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Inflation in the euro area is unlikely to surge to levels seen in the U.S., European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Friday.

The outcome of negotiations at COP26 left many frustrated, but a number of high-profile pledges and announcements were made during the summit.

Italy is about to elect a new president and there are a number of old faces among the contenders, including former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Over 70 applications were made to lease part of Scotland's seabed for wind farm developments.

Concerns around sustainability and the security of global supply chains could boost opportunities related to direct lithium extraction.

The U.K. prime minister is facing the political battle of his career.

A top diplomat from the European Union has accused Russia of not taking Brussels seriously and said it will likely backfire against Moscow.

Turkey's lira lost 44% of its value in 2021, due in large part to a refusal by the president to raise interest rates to rein in inflation.

Australia is inviting backpackers because it wants to reduce labor shortages that have been made worse by Covid-19.

"My guess is [Putin] will move in, he has to do something," Biden said when asked about the more than 100,000 Russian troops positioned along Ukraine's border.

"Russia needs to reinvent itself as a modern state," Vsevolod Chentsov, the Ukrainian ambassador to the EU, told CNBC Tuesday.

Borrowing costs for the German government continued their push higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark 10-year bund yield trading in positive territory for the first time in nearly three years.

In a filing to the Hong Kong exchange, Genting said it will "imminently be unable to pay its debts as they fall due," as its liquidity dries up.

Infectious disease experts have warned against complacency with Covid-19, despite health officials claiming infection is practically inevitable for most people.

Covid-19 will never be eradicated, but society has a chance to end the public health emergency this year, a senior WHO official has said.

The Kremlin has previously denied that it was preparing for an invasion of Ukraine.

The new time frame signals how imminent the White House believes a Russian attack could be, and how urgent it is to negotiate a peaceful solution.

Mobile gaming — and tech more broadly — is proving to be a bright spot in an otherwise hellish economic landscape in Turkey.

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have cast a shadow over energy markets, and the uncertainty could mean prolonged high gas prices for Europe, analysts say.

Populist parties and politicians lost support all over the world during the pandemic, a survey of more than half a million people has found.