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BERLIN (AP) — The German government has given the green light for Jens Weidmann to head the country’s central bank, the Bundesbank, for a second eight-year term. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet decided Wednesday...

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin spokesman says reports that the U.S. military carried out a cyberattack in Russia ahead of the U.S. midterm elections proves that the country needs to create its own, self-controlled segment of the...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Volatility in stock markets last year pushed Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest of its kind, to report a loss of 485 billion kroner ($56.4 billion) for 2018. Fund manager...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Bayer AG, which bought Monsanto Co. last year, is underlining its determination to fight cases involving the U.S. company’s Roundup weed-killer in the face of more than 11,000 lawsuits so far....

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Toy maker Lego says its business returned to growth last year, with revenue rising 4 percent over a difficult 2017. The privately-held company reported Wednesday revenue of 36.4 billion kroner ($5.5...

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the negotiations on Brexit (all times local): 9:35 a.m. A senior German official says Berlin would want to see “something substantially new” put on the table to justify delaying Brexit....

LONDON (AP) — The head of one of Britain’s biggest business organizations says Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to allow lawmakers to delay the country’s exit from the European Union provides an...

MILAN (AP) — Visiting the Italian city of Venice will cost a few extra euros a day for anyone not overnighting. Venice’s city council late Tuesday approved a visitors tax on day-trippers, aimed at paying for essential...

LONDON (AP) — ITV says it is in the final phase of discussions with the BBC to create a new on-demand video platform to rival the likes of Netflix. Chief Executive Carolyn McCall says the service, to be called BritBox, will...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Swedish domestic security agency says a person has been arrested on suspicion of having been recruited by Russia to carry out “illegal intelligence activities against Sweden.” Daniel...