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FirstGroup wins $4 billion London Overground rail contract, shares rise

Subsidiary First Rail London will take over operations from Arriva Rail London in May 2026 for an initial term of eight years, with public...

ECB may upgrade growth projections again in December, Lagarde says

Lagarde also repeated her mantra that monetary policy was in a 'good place', a signal taken by investors to mean that no interest rate...

ECB backs simpler, not looser, bank rules, sources say

The recommendations, the result of a compromise between different European Union countries, would merge the systemic risk buffer (SyRB) and countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) International...

Ray-Ban Meta glasses take off but face privacy and competition test

The frames, launched in 2021, promise to upend the smartphone era by letting wearers take photos and videos through tiny cameras in the lenses,...

Argentine FA and soccer clubs raided in money laundering probe, La Nacion reports

The raids stem from allegations of money laundering tied to the financial services firm Sur Finanzas International News via Reuters: A federal judge has ordered raids...

Britain records new wind power generation record, NESO says

NESO highlighted that wind generated 23,825 megawatts of electricity at 1730 GMT on December 5, beating the previous high of 22,711 MW set on...

Central bank independence essential for monetary stability, ECB’s Panetta says

The ECB urged Rome on Monday to reconsider a proposed amendment to its 2026 budget law that would state that the Bank of Italy's...

Australia’s social media ban for children takes effect in world first

Ten of the biggest platforms were ordered to block children from midnight on Wednesday (1300 GMT on Tuesday) or face fines of up to...

Fire rips through seven-storey building in Jakarta, killing 22 people

The fire has now been extinguished and the recovered bodies have been sent to a hospital for identification International News via Reuters: A fire swept through...

Bank of England offering voluntary redundancies to staff to fund reforms

The central bank was making progress on implementing some of the technology changes, including adopting new data platforms, but the process would take time International...

Spacecraft brings Russians, American back to earth, Russia’s space agency says

The spacecraft landed at 08:04 Moscow time (05:04 GMT) near the Kazakh city of Zhezkazgan, the agency said International News via Reuters: A Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft...

Japan lifts tsunami warning after 7.5-magnitude earthquake

The earthquake struck off the coast at 11:15 p.m. (1415 GMT) on Monday, and the Japan Meteorological Agency said a tsunami as high as...
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