'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK

BBC - Oct 8, 2026

Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.

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The company has been spending relentlessly to build A.I. and said it would increase those investments next year. Profit dropped because of changes to the value of its investments.

Microsoft profits soar days after announcing thousands of layoffs

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The week, the Windows developer said it would offer buyouts to 60,000 workers as it looks to curb costs.

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Reid Wiseman, now a retired emeritus astronaut, will become deputy director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA’s premier center for deep-space robotic missions.

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California Atty. General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday that his office is seeking civil penalties and equitable relief against the operators of Castaic's Chiquita Canyon Landfill for allegedly mismanaging the operation, lawsuit says.

Weil Gotshal, Once a Legal Powerhouse, Plans to Dissolve

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People on a range of incomes from £4,062 to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they made of this year's Budget.

'I live with a ghost': Japan's haunted homes attract bargain hunters

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Fed Holds Rates Steady Despite Lack of Progress on Inflation

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