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Soccer-Liverpool boss Slot hopes Isak's return can mitigate Ekitike loss
LIVERPOOL, England, April 17 (Reuters) - Liverpool striker Alexander Isak's return from injury could soften the blow of top scorer Hugo Ekitike's long-term absence, manager Arne Slot said on Friday ah...
Apr 17, 2026
Equity fund inflows rise as war risks recede, upbeat earnings boost mood
April 17 (Reuters) - Global equity funds received a fourth successive weekly inflow in the week through April 15 as upbeat earnings and increased optimism that the Iran war could be resolved more quic...
Apr 17, 2026
Wall St futures climb on Middle East peace hopes as investors eye strong finish to week
April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, setting the stage for a strong weekly close as investors embraced renewed optimism over de-escalating tensions in the Middle East. Sentime...
Apr 17, 2026
Record number of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year, UNHCR says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, April 17 (Reuters) - Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on record for t...
Apr 17, 2026
China says its military activities around Taiwan are 'reasonable, justified'
TAIPEI, April 17 (Reuters) - China's regular military activities around Taiwan are "entirely justified and reasonable" and any tensions are the fault of the government in Taipei, the Chinese defence m...
Apr 17, 2026
EU to restore Syria relations, strengthen trade and security ties, document shows
By Lili Bayer and Feras Dalatey BRUSSELS/DAMASCUS, April 17 - The European Union plans to deepen its engagement with Syria by relaunching formal political contacts and paving the way for closer econom...
Apr 17, 2026
French finance minister calls for more euro-pegged stablecoins
By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, April 17 (Reuters) - Europe needs more euro-based stablecoins, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Friday, and urged the bloc's banks to explore tokenised depos...
Apr 17, 2026
Exclusive-Gerresheimer rejects takeover bid from US packing firm Silgan, sources say
MUNICH, April 17 (Reuters) - German medical packaging maker Gerresheimer has rejected a takeover bid from its U.S. rival Silgan, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. There are no lo...
Apr 17, 2026
EU Commission awards 180 million euro cloud contract to four European providers
By Leo Marchandon April 17 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday awarded a 180 million euro ($212 million) tender for sovereign cloud services to four European providers for a six-year period,...
Apr 17, 2026
Russia still tackling a blaze at Tuapse port
MOSCOW, April 17 (Reuters) - Firefighters continued extinguishing a blaze at Russia's Black Sea port of Tuapse on Friday, more than 24 hours after Ukrainian drone attacks, local authorities said. They...
Apr 17, 2026
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