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Europe Editor @Reuters

London, England
Joined October 2010
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Utility bills in Russia have risen more than 50% since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022 and more than 13% this year alone. The rise comes as Russia grapples with inflation fueled by a wartime economy, with a tight labor market and higher military spending adding to price pressures. For households, those strains are increasingly visible in monthly bills and day-to-day expenses reut.rs/48eUqm9
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Fridge hack 2.0: New cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe reuters.com/business/retail-… @MarieMannes @helenmariareid @LB_Rasmussen Less stores overall so far than France hack last month but wider geographical reach
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At least 7,000 properties in Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia have been listed as ‘ownerless,’ from homes to local businesses. Reuters found many are not ownerless. Watch our visual investigation to find out why reut.rs/4iQp7Uy
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Reuters found 521 resorts on Ukraine's Sea of Azov coast listed as ‘ownerless’ by the Russian-installed government in occupied Zaporizhzhia. At least 77 are now under the control of Russian businesses. Watch our visual investigation reut.rs/4eEPB96
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🔊 'I think the worst damage this ruling class has done to my generation is stealing even the ability to...imagine a future.' Gen Z protests are spreading across Europe. Hear from the protesters on the Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/4A3ZlSD
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A Reuters camera crew rode an overnight passenger train from Dnipro to Odesa as its crew and travelers endured evacuations and air raid alerts, as the threat of deadly Russian drone strikes interrupt travel for citizens going about their lives reut.rs/4jGkvBm
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A series of brazen heists have exposed how vulnerable Europe's museums are as they struggle to protect priceless collections on tight budgets. Why have Europe's museums become so vulnerable to thieves?
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Exclusive: Pentagon officials have in recent weeks asked several NATO countries to tone down their rhetoric regarding the threat posed by Russia, arguing that some statements by European leaders and officials have undermined continental security reut.rs/4sxwEuB
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Rescue workers in Spain scoured wreckage for more bodies at the crash scene where at least 68 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided, in the country's second deadly railway accident this year. Live updates ➡️ reut.rs/4ssYvwf
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Vitaly, his wife, their son and cat fled Russian-occupied Oleshky six weeks ago, fearing starvation. After a grueling journey via Russia and Belarus, he described the town's desperate humanitarian situation reut.rs/4i9I6ct
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Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Vlasenko was huddled in a hole under the boiler of a bombed-out school when he came to a terrifying conclusion: To survive, he must amputate his only remaining foot. He survived reut.rs/4emHEoU
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