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Macron wants more EU joint borrowing: Could it happen?

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French President Emmanuel Macron has revived the idea of joint EU borrowing that has long been divisive in the European Union, although the bloc has shifted its position on the issue to head off several crises.
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AstraZeneca profit jumps as cancer drug sales grow

AstraZeneca profit jumps as cancer drug sales grow
Profit after tax rose to $10.2 billion in 2025 from $7.0 billion a year earlier, AstraZeneca said in a statement.
18 hours ago
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Back to black: Philips posts first annual profit since 2021

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After three straight years of losses, Philips posted a profit of 897 million euros ($1.07 billion) last year, well above analysts' forecasts.
19 hours ago
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Corruption watchdog sees 'worrying decline' in democracies

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Berlin-based TI also said the average global score had hit its worst level in more than a decade.
21 hours ago
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Iran security chief visits Oman after talks with US

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Ali Larijani, who heads the Supreme National Security Council, will hold talks with Haitham bin Tariq, the Sultan of Oman, and Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported.
1 day ago
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Paul Thomas Anderson wins top director prize for 'One Battle...

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Director Paul Thomas Anderson won the top feature-film prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards, boosting One Battle After Another as a leading Oscars contender after a strong awards-season run.
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Corruption watchdog sees 'worrying decline' in democracies

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Transparency International warned that global corruption has worsened, with the United States falling to its lowest-ever score on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index amid weakening institutional checks and enforcement.
1 day ago
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Japan elects fewer women MPs in snap election

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Sanae Takaichi tightened her grip on power on Sunday, four months after becoming Japan's first woman prime minister, but has shown little appetite for framing her leadership around gender.
1 day ago
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Court says US can end Honduran, Nicaraguan, Nepalese migrant...

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Around 7,000 Nepalese have TPS protection following a 2015 earthquake in the Asian nation.
1 day ago
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Will Takaichi's win calm strained Japan-China ties?

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After Sunday's election victory, she possesses an unusual degree of latitude to accelerate military spending and overhaul Japans's defence, unnerving Beijing.
1 day ago