dropped to a more than two-year low after lowering its annual profit forecast. The blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.2%, while the midcap FTSE 250 was flat. The personal …

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Explainer-What OPEC+ oil output cuts are currently in place?

By Alex Lawler, Ahmad Ghaddar and Yousef Saba LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC+ at its Dec. 5 meeting made further changes to its oil production policy, by delaying a planned increase in output further into next year as it faces a weaker oil demand outlook. The oil producer group on Thursday pushed back the start of …

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Shell and Equinor form UK North Sea oil and gas joint venture

By Louise Rasmussen, Ron Bousso and Nerijus Adomaitis COPENHAGEN/LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) -Shell and Norway’s Equinor will merge their British North Sea assets to form what is set to be the ageing basin’s largest oil and gas company, the pair said on Thursday. The 50-50 joint venture, to be based in Aberdeen, Scotland, will pool the companies’ …

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Italian startup iGenius and Nvidia to build major AI system

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Italian startup iGenius and Nvidia on Thursday said they are planning to bring online one of the world’s biggest deployments of Nvidia’s newest servers by the middle of next year in a data center in southern Italy. iGenius is building a data center that will house about 80 of Nvidia’s …

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